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FBNHoldings Partners WIMBIZ

In line with its commitment to drive sustainable diversity and parity for women in business and public service, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited, both subsidiaries of FBN Holdings Plc have partnered Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) in its 2017 annual conference themed, “The Next Frontier: Women, You’re your Place.” The event is scheduled to hold from November 13 – 14, 2017, in Lagos. The Annual WIMBIZ Conference now in its 16th edition continues to inspire and empower women through the delivery of insightful and empowering lectures/ sessions charged to take women to the next level in their careers, professions and businesses. The conference is focused on increasing and supporting the success rate of female entrepreneurs and the proportion of women in senior positions in corporate organisations and public service. According to the Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Mrs. Folake Ani-Mumuney, the WIMBIZ annual conference is one of the women driven initiatives supported by FirstBank. “We are particularly keen onproviding enabling opportunities for women to achieve their financial goals and aspirations, hence our support for women-led businessesin recognition of their role in driving socio-economic change through diverse areas of human endeavours,” she said. Also, the Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications at FBNQuest Merchant Bank, Lolade Sasore stated: “Our objective at FBNQuest Merchant Bank is to continuously contribute to the development of skills in Nigeria and to improve educational and entrepreneurial prospects; as well as to reduce the gaps in inequality.”