Iklima Musa Salihu
Special Assistant to the Director General on Strategic Partnerships at NITDA; founder of TechBridge Foundation; strategy expert and gender digital inclusion advocate in Nigeria's tech ecosystem.
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Jun 30, 2026
AminaHOST
What was your early career journey like entering the industry? Did you have to break any barriers, especially as a woman going into the tech
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space? That's really interesting because it brought back a lot of memories.
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Now I'd say that my experiences has been quite diverse from private sector to technical roles, to operations, to strategy, to innovation, ecosystem building, and even partnerships.
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And when I started, I remember I just had a baby who was less than three months.
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And when I resumed work, of course, I was still looking like a pregnant woman.
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And I think one of the hardest things for me was having the baby without the right structures put in place in that environment.
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And that's because when these things are built, especially in tech, they are not built with inclusion and even the thought of women around.
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AminaHOST
Can you tell us what are some barriers women and girls still face accessing these digital opportunities?