By Joshua Olomu Ogochukwu Eloike, a renowned Nigerian gender equality advocate, has clinched the highly coveted ‘Change Maker Gender Advocacy’ category of the prestigious Change Maker Awards. Eloike was recognised alongside other eminent Nigerians from different background at the award ceremony organised by The Industry Women Conference in Lagos. AccordingContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Mrs Uzo Oshogwe, Managing Director, Afriland Properties Plc, says urgent and strategic steps should be taken to address the barriers hindering women’s participation in the real estate sector to drive significant economic growth. Oshogwe said this on Thursday in Lagos at the Female Lawyers in Real EstateContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An NGO, Trueneed Stage Empowerment Foundation (TSEMF), says it has empowered more than 80 female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and grassroots women on how to promote gender equity and inclusion. The Founder of the organisation, Olasupo Austin, made this known during the empowerment event inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A women-led organisation, Girl Child Value Support Initiative, has inaugurated the “ARTvocacy for Gender Justice” project to empower the girl-child. The Executive Director of the organisation, Miss Precious Samson, made this known while inaugurating the project on Monday in Abuja. According to Samson, the initiative is aimedContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An NGO, HEIR Women Hub, has called for gender equality in access to business funding and investment to address challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Añuli Aniebo, the Executive Director of HEIR Women Hub, made the call in Abuja. Aniebo said a survey conducted by theContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Tech Herfrica, a leading social impact Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) dedicated to empowering women in rural communities has unveiled a guidebook for implementing impactful programmes in rural communities. Founder of the group, Mrs Imade Bibowei-Osuobeni, said during the unveiling that the publication “Breaking Barriers”, was loaded with strategiesContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some stakeholders in gender equality have called for the implementation of gender-responsive policies to address challenges affecting women in the country. They made the call in Abuja on Thursday at a book presentation, ‘Politics, X and Power’, authored by Adaora Sydney-Jack, Executive Director, Gender Strategy Advancement InternationalContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Arise Monalisa Foundation and One Percent International, NGOs, have advocated the need for greater investment in women and youth to boost their socio-economic and political advancement in Nigeria. The call was made during a press briefing in Abuja ahead of their conference commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD),Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Some rural women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) communities have sought for inclusion in leadership positions in the country. The women made the call at a two-day capacity building workshop for women in leadership positions in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Gwagwalada AreaContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Perpetua Onuegbu Stakeholders at a dialogue held in Abuja have advocated for the empowerment of women through Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The stakeholders made the call at an Intergenerational Dialogue, which is part of the activities to commemorate the 2024 International Women’s Day. They maintained that MILContinue Reading
