Tag: women
Women Issues Will Always Be Priority- Ambode’s Wife
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Thursday reiterated that the State Government would not relent…
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…
First Lady donates foodstuff to women in Daura
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated assorted foodstuffs and other essential consumables to 2,000 women politicians…
Aisha Buhari Foundation Trains 1, 000 Women
The Aisha Buhari Foundation, has offered skills training to 1, 000 women in Kano State, to earn decent living.
Women To Seek Legal Aid Against Domestic Violence
Mrs Safiya Salihu, a Magistrate in Bauchi, has advised women in the state to open up and seek legal aid…
NGO Trains 6000 Women
The Women Inspiration Development Centre (WIDC), an NGO, said it trained 6,000 women and girls in 12 rural communities in…
Develop capacity of women, youths in ICT – Expert
An ICT expert, Mr Kayode Eyiade says the capacity of women and youths must be continuously developed in ICT at…
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…
Mr Ibu Warns Men Not To Beat Their Wives
Popular Nollywood comic actor Mr Ibu has warned men not to beat their wives because women are connected to their…
Boko Haram strikes again, kidnaps 22 girls, women
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and vigilantes said.
I’ll Appoint More Women To UN Positions – Secretary General
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has asked men to be prepared to lose more positions to women so as to ensure…
We Did Not Beat Women In Rivers – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army on Saturday denied allegations that its troops assaulted some women during the ongoing operations in Gokana, Khana…
Ambode charges women to speak against genital mutilation
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called on mothers, women groups and high-powered government organizations,…
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Hundreds, including, babies, children, women killed in Myanmar crackdown
Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned down villages since October in…
World Hijab Day: Women decry discrimination over hijab
A coalition of Women Groups, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, on Wednesday decried the continued discrimination of women in Hijab, saying…
UN director advocates women’s empowerment, rights pledges
Ms Lakshmi Puri, the Deputy Executive Director, UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women), has called…
10 women contest for chairmen, councillors in Gombe
No fewer than 10 women are to contest for chairmen and councillors of local government areas on the platform of…
Domestic violence on women should be checked- Lawyers
Some Lagos based lawyers have stressed the need for adequate measures to be put in place to check the spate…
Men more superior than women-Sultan of Sokoto
Nigeria’s most senior Muslim cleric has rejected a new gender equality bill, which proposes that women and men inherit an…
Ambode, Ajimobi, Aregbesola make case for women empowerment
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, his counterparts in Oyo and Osun States, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…
Women to get 60 per cent Agriculture loans – Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, has said that 60 per cent of the loans secured by his government to develop…
EFCC to engage women in anti-corruption fight
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed plans to engage Nigerian women in a nationwide sustainable fight against…
Lagos sets to stage Ewuro drama to tackle violence against women
Kazeem Ugbodaga With increasing wave of violence against women in the state, the Lagos State Government is set to stage…
Ambode charges women to go for regular cancer screening
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode has advised women to go for regular cancer screening to…
2, 000 women die annually in Sokoto over pregnancy
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says no fewer than 2, 000 women lose their lives annually in the state…
Women cautioned on the effects of makeup
A Dermatologist, Dr Idi Martins, has warned against excessive use of make-up, saying that it exposes the skin to considerable…
Police to fight for women abused
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had created a ‘public friendly’ gender unit across the country to prosecute anyone culpable of…
This is the plights of women in the music industry
By Bamike Oba Adeyemi (OBA) Let’s start off with a quick little exercise. On a piece of paper, off the…
Women as expendables by Owei Lakemfa
As is usually the case with teenagers leaving home for the first time, when I went to the university, I…
Wanted: Real Men And Women To Help Nigeria
By Joe Igbokwe I am writing this piece with a broken heart. I am writing this piece with a deep…