Tag: Widows
A Decade of Dignity: Inside CBA Foundation’s Quiet Revolution for Widows
In many Nigerian homes, widowhood is not only a season of grief, it is the beginning of a long negotiation…
Rep justifies bill seeking 5-month leave for widows, widowers
While presenting the bill, Abdullahi said the legislation, if passed, was to place Nigeria among the top countries in the…
NURTW donates N3.5m, clothing materials to 360 drivers, widows in Kaduna
Also speaking, Alhaji Alhassan Haruna-313, the National Coordinator, Heavy-Trucks of NURTW in the state , said that indigent drivers and…
Give widows four and half months leave – MURIC
"We therefore demand a four and a half months leave for all widows working in federal, state and private establishments.…
Foundation provides N50m support for 200 widows, children
The Nanfa Yakubu Widows Foundation, NYWF, has empowered 200 widows and their children with funds and scholarships support worth over…
55 widows get N30,000 each in Abuja
In commemoration of the International Widow’s Day, an Abuja-based NGO, Anneozeng Ogozi Aid Foundation (AOAF), on Sunday, empowered 55 widows…
NLC pledges to support widows in Zamfara
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Zamfara chapter has promised to introduce more ways of supporting widows in the state. The…
Lawmaker Feeds 50 Elders, Widows At Obalende
Paul Iyoghojie Barely a month after giving out N5,000 cash to about 100 residents of Ward ‘A’ in Obalende, Lagos…
Lagos Govt. out to address problems facing widows
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it was committed to implementing programmes to alleviate the deprivation, denial of rights,…
NGO plans N20, 000 monthly allowance for widows
The Givers for Capacity Enhancement, a non-governmental organisation, says it has initiated a project on which platform widows across the…
Insurgency: 900 widows receive goats from FOA in Borno
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), on Tuesday, distributed 3, 600 goats to 900 widows, who were affected by Boko…
International Widows’ Day: Ambode’s Wife Empowers 103 Widows
To celebrate the 2017 International Widows’ Day, wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday empowered at…
Zamfara Deputy Governor Donates Cash To 5,000 Widows
The Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, has donated clothes to 5,000 widows, orphans, needy and people with disabilities…
Nasarawa First Lady Disburses N1.5m To 150 Widows
Mother and Child Care Enhancement Foundation (MCCEF), an NGO, has disbursed N1.5m to 150 widows and orphans in Nasarawa State.
Man who defrauds widows nabbed
Chinedu Iroko a 22-year-old man, who specialised in defrauding rich widows and divorcees through social media has been arrested by…
Ambode donates N5m to widows of fallen heroes
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced a donation of N5 million towards the welfare of widows of…
Boko Haram: VSF earmarks N120m to empower 7,000 widows
The Executive Director, Victims Support Fund, (VSF), Prof. Sunday Ocheche, said the organisation had earmarked N120 million to support 7,000…
Ize-Iyamu dissapoints Edo widows
The PDP Edo state governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu campaign team on Monday left over 80 widows hungry and disappointed…
NAOWA to train widows of fallen heroes
The Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) has concluded arrangements to offer free skills acquisition training to spouses of fallen…
Ambode empowers widows, others with N10m
Kazeem Ugbodaga Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Bolanle Ambode, has doled out over N10 million to widows, mothers of…
500 widows, 200 aged get bags of rice, garri at Christmas
Kazeem Ugbodaga For Mrs. Anthonia Anoibo, since she lost her husband many years ago, things have not been rosy. Making…
Boko Haram: Medical Association donates relief materials to widows in Borno
The Borno chapter of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN) on Sunday donated relief materials worth millions of Naira…
Ambode’s wife seeks support for widows, orphans
Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, on Tuesday urged the public to always support, encourage and pray for…
RCCG donates 700 bags of rice to widows, less privileged
The Redeemed Church of God International Christian Centre, Durumi, has donated 700 bags of rice (25kg) worth N3.5 million to…
Kano Hisbah Board to give out 2,000 widows, divorcees
The Kano State Hisbah Board on Tuesday said it had commenced preparations for the mass wedding of another batch of…
Ex-service men donate N400,000 to widows of fallen colleagues
Kogi chapter of the Nigerian Legion of ex-service men has donated N400, 000 cash as its contribution to the upkeep…
115m widows live in abject poverty – FIDA
No fewer than 15 million widows in Nigeria suffer and are living in abject poverty, the International Federation of Women…
Jigawa to empower 8610 widows
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa said his administration had concluded arrangement to empower 8, 610 widows across the state. Badaru…
Murray-Bruce donates Wardrobe Allowance to Osun workers, widows
Senator Ben Murray Bruce representing Bayelsa East is gradually warming his way to the heart of thousands of Nigerians after…
Florence Ajimobi pledges support for widows
The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, on Saturday in Ibadan expressed the state government’s commitment to…