By Angela Atabo Save the Children International (SCI) Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to holistically address child marriages as reports reveal that there are 23 million child-brides in Nigeria. The report titled “Budgeting to End Child Marriage in Nigeria’ was launched by the Minister of WomenContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have met in Nigeria to restrategise on repositioning and increasing women participation in leadership and governance in the society. The stakeholders, at the seventh Voice of Women conference and awards (VOW2023) in Abuja, stressed the need for more women visibility to ensure good governance and developmentContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Journalists have been advised to hold government and other stakeholders accountable to issues of gender inclusivity, especially for Persons With Disability (PWDs), women and girls. Ms Adaora Jack, the Executive Director, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), an NGO, gave the task at a one-day Inclusive Investigation TrainingContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Former Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has congratulated a Nigerian woman, Uzoma Asagwara on her emergence as the Minister of Health and Deputy Premier of Canada’s Manitoba Province. The former minister made this known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, describing Asagwara asContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) have stressed the need to close the finance access gap for women-led businesses to increase their contributions to the country’s economic growth. They made the call at the opening ceremony of the African Development Bank’s AffirmativeContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Country Women’s Association of Nigeria (COWAN), an NGO, has called for mainstreaming of rural women to technological tools and services to protect them. The National President of COWAN, Princess Adesola Ogunleye, made the appeal at the 41st Anniversary Conference of COWAN. The conference with the themeContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has called on UN agencies to give account of donor funds and make public their account books to justify spendings on programmes targeted at Nigerian women and children. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made the call at a media briefing inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Ministry of Women Affairs is to distribute 26,000 tonnes of hybrid rice to rural women to cut down the cost of rice, boost food production and food security. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, made this known, while briefing newsmen ahead of the 2023 InternationalContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Some young girls have identified lack of access to quality education, cyber bullying, low self-esteem and lack of mentorship as issues that deter them from reaching their full potential in life. They spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a forum to commemorate the 2023 International Day ofContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday in Abuja called on the populace to equip the girl-child with quality education, to help them to withstand societal challenges. Mrs Tinubu gave this advice at the Maryam Babangida Women Development Centre on the commemoration of the 2023Continue Reading
