By Sophia Adinlewa The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has paid an advocacy visit to the office of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at Alausa, Ikeja. The visit was part of activities of the project on Enhancing Access to Justice, Democratic Governance, and Promoting Political ParticipationContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola (NAN) A Counsellor, Dr Ebunlomo Fawole, has appealed to the public to actively engage in destigmatising single motherhood by fostering an environment of acceptance and understanding. Fawole made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. According toContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI), an NGO, has displayed an art and cultural event, featuring drama, poems and music, to campaign against sexual harassment in Kaduna. The colourful event brought together various stakeholders from the academia, civil societies, MDAs and students. The event, whichContinue Reading
By Sani Idris An NGO, Gender Awareness Trust (GAT), has disseminated a research report on closing the civic space for women-led organisations in the North West Zone of Nigeria. The title of the report is “Closing civic space: The experience of Women-led Civil Society Organisations in North West Nigeria.”Continue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Three journalists on Sunday got the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s Media awards. The journalists are Ameh Ochojila, a correspondent with Guardian newspaper under the category ‘story transformation excellence award.’ Mrs Rafiyat Mohammed of DAAR communication who got the ‘Resilience and Consistency award’ and Nnaemeka Onyekachi ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders on Thursday advocated for more investment, collaboration and political will to prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and access to justice for survivors. They made the call at a national dialogue organised by Agents for Citizen-Driven Transformation (ACT), in partnership with Women’s Rights Advancement andContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) partnered other stakeholders to amplify voices to end Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and seek justice for survivors. The association and partners on Thursday carried out an awareness walk and sensitisation to commemorate the 2023 16 Days of Activism toContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru Mrs Beatrice Eyong, UN Women Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, says gender inequality and gender violence can lead to poverty if not addressed. Eyong made this known on Monday in Abuja at the UN Women Nigeria Partners Conference 2023, with the theme, Escalating Media Action for women’sContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The StarCrest for Women in Africa Foundation, an NGO, has called on all stakeholders to create mentorship programmes and business opportunities to empower marginalised women and girls in the country. Its Executive Director, Mrs Esther Omenka, made this call at the EmpowerHer Business Summit with the themeContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze In a significant move to expedite justice for victims of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), the Niger State Government has initiated plans to set up family courts. Hajiya Hadiza Shiru, the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, revealed that the establishmentContinue Reading
