Eloy Awards Foundation empowers women business owners in Lagos, Abuja

ELOY Awards Foundation has completed its ELOY Business Shower in Lagos and Abuja where it encouraged, inspired, and empowered women business owners.

The Foundation, which is on a mission to sustain women empowerment, held the business shower in a bid to empower women and had over 1000 women registering and more than 300 women attending across the two states.

The ELOY Business Shower provided attendees with essential tools and insights to help them build thriving and sustainable businesses. Participants had the opportunity to network, learn from industry experts who included Dr. Tewa Onasanya,

Joy Eghebi(Coach Jacbell), Adebola Zoe Williams, Oluchukwu Chiadika (Your personal finance Girl), Madame Merola, Seyi Abiodun and Chinyere Uchendu.

Participants were given information on managing finance and accessing affordable loans, entrepreneurial training, and visibility opportunities. The feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive, with many women expressing renewed motivation and confidence in their entrepreneurial journeys.

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Tewa Onasanya, the Founder of the ELOY Awards Foundation, expressed her enthusiasm for the impact of the program, stating, “The success of the ELOY Business Shower in Lagos and Abuja is a testament to the resilience and determination of Nigerian women in business. Our mission is to support and uplift these women, providing them with the necessary resources to overcome challenges and achieve their business goals. We are excited to bring this empowering program to more states and continue our journey of fostering women’s economic empowerment.”

Following the success in Lagos and Abuja, the ELOY Awards Foundation has announced that the ELOY Business Shower will be coming to Enugu on the 13th of July, Cross River on the 18th of July, and Oyo State on the 20th of July.

Women business owners in these states have been encouraged to look forward to joining this transformative program, designed to equip them with the skills and support needed to excel in their entrepreneurial endeavours.

Women in business are encouraged to send in their business pitch video and business plan for a spot on the ELOY Foundation Sustainable Empowerment Program and a chance to win a grant for their business.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.