Mrs Ngozi Elizabeth Ehigiamsoe popularly known as Ehiliz was honoured with a lifetime Achievement Award.

in collaboration with entertainment and Lifestyle magazine Effizzie Magazine over the

weekend bestowed  Mrs.Ngozi Elizabeth Ehigiamsoe ( Ehiliz )

with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her sterling

efforts at empowering women through soft loans and credits extended to

the womenfolk in their various businesses to help establish or expand

such businesses towards becoming financially independent.

Presenting the award to her in the studios of Vivid View, her pet project

and initiative to re-orientate the youths by re writing some of the wrongs of the older

The generation in a bid to offer the youths clearer pathways in life.

Country Director of BWII and publisher of Effizzie magazine, Princess Joy

Esamah disclosed that the award was in commemoration of the

15th anniversary of Effizzie magazine but ostensibly to honour her for the succour she has

 brought to women and indirectly their families, over the years via LAPO

 micro-finance.

According to her, many testimonies abound of women who have been

able to cushion the storms of the times by these soft loans, referring

particularly to a woman who testified she was able to train all her

children through the university because she could access the LAPO

micro-finance loans to help her business establish and grow and for which she remained

 thankful.

Buttressing the rationale for the award, editor-in-chief of Effizzie

Magazine, Manny Ita said the soft-sell medium was all about projecting

society in a positive way, and sought to use the occasion of its 15th year

anniversary to celebrate women who have touched lives and impacted society positively

“Effizzie Magazine in collaboration with the Black Women of Influence and

Inspiration decided you are worthy of being honoured, given the

values you bring to the society by empowering women to be

economically viable, thereby giving the home and society the much

needed stability.”

“BWII celebrates women who have been successful, not just successful

women but women who have gone through thick and thin and overcame

the bumps strewn on the paths of their dreams to become who they are

today, impacting society in a positive way and affecting lives.”

LAPO Micro-finance is a national financial institution with the

to NGN 500,000 for small businesses and NGN5,000,000 for small and Medium scale Enterprises.

These loans are aimed at individuals who were previously considered

“unbankable” by larger banking institutions, I.e borrowers who are

possibly dealing in small amounts of money each day, living in hard-to-

access areas, without credit histories or who don’t meet “traditional

requirements” within the banking sector.

The repayment structure of such loans is flexible, with light paper work,

while borrowers are provided insurance throughout the tenor of the loan

The Black Women of Influence and Inspiration International is chaired by

Professor grace Alele williams over the years.

It’s the non-profit organisation that has been a stentorian voice for

women of all ages, with initiatives concerning the well-being of the girl-

child, child/women abuse and trafficking, while celebrating women

Who have conquered challenges and barriers to become successful as a way of honouring them

 and also to serve as encouragement to others who may be facing difficulties on the paths

 of their dream.

The organisation also has other programmes for girls in secondary

schools and universities with an initiative that also midwife’s young

female graduates to successfully navigate the labyrinths of the larger

society where they step into in their entrepreneurial drive.

Thanking the organisation for finding her worthy of the honour,  Mrs.Ngozi Elizabeth Ehigiamsoe (Ehiliz)

who is also a gospel music artist said LAPO micro-finance bank has been helping small and medium scale businesses grow for the past 30 years with their landmarks visible to everyone.

With a strong passion to instill good values and give young people of today clear direction to flourish without being involved in untoward  activities,  According  to Mrs Ngozi Elizabeth Ehigiamsoe,  the diversity of the country is more an advantage but lamented that the older generation has not done enough to give good direction to the youths who as they say are the leaders of tomorrow and which gave her the conviction to help in this regard with vivid view.