Lagos – The Head of Women Banking Department, Access Bank Plc, Mrs Abiodun Olubitan, has urged women in uniform to embrace technology in their careers to stand out and achieve more success.
Olugbitan made the disclosure on Wednesday in Lagos during the 2023 International Women’s Day Celebration with the Theme: Digit All: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality, organised by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos on Wednesday.
She said that women should continue developing themselves by embracing technology.
Olubitan said technology was a new oil trending, adding that there was need to be digitalised to remain in business.
“Access Bank collaborated with a driving school and trained over 100 women to be professional drivers who make driving a surviving skill in Nigeria now.
“We have trained over 100 women who drive commercial buses while some have engaged in advance courses to drive heavy duty buses.
“Access Bank is one of the most gender-friendly banks in Africa because supporting women is the right thing to do,” Olubitan said.
The Deputy Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos, Mrs Emma Fekoya, commended the efforts of the uniformed women who participated in the 2023 International Day Celebration.
Fekoya urged women in Nigeria to go more digital in improving their careers as well as every other aspect of their lives.
She said that women in FRSC were technologically driven in the course of their duties.
Fekoya said celebrating women in uniform was to encourage one another and remind everyone to embrace technology in their careers.
A Major, attached to 9 Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army, Oluwafunmilayo Adesote, also spoke at the event.
He commended the dedication and focus of Nigerian uniformed women for keeping their home front as well as contributing to the development of Nigeria.
Adesote appreciated woman in Nigeria and encouraged them to mentor other women to make use of technology to better their careers.
“Nigerian Army has really supported women in attaining the peak of their careers, as a Major General, Units Heads etc.
” Innovation has helped women in uniform to reach a greater height in their various disciplines.
“Women in uniform have been able to get additional certificate and knowledge online without stepping out of their offices,” Adesote said.
A Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP), Mrs Enuebimi Omokunle, encouraged women to continue respecting their husbands and be good ambassadors to other females.
The Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone Bedding, Miss Temidayo Ogunleke, said that most women were laid back because they did not utilise technology.
Ogunleke advised women to take technology courses to enable them to improve in their respective businesses.
She appreciated the fast adoption of technology by women lately, pleading with them to do more.
Ogunleke said Nigerians buy China products due to their technology innovation.
She said that there was need to embrace technology in order to do greater things together.
