Women accountants’ society clocks 40, holds symposium today

The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) has said it is marking its 40th year anniversary with a one-day symposium on the theme, ‘Restoring an Enduring Value System for Our Nation’ in Lagos today.

Speakers at the symposium will include the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, Chief Folake Solanke and the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Prof. Ayodele Atsenuwa.

SWAN was inaugurated on April 28, 1978 as an umbrella body for all female members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). It assists the institute in the protection of its charter and statutes and promotes the interest of the female members.

The society, in a statement, said in addition to encouraging the girlchild to take up accountancy as a profession, it also gives female accountants a platform to be of service to the institute.

Among such platforms are the annual open day, career talk, business talk, quarterly luncheon, revision programmes and annual scholarship awards to students in support of ICAN.

The 40th anniversary celebration was flagged off on October 17, 2017 with a talk session entitled ‘Women in Leadership’ in Abuja. It was followed by a career talk at the ICAN Centre on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 for secondary school students to tailor their minds towards choosing accountancy as a future career.

It has slated a quiz competition among secondary schools for next Thursday in Lagos while the Anniversary Ball, SWAN documentary and SWAN Prize Awards will hold on April 21, 2018.