The 2025 MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) is set to honor outstanding leaders, including Senator (Dr.) George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), with the Distinguished Leadership Award.
The event will take place on November 20, 2025, at Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.
Joining Akume as awardees are Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, among others.
The event aims to foster sustainability, women leadership, and technology, with a focus on promoting gender diversity and inclusion.
The MMS WoFHoF has become a platform for recognizing leadership excellence and impact-driven governance in both public and private sectors.
This year’s edition marks 13 years of the MMS Hall of Fame legacy. The event will feature a morning summit with panel sessions and an induction ceremony, followed by an evening awards night.
Several prominent individuals will speak at the event, sharing insights on leadership, sustainability, and technology.
The programme will feature a morning summit with two thought-provoking panel sessions and an induction ceremony, followed by an evening segment dedicated to the Leadership-Impact and SDGs Awards Night.
According to the organising chairperson, Nana Aisha Mahmoud, this year’s edition is designed to “intentionally promote sustainability in gender diversity across critical sectors of the economy,and the inclusion of technology in alternative and informal education, while encouraging stronger participation of northern Nigerian women in socio-economic and political development.”
She noted that addressing the challenges limiting women’s access to education and empowerment is central to the 2025 focus, aligning with the broader UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Meanwhile, Zenith Bank Plc and Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) will also be honoured at the event after emerging as Nigeria’s top performers in gender policy compliance, in a recent assessment by MMS Hall of Fame.
The evaluation, which covered 24 commercial and six non-interest banks, examined annual reports, sustainability disclosures, and gender representation in leadership over a three-year period.
Only five banks met the compliance benchmark, with Zenith and GTCO standing out for exceeding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s gender inclusion targets 30% female representation on boards and 40% in senior management.
Zenith Bank will receive the award for Best Gender-Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DEI) Bank in Nigeria, while GTCO was named Best CBN Gender Policy Compliant Bank 2025.
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