Be A Part Of OTL Africa Downstream Week 2024!

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Don't miss your chance to connect with top industry leaders, decision-makers, and innovators driving the future of the downstream sector at the OTL Africa Downstream Week 2024 taking place on 28th - 31st October! From groundbreaking strategies to actionable solutions, this is where the future of energy takes shape. WIEN Members Get an Exclusive Offer; A special 10% discount on delegate registration. This is in addition to the general discount available to the public, meaning you can enjoy up to a 25% discount on your registration and OTL has extended this special discount to WIEN members until Friday, September 13th—don’t miss out! If you are interested, kindly contact the WIEN Executive Secretary for discount codes. To register, please visit: https://otlafrica.com/otl-downstream-week/register/ and secure your spot today!
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WiEN activates 2023 IWD with Mentoring Walk

WiEN activates 2023 IWD with Mentoring Walk

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The Women in Energy Network (WIEN) on Saturday, March 4, formally kicked off its high-powered activities lined up to commemorate the 2023 edition of the International Women’s Day (IWD) with a Global Mentoring Walk, in partnership with Vital Voices. The 2023 IWD is commemorated under the theme of: “Embrace Equity”, while this year’s Global Mentoring Walk, which went virtual, was themed; “Time for Audacious Action”. The Vital Voices Mentoring Session commits more women and girls to actively take advantage of the global opportunities in transformative technology and digital education and further explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities. “The observance will explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities, and it will also spotlight the importance of…
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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…
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NCDMB, Waltersmith win WIEN’s gender diversity awards

NCDMB, Waltersmith win WIEN’s gender diversity awards

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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Waltersmith Petroman weekend emerged the two of the leading institutions recognized and celebrated for promoting gender diversity in the Nigerian petroleum industry, earning themselves the rare awards from the foremost Nigerian gender capacity advocacy group, Women in Energy Network (WIEN). In its premier end of year party and award night where it rolled out about 17 awards to corporate organizations and individuals for optimizing the full potentials and capacity of women in driving national economic and social development, WIEN named the NCDMB as the Most Gender Inclusive Agency in 2022. The group also awarded Waltersmith Petroman the Best Workplace for Women in 2022. The event, which was hosted at La Scala Restaurant, Ikoyi, provided forum for induction of new members in…
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Thank You for Attending WIEN’s Inaugural AGM 2022

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…
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