Eight outstanding female achievers have been inducted into Nigerian women Hall of Fame at the National center for Women Development for their outstanding performance by the Federal Government.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen while inducting the women commended the inductees for their contribution and exceptional feat.
She further urged them to mentor young folks to sustain the tides of women’s development and participation.
Tallen also called on state commissioners for Women Affairs to replicate the structure of the Nigerian women’s hall of fame in their various states to recognise and document the contributions of women at the subnational levels.
According to Tallen, The Hall of Fame also provides role models for younger girls and the society at large, on the ultimate potentials of women in Nigerian society.
” The criteria for selection are first women, historic or living to achieve recognition in the field of endeavour or a lifetime of achievement in that field,” she said.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that some of the inductees include the First International President of the Medical Women Association, Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, the First African Woman to Invent a wearable Technology.
Others are Mrs Bolariwa Kemisola and the First Female Monitor-General in 44 years of the Nigerians Institute for Policy and strategic studies, AIG, and Aisha Baju among others. (NAN)
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