Ecobank helps ladies main Nigeria’s innovation push

Ecobank Nigeria formally unveiled its enhanced Ellevate 2.0 proposition in a transfer to solidify the position of feminine entrepreneurs because the spine of the nationwide financial system. The financial institution reaffirmed that ladies are now not simply individuals available in the market however are the first catalysts for Nigeria’s industrial and financial evolution.

The launch, themed ‘Her Voice. Her Energy. Her Progress’, gathered top-tier feminine professionals and enterprise homeowners to witness the transition of the Ellevate programme right into a complete, bank-wide providing designed to bridge the financing hole for women-led small and medium-sized enterprises.

Talking on the occasion in Lagos, the Founding father of Gatimo Restricted and Artistic Director of Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, Adenike Ogunlesi, delivered a stirring keynote on the need of banks betting on feminine visionaries. “After I was looking for a mortgage facility a few years in the past to develop my enterprise, Ecobank was the establishment that supported me when others turned me down,” Ms Ogunlesi revealed. She emphasised that the true energy of a lady in enterprise is “rooted in id, resilience, and objective.”

The up to date Ellevate 2.0 platform is just not merely a branding train; it introduces practical instruments, together with improved credit score entry, built-in digital cost methods, and the Ecobank Single Market Commerce Hub, which connects Nigerian feminine entrepreneurs to the broader African Continental Free Commerce Space.

Ayo Osolake, Head of Premier Banking and Wealth Administration, representing the Managing Director, underscored the financial institution’s data-driven perception in feminine management. “Ellevate by Ecobank displays our unwavering dedication to supporting ladies entrepreneurs, who stay key drivers of financial progress, innovation, and job creation,” Osolake said in the course of the welcome handle.

The occasion featured a high-level panel together with Bode Abifarin (Strata Advisory), Titilayo Adesoga (Village Farms Commerce and Change), and Subuola Oyeleye (Magnificence Hut Africa). The dialogue centred on the braveness required to scale companies in a risky international local weather.

Victoria Igun, Ellevate Supervisor at Ecobank Nigeria, famous that the initiative is a strategic response to the structural boundaries ladies face in enterprise. “This enhanced proposition creates stronger pathways for ladies entrepreneurs and professionals to construct sustainable companies and translate ambition into lasting influence,” Ms Igun added.

By way of ongoing platforms like Adire Lagos and the SME Bazaar, Ecobank continues to offer the visibility and market entry needed for ladies to maneuver from native manufacturing to international competitiveness.