L-R: Co-founder of TechAfrica, David Ogebe; Founder of Womenovate, Motunrayo Opayinka; Lagos State Commissioner of Innovation, Science & Technology, Olatunbosun Alake and Co-Founder of Tech Africa, Glory Olamigoke at the Women in Tech & Engineering Summit Awards 2026 held in Lagos recently. Photo: WITESA
Women in technology and engineering have called for greater funding, skills development and inclusion in emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, as stakeholders gathered in Lagos to celebrate outstanding achievements at the fifth Women in Technology and Engineering Summit and Awards.
Speaking at the event held in Lagos on Tuesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Olatunbosun Alake, said limited access to funding and technical tools remained major barriers facing women innovators and engineers.
Alake said the Lagos State Government was expanding partnerships to support women-led technology projects and solutions.
“I think part of the challenges within the sector would be just the availability of tools and funding for women to be able to drive solution sets. One of the things we’ve done in Lagos State is to launch the Science, Research, and Innovation Council. We particularly focus on areas where women can solve problems,” Alake said.
