Moniepoint, an all-in-one financial ecosystem, on Monday, said it was deepening investment in Nigeria’s digital talent pipeline through practical technology training for women.
The company said this during hands-on product development, leadership training and the deployment of AI-powered solutions for women in partnership with Women Techmakers Lagos and Google Developer Group (GDG in Lagos.
Speaking at the event, the Head of Product at Moniepoint Inc., Kemi Nwogu, said the future of technology would depend on women who were equipped not only to participate in the ecosystem, but also to shape it.
Nwogu said that women must challenge long-standing stereotypes that discouraged female participation in science and technology related 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 urged 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 also 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 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 said that the initiative aligned with Moniepoint’s broader investment in 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 ways women could 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 culminated in a Buildathon during which participants developed and deployed solutions in real time with outstanding projects recognised at the close of the programme.
