By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has cautioned parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers or for adoption. Kennedy-Ohanenye gave the warning on Tuesday, at a new year party to celebrate school children and to encourage them on the path to greatness inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta/Funmilayo Adeyemi The FCT chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), on Saturday failed to conduct its election after delegates rejected the plot to use the NUJ Identity Card for accreditation. NAWOJ members, who had thronged the Utako, Abuja venue of the election, were shocked whenContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Hacey Health Initiative, has stressed the need for increased investment in girl-centred initiatives, programmes and advocacy to promote and protect girls’ rights. Oluwatomi Olunuga, HACEY’s PAVE Project Lead, said this during the training of adolescent school girls at Mainland Local Government on Friday,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has tasked the Federal Government to initiate policies that will ensure the welfare of widows, orphans, and other vulnerable people in the country. Dr Prince Ibhafidon, the convener of the group and founder, Waterlight Save Initiative, said this atContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai A Non-Governmental Organisation, Helpline Foundation for the Needy, Abuja, has distributes food items, clothes, and other items to 350 widows, Persons With Disabilities, and other vulnerable people in Abuja. Its President, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, distributed the items to the beneficiaries during the 20th edition of theContinue Reading
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
