By Joan Odafe Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ) and other stakeholders have encouraged women to go beyond dreaming and take concrete actions to unlock their potential. They emphasised that women need to adopt a positive mindset, avoid distractions, and be bold in pursuing their dreams without limitations.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai An NGO, Safe World Empowerment and Development Initiative (SWEDI), has donated dignitary packs to school girls to commemorate 2024 International Day of the Girl Child in Abuja. Some of the items include sanitary pads, toothbrush and paste, toilet paper, bathing soap and vaseline among others. The founderContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Stakeholders promoting gender equality and women empowerment have said that the girl child represents a central factor in Nigeria’s growth and development processes. The stakeholders stated this at an Adolescents’ Town Hall and Mentorship Day, organised to commemorate the 2024 International Day of the Girl Child, onContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe A Non-Governmental Organisation, The Bloom Africa (TBA), says it has unveiled a fund targeted at transforming the future of African and Diasporan women, by bridging the gap in access to education and resources for girls across various industries. In a statement issued on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Mercy Eletta Fame Foundation, a gender biased Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for an end to all forms of femicide in Nigeria. Femicide is the act of killing a woman by a domestic partner or a member of a criminal enterprise. The Executive Director of the Foundation, Aderonke Atoyebi,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo A group, Girl Child Values Support Initiative has adopted drama as a strategy to combat child marriage in Dafara community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Its Executive Director, Ms Precious Wakili, stated this during one of the drama sessions to sensitise members of the community inContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has unveiled viable Women Economic Empowerment Programmes through her pet project, Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Speaking during a meeting with wives of state governors and RHI state coordinators, Mrs Tinubu said that no fewer than 1,000 women petty traders across 36Continue Reading
By Olukayode Babalola Africa Women Conference (AWC) and the management of the Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK) have pledged to deepen their ties to tackle problems unique to African women. They made the pledge during a courtesy call paid by the AWC delegation led by Dr Jumai Ahmadu, to theContinue Reading
By Joan Odafe Stakeholders in law enforcement and criminal justice for child sexual abuse survivors have called for the adoption of the ‘Child Forensic Interview Protocol’ to ensure that justice is served. The stakeholders, including the Lagos State Government, the Police and non-governmental organisations, made the call at a workshopContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has urged civil servants to remain diligent and value-oriented in the execution of their official duties. Gabriel Aduda, Permanent Secretary in the ministry gave the charge when Ali Seidu, Chairman of the union in the Ministry of ForeignContinue Reading
