By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has encouraged girls to embrace menstruation with pride and confidence, recognising themselves as vital contributors to humanity’s sustainability. Mrs Aderonke Akinwole, Social and Behavioural Change Specialist at UNICEF, gave the advice during anContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan To commemorate Menstrual Hygiene Day 2025, Rotary District 9127 distributed reusable sanitary pads to 89 girls on Wednesday at Junior Secondary School, Wuse, Abuja. The initiative is part of Rotary’s ongoing efforts to promote menstrual health and reduce school absenteeism among girls. Ms. Frances Bekey, Chair ofContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Centre for the Advancement and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People (CAPRIGHTS-VP) is advocating for stronger protection of child domestic workers (CDWs) from maltreatment. CAPRIGHTS-VP made the call duringContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, says she has established pad banks in 300 schools across the state as part of her pet project, Healthy Living Initiative. Mrs Soludo disclosed this in a message in Awka on Wednesday to mark the 2025 World Menstrual HygieneContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Representatives of FCT secondary schools and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs have pledged to sustain efforts to close menstrual hygiene education gaps and improve sanitary product access, continuing the Tabitha Cumi Foundation’s initiative. They made the commitment on Wednesday during the baseline dissemination meeting for principalsContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Cee-Hope Foundation Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, has urged the Federal Government to implement effective policies aimed at ending period poverty in the country. The organisation’s Founder and Executive Director, Ms Betty Abah, made the appeal during a conference held to mark ‘2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day’Continue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Government of Cross River State on Wednesday in Calabar agreed to partner with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to provide sanitary pads to women and girls in underserved communities across the state. This was disclosed by Mrs Edema Irom, Commissioner for Women Affairs, in an interviewContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Sokoto State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has engaged pupils in promoting proper menstrual hygiene practices. The event, which held at the Turaki Government Secondary School, Sokoto on Wednesday, marked the 2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day,Continue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has inaugurated 16 projects at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Kware, Sokoto State. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Salako said the projects were part of the strategic vision and the Renewed Hope Agenda ofContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu The Duchess International Hospital has performed a successful complex “open-heart” surgery operation on a five-year-old boy (known as “Master D”), born with a life-threatening congenital heart condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). ToF is a significant heart defect that affects the normal flow of bloodContinue Reading
