MTN Nigeria ratifies UN Women’s Empowerment Principles

ByadminMay 27, 20231 Mins read72

L-R: Senior Country Manager, International Finance Corporation, Kalim Shah; Senior Manager, Participant Engagement and Programmes, United Nations Global Compact, Tumi Onamade; Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Temi Popoola; Chief Human Resources Officer, MTN Nigeria, Esther Akinnukawe; Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola and Programme Specialist, Joint EU-UN Women Spotlight Initiative, Tosin Akibu during MTN Nigeria signing of the United Nations Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP), which is part of MTN’s fulfilment of the Nigeria2equal commitment, jointly championed by NGX and IFC at MTN Plaza, Ikoyi on Friday May 26, 2023. Photo credit: NGX.

By Chioma Obinagwam

On May 26, 2023, South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), joined other multinationals and corporates to sign United Nations (UN) Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP), which is part of MTN’s fulfilment of the Nigeria2equal commitment, which is a clarion call made by the UN through its SDG 5.

Confiance News captured the photo of the event through a release by the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Friday.

Nigeria2Equal is an IFC-led, multi-stakeholder program in partnership with the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) (formerly The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)). The program aims to reduce gender gaps across employment and entrepreneurship in Nigeria’s private sector.

“Nigeria2Equal brings leading companies together to make specific, measurable, and time-bound commitments to increase women’s participation in Nigeria’s private sector as leaders, employees, and as entrepreneurs in the corporate value chain,” IFC explained on its website.