By Oluwafunke Ishola A non-governmental organisation, Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED), has appealed for sustainability and expansion of resources to strengthen gender-based violence programmes across the country. Mrs Rosemary Echewe, Project Director, FRED, said this during the visit of the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional ProgrammeContinue Reading
How culture impairs widowed small-scale farmers in conflict-impacted communities of Plateau A Report by Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Talatu Yohanna 40, (not real name), a widow from Zanwra village of Plateau`s Bassa Local Government Area has resorted to doing menial jobs to survive after her husbandContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The African Union Commission (AUC) has called for collaboration in finding creative and constructive solutions to the protection of women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence. Ms Victoria Maloka, Head, Coordination and Outreach Division, Women, Gender and Youth Directorate, AU, made the callContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has affirmed her commitment towards empowerment, rural farming, and health for women and children in the country. Kennedy-Ohanenye stated this on Monday on assumption of duty and meeting with the media in Abuja. According to her, the ministry wouldContinue Reading
By Muftau Ogunyemi Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State governor, has said that her initiative, BEMORE, trained no fewer than 3,000 young girls on various vocational skills in the past six years. Anyanwu-Akeredolu made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the BEMORE Summer Bootcamp 2023 held on MondayContinue Reading
By Justina Auta An NGO, Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI for positive change), has called for the implementation of laws that will protect and promote adolescent girls’ rights to end child marriage. Mrs Rifaku Ademola-Bello, the Founder and Executive Director, FOWGI, made the callContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele The Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) an NGO, says no career path is irrelevant for females as it empowers over 400 school girls on leadership programmes. The JAN Executive Director, Mrs Foluso Gbadamosi, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Mr Sonny Ogbuehi, Country Programme Director, West Africa Solidarity Centre, has said that about 57 per cent of women have experienced Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in Nigeria. Ogbuehi said this on Monday at an Integrated Coalition workshop organised by the Centre and the Nigeria LabourContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Kenise Hill, Deputy Political and Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate, says including women in climate action will help create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Hill said this in a statement made available by the consulate to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. She said the consulateContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ogun State Chapter, on Sunday emphasised the need to combat trafficking in persons by addressing its root causes and tackling the systemic factors that allow it to flourish. Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, Chairperson, FIDA Ogun Chapter, said this in aContinue Reading
