{"id":25859,"date":"2018-08-23T21:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=25859"},"modified":"2018-08-23T21:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T20:53:52","slug":"glo-to-power-nigeria-women-digital-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/glo-to-power-nigeria-women-digital-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Glo To Power Nigeria Women Digital Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Leading telecommunications company, Globacom and other key stakeholders in Nigeria\u2019s ICT ecosystem have indicated their desire to support the Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summit and Awards, organized by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development (CECAD). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The summit holds on August 30th, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki- Epe Expressway, Lagos.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Others who will be part of the summit themed <b>\u201c<\/b>Harnessing the Opportunities in the 21st Century<b>\u201d, <\/b>include Chief Executive Officers of leading technology companies and technology experts from across Nigeria<b>.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Other partners are the Association of Licensed Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Medallion Communications Limited, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The event, which is the first of its kind in Nigeria, is designed to highlight the huge opportunities available to women in the 21<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">st<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: medium\"> century, accelerate progress and identify Nigerian women across board that have been able to maximize the tremendous opportunities offered by the digital age to better their communities, career and the country at large.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">The event will bring together over 700 women and girls from different walks of life to share strategies and map out the future of the Nigerian woman in a digital age.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Announcing its decision to be official sponsor of the event, Globacom Nigeria said that it believes that technology has great role to play in the economic empowerment of the Nigerian woman.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; 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