Women in Energy Network

22Apr 2024 by admin No Comments

NIES 2024: WIEN leads conversations on breaking barriers in Nigeria’s energy sector

Nigeria International Energy Summit 2024 Highlights Women In Energy Network at the Nigeria International Energy Summit 2024 Members of the Women In Energy Network (WIEN), a group of professional women active in the energy industry, made significant contributions at the recently concluded Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) 2024, which took place from February 26 to March 1, 2024, at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. Leading Roles WIEN members took prominent roles as speakers and moderators, leading discussions on advancing the nation’s energy sector. Additionally, several companies associated with WIEN members participated in this prestigious event. Summit Overview NIES serves as a global platform for stimulating discussion, facilitating interactions, and signing high-level deals, and remains the only event officially endorsed at the highest level of the Federal Executive Council.…

19Jan 2023 by admin No Comments

WIEN’s Electoral Committee Report, and Newly Appointed Board Of Directors

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In line with the Women in Energy Network Election Guidelines, the first election process was executed in October 2022. The process commenced on the 28 of September 2022, with keyactivities on the timetable as follows; (a). Call for elections.(b). Announcement of guidelines, and issuance of the nominationforms by the 28th of September.(c). Submission of completed nomination forms by the 11th of October,(d). Publication of reviewed list of candidates for elective offices by the 18th of October.(e). Start of campaign by 19th October.(f). Launched the e-voting platform and sensitized voters by the 24th of October.(g). Completed collation and validation of voters’ emails by the 31st of October.(h). Commenced voting on the 1st of November, and ended voting on the 8th of November.(i). Announced the results at the Inaugural AGM on the…

18Nov 2022 by admin No Comments

Thank You for Attending WIEN’s Inaugural AGM 2022

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It was an eventful day on Thursday the 10th of November 2022. We had the pleasure of hosting a Women In Energy Network Session at the Energy Sustainability Conference hosted by Energy Institute Nigeria. Following the event was WIEN’s Inaugural Annual General Meeting; a hybrid event (online and physical) that conveyed live participants online from 16 other countries. This year’s Energy Sustainability Conference; Driving a Sustainable Energy Future, lay emphasis on the need to reevaluate strategies in order to transform the future of energy in Nigeria, and all of Africa. The WIEN Session was a panel discussion themed; “Amplifying the Role of Corporates and SMEs in driving gender diversity in the Energy Industry”. Our moderator; Wola Joseph – Legal Chief and Company Secretary at Eko Electricity Distribution Plc, anchored the…

25Oct 2022 by sop No Comments

OTL 2022: Speakers advocate all-gender capacity in developing the economy

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Limited access to good education and venture capital, gender and cultural bias, and social stereotype form key inhibitors to proportionate female representation in the petroleum industry. And until workplace gender imbalances are addressed, the current effort for the growth and development of the sector will remain an idle fancy. These form key conclusions of the panelists who spoke on Tuesday, the second day of the on-going African Downstream Week organized by Oil Trading and Logistic (OTL) in Lagos. The panel discussion sought to drive gender equality and diversification in the industry which currently dominated by male professionals; and the goal of the policy debate is to harness full human capital to promote the growth and development of oil and gas industry in Nigeria and Africa. President of WIEN, Mrs Funmi…