Tag: girls
Why girls are lagging behind boys worldwide in mathematics – report
Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics, a new report published on Wednesday by UNICEF revealed a growing…
UNICEF says violence against women, girls still common
A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that violence against women and girls is still…
Video: ‘Girls’ out by Falz featuring Patoranking
Falz releases the video of his latest track “Girls“, which features dancehall king Patoranking.
Millions of Nigerian women, girls suffer feminisation of poverty – Fayemi
The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has lamented that millions of women and girls in Nigeria suffer…
More young people, especially girls attempting suicide – Study
A new study that shows adolescents are attempting suicide by overdose at increasing rates is further evidence that the pervasive…
We help to take girls off the streets – Okundaye
Nike Davis-Okundaye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nike Centre for Art and Culture, says that her centres located in Osogbo,…
UNICEF, Zamfara Govt. enroll 4,099 girls in schools
The Zamfara Government and Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced in August 2017,…
Teacher accuse parents for low interest of girls in sciences
A Science teacher with Golden Stars Secondary School, Karu, Fatimat Sule, has blamed some parents for the low participation of…
Girl-child education could generate billions of dollars in earnings – UNFPA
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA says ending child marriages could generate billions of dollars in earnings and productivity by enabling…
UNFPA calls for increased women, girls protection
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has presented the 2017 State of the World Population Report (SWOP) with a call for…
United Nations reaffirms commitment to women, girls in crises
Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the UNFPA on Wednesday in Abuja renewed the commitment of the agency to supporting…
UNESCO sign MoU to train 50,000 girls, women in Bauchi
Bauchi state government and UNESCO on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to train 50, 000 girls and women…
UN agencies move to introduce girls to ICT careers
UN agencies have introduced thousands of girls and women to careers in coding and robotics as part of its annual…
Group calls for support on innovations to empower women, youths
Masari Zallah Foundation (MZF), an NGO on Thursday appealed to the government to support innovations that would empower women and…
Foundation to empower girls with skills in Kuje
The President, Latiwa Development Foundation, Mrs Latiwa Amato, on Tuesday pledged to empower 16 less privileged girls in Kuje Area…
UNICEF to keep 8,000 girls in school in Katsina
The Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) says UNICEF’s donation of N160 million to the board would put 8,…
Preety Mike arrested for putting chain around girls necks
30-year-old club owner, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as ‘Pretty Mike’, has been arrested for dehumanizing young girls by turning…
Boys outnumber girls in the world — UN report
Countries are urged to invest in girls as the majority of the world’s 10-year-olds live in developing countries, while girls…
NDDC unveils empowerment project for girls in science
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has concluded plans to renovate dilapidated schools in nine states within the…
IWD: IPC tasks media on women, girls’ issues
The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos, Nigeria, has joined global voices tasking the media to step up reports that advance…
16mn girls will never get a chance to read, write – UNESCO
The UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) says 16 million girls, below age 11, will not get basic education, compared to…
4 abducted girls rescued, gangsters arrested
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Kaduna State Government’s Joint Special Anti-kidnapping Squad comprising military and police personnel have rescued four young girls…
200 million girls and women living with Female Genital Mutilation – UNICEF
At least 200 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilation with half of those living…
UNICEF to enroll one million Nigerian girls in school
The UNICEF has set a target of attracting additional one million girls to school in five northern states under the…
Nobel laureate resigns over ‘girls’ comment
A top British scientist has resigned from his post at University College London after he was accused of sexism for…
Welfare of ‘rescued’ women and girls is paramount – Amnesty
The ‘rescue’ of almost 300 women and girls by Nigeria’s military from Boko Haram is an encouraging development but only…
Over 60 women, girls escape from Boko Haram
Over 60 women and girls abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have escaped their captors,…
Boko Haram kidnaps 60 women, girls in Borno
Suspected Boko Haram militants have abducted more than 60 women and girls, some as young as three, in the latest…
Between Girls And ICT
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Without doubt, the Information and Communication Technology, ICT, sector remains a fast growing area with limitless possibilities…
Abducted schoolgirls still in Nigeria, says Jonathan
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack…