Moniepoint, an all-in-one financial ecosystem, said on Monday it is deepening investment in Nigeria’s digital talent pipeline through practical technology training for women.
The company made the announcement during a hands-on product development and leadership training programme organised in partnership with Women Techmakers Lagos and Google Developer Group (GDG) Lagos.
Speaking at the event, the Head of Product at Moniepoint Inc., Kemi Nwogu, said the future of technology would depend on women who are equipped not only to participate but also to shape the ecosystem.
Nwogu urged women to challenge long-standing stereotypes that discourage female participation in science and technology careers.
“From a young age, many girls have been subtly discouraged from pursuing science and tech. These patterns are not facts; they are constructs, and what has been constructed can be deconstructed,” she said.
She encouraged participants to embrace continuous learning through coding bootcamps, online courses, and open-source projects, while using practical challenges to build relevant industry skills.
The event featured a panel discussion titled “Unscripted: Leading Beyond the Patterns We Inherited,” moderated by Atinuke Oluwabamikemi Kayode.
Funke Olasupo, Co-organiser of Women Techmakers Lagos, said the initiative was designed to move beyond ceremonial conversations around women’s empowerment.
“Oftentimes, there is a gap between having ideas and actually building them. We wanted to bridge that gap by creating a space where women could deploy their ideas into live products using AI tools within a few hours,” she said.
According to her, participants left the programme with practical technical skills, increased confidence, and clearer leadership direction.
She noted that the initiative aligns with Moniepoint’s broader commitment to technology talent development through partnerships with developer communities and programmes such as Women in Tech, DreamDevs, HatchDev, and the Federal Government’s 3MTT initiative.
Panelists examined leadership stereotypes within Nigeria’s technology ecosystem and discussed how women can navigate and redefine workplace structures across engineering, customer experience, and creative industries.
A major highlight of the event was the “Prompt to Production” workshop facilitated by Taiwo Famakinde, where participants learned how to transform ideas into functional products using AI tools.
The workshop ended with a Buildathon, during which participants developed and deployed solutions in real time, with outstanding projects recognised at the close of the programme.
