NGX Group, CSCS to Host 2025 International Women’s Day Celebration

Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) will host a special event on Friday, 7 March 2025, 11:45 AM WAT, at NGX Group House, Lagos, to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, with the theme “Accelerate Action for All Women: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.”

The event is part of the global Ring the Bell for Gender Equality campaign, in collaboration with UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSEI), UN Women, UN Global Compact, World Federation of Exchanges, and International Finance Corporation (IFC). Interested participants can register at https://ngxgroup.com/ iwd2025.

As part of its commitment to gender equality, NGX Group has been at the forefront of driving systemic change within Nigeria’s corporate ecosystem.

Through strategic partnerships, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on the Nigeria2Equal Project, NGX Group has championed initiatives to close gender gaps in leadership, employment, and entrepreneurship within the private sector.

Hon. Hannatu Musa Musawa, Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, will serve as Special Guest. She will be joined by female board members of NGX Group and subsidiaries, including Ojinika Olaghere, Director, NGX Group; Mosun BeloOlusoga, Director, NGX Group; Ngozi Edozien, Chairperson, NGX Real Estate; Lilian Olubi, Director, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX); and Amina Mohammed, Director, NGX Regulation, who will lead discussions on gender equality.

Other speakers include Frana Chukwuogor Executive Commissioner Legal and Enforcement, Securities & Exchange Commission; Sarah Cruikshank Ockman, Regional Manager for Pre-Investment and Advisory Services, International Finance Corporation; Hilda Baci, Founder, My Food by Hilda; Onome Komolafe Divisional Head, Business Services and Client Experience, CSCS; Pai Gamde, Chief Talent Officer, Coronation Group Limited; Adesuwa Okunbo-Rhodes, Founder and CEO, Aruwa Capital Management; Adaorie Udechukwu, Senior Gender Advisor, Africa, IFC; Solape Akinpelu, CoFounder and CEO, HerVest Ng; Kari Tukur, Vice President, Customer Solutions Centre, East & West Africa, Mastercard; Chalya Shagaya, SSA, Entrepreneurship Development to the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria; and Odiri Oginni, CEO, UCap Asset Management Ltd.