By Justina Auta Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, says early marriage continues to hinder Nigeria’s development, with 44 per cent of girls married before age 18, and 18 per cent before turning 15. She said this during the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) celebration onContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Director of Special Duties, FCT Education Secretariat, Ramatu Ajuji, has reaffirmed stronger policy commitment to girls’ education and empowerment, pledging sustained support for a positive and inclusive education sector. Ajuji said this during a celebration held at Government Secondary School, Gwarinpa Lifecamp, Abuja, ahead of theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has urged stakeholders to move from rhetoric to tangible, coordinated action for the empowerment of women and girls. Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the call at a discussions at the Presidential High-Level Advisory Council (P-HLAC) on the Support of Women andContinue Reading
By Reporters Some political stakeholders in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States have advocated for increased representation of women in leadership and political roles to enable them contribute their quota to the development and growth of the country. They said gender bias, segregation and political imbalances should be removed to allowContinue Reading
By reporters Stakeholders in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States have renewed calls for deliberate policies to promote women’s participation in politics through capacity building, mentorship and reservation of elective and appointive positions. They made their position known in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) across the three states.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, with support from the Tony Elumelu Foundation has unveiled a N25 million Recapitilisation Grant for 500 women in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The RHI Coordinator in FCT, Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, said at the event in AbujaContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Convener, Women Entrepreneurship Workshop (WEW), Ngozi Enite-Okoro, says the Women Entrepreneurship Workshop is a transformational space that will not just enable women build enterprises but build legacy businesses. Enite-Okoro stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. AccordingContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says women’s underrepresentation in Nigerian politics will soon end, citing renewed collective action and legislative reforms to promote leadership parity nationwide. Abbas, represented by Kafilat Ogbara, Member of the House of Representatives for Kosofe Federal Constituency, made the remarkContinue Reading
By Justina Auta President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders have expressed support for constitutional reforms seeking the passage of a bill on special seats for women in the National Assembly. The move comes as over one million Nigerian women submitted signatures in favour of the bill. The bill proposes oneContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu Twenty-six widows are to receive a there-bedroom bungalow each from the Ebonyi Government under its Widows’ Housing Project. It will be made through the governor’s wife, Uzoamaka Nwifuru’s foundation, Better Health for Rural Women, Children and Internally Displaced Persons (BERWO). The projects provided the new homes toContinue Reading
