Linda Ikeji pays courtesy visit to Fidelity MD, Onyeali-Ikpe

• Calls for women empowerment

Mrs Onyeali-Ikpe, CEO, Fidelity Bank accompanied by top female management staff on Tuesday in Lagos received Linda Ikeji, chief executive officer, LIB TV, who paid a courtesy visit to the bank. The purpose of the visit was also to strengthen existing business relationship between Fidelity Bank and LIB TV.

The two beautiful amazons and consummate professionals in their respective fields of endeavor (banking and media) met in what many have described as a toast to women in leadership to not only explore business opportunities, but also to lend their voice to the ongoing conversation about women empowerment.

The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the creation of a long-term platform that educates, supports, and empowers women to achieve career/business leadership.

During the Courtesy call, Linda Ikeji expressed her confidence in management’s capacity to impact positively on the growth and development of women-owned businesses in Nigeria.

“Through strategic collaborations, we can set up a forum for young aspiring entrepreneurs to have a one-on-one interaction with successful career women in Fidelity Bank.

“This will provide them with the opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences”, she said.

She also commended Fidelity Bank’s management effort at organizing women empowerment programmes, stressing that more Nigerian women need such platforms for motivation because there is no limit to what they can achieve.

Ikeji, who spoke on the significance of innovation in entrepreneurship, encouraged budding female entrepreneurs to stay ahead of their time by conducting research and identifying the needs of consumers.

The CEO, Fidelity Bank gave detailed insight into her seven-point agenda, which is part of plans to ensure the bank achieves Tier-One status in Nigeria by 2025.

Speaking about Fidelity Bank’s efforts to positively influence women in business, Onyeali-Ikpe stated that the bank’s long-standing support for the growth of women-owned businesses in Nigeria stems from its recognition of women’s ability to effectively control the hem of affairs in business.

She lauded Linda Ikeji’s efforts to empower young women, alluding to her 2017 initiative, which saw her tour secondary schools across the country teaching young girls about entrepreneurship.

The MD Fidelity added that the Bank is open to collaborate with LIB TV for the betterment of female entrepreneurs.

She reiterated the bank’s passion for women empowerment, stressing that the bank had put in place necessary measures to improve gender equality and assist women in the Bank’s workforce to thrive effortlessly on the job.

She also reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment towards creating a conducive workspace for all women.

According to her, the Bank has built a crèche for Fidelity women to enable them take care of their children.

“Fidelity Bank is very concerned about the convenience of women in the workforce and I encourage that every work environment with mothers should have a crèche.

“We have just built a child friendly environment and it would be unveiled very soon”, she added.

Mrs. Onyeali-Ikpe charged female business owners and professionals to make it a point of duty to be consistent and tenacious to succeed in business.

High point of the meeting is the presentation of gifts and a photo session.