FG inducts 8 outstanding female Achievers into the Hall of Fame

By Starrys Obazei | May 17, 2023,with agency report.
starrys@ddnewsonline.com.

The Federal Government has inducted eight female achievers into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame at the National Centre for Women Development for their outstanding performance in their professional fields.

Mrs. Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, while inducting the women commended the inductees for their contributions and exceptional feats, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports.

She 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 recognize and document the contributions of women at the subnational levels.

“As we recognize and pay tribute to women by women, I believe that many more women are out there whose works and contributions have not been documented.

” I, therefore, call state commissioners of women’s affairs to duplicate such structures, so that the feedback process will be established and activities decentralized,” she said.

Also, Dr. Asabe Vilita-Bashir, Director General, NCWD, explained that the hall of fame features records of pre-colonial and contemporary Nigerian women who played leading roles in different aspects of society.

“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 endeavor or a lifetime of achievement in that field,” she said.

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, the First Female Monitor-General in 44 years of the Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, and Aisha Baju, among others.