Tag: Widows
Madosi brings hope to widows, elderly through empowerment drive
Under the scheme, beneficiaries receive cash grants and business support items such as grinding machines, hairdryers, deep freezers and other…
Abia governor’s wife donates 35 houses to indigent widows
Otti said the initiative goes beyond providing housing, describing it as “a deliberate effort to restore dignity to widows who…
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…