By Philip Yatai Helpline Social Support Initiative (HSSI), an NGO, has trained 200 women in Abuja, on self-reliance skills, as part of efforts towards building a life of dignity among the poor and vulnerable. The President of the NGO, Dr Jumai Ahmadu, said at the opening of the trainingContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), has celebrated three retired directors for their unblemished, satisfactory, and committed service to humanity. The Executive Secretary of FCDA, Mr Shehu Ahmad, said during the event in Abuja, that the retirees were being celebrated as members of the FCDA familyContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) has pledged its commitment to plant and nurture 10 million Shea butter trees by 2030, to secure the future of the product. Mr Aaron Adu, GSA Director General, made the pledge in Abuja at the opening of the 2024 Global Shea ConferenceContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Madam Liang Huili, Wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun has underscored the need to create more opportunities for the empowerment of women in order to foster national growth and development. The wife of the Chinese ambassador highlighted the need on Friday in Abuja, atContinue Reading
By Aderogba George/Esther Mamudu Olean Care Aid Foundation (OCAF), an NGO, has donated cash, sewing machines, grinding machines, frying pans and other entrepreneurial equipment to no fewer than 300 women in the FCT. The donation was done to commemorate 2024 International Women’s Day(IWD), marked on March 8. The beneficiaries wereContinue Reading
Kogi to prioritise policies on women’s economic empowerment – CommissionerContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade WaterAid has called on Nigerian Government to prioritise women’s well-being through targeted investments in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Evelyn Mere, WaterAid’s Country Director, made this call in a statement issued in commemoration of International Women’s Day celebrated on March 8. Mere said that theContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has said that over 6.1 million Nigerians were displaced by insecurity and natural disasters. The NCFRMI Federal Commissioner, Alhaji Tijjani Aliyu, disclosed this during a visit to Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Friday inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has unveiled a new brand aimed at ensuring prosperity for small business owners, especially women. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, on Friday in Abuja, said it was part of the agency’s way of celebrating InternationalContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) says it launched the Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her) to close gender gap and encourage more female participation in Nigeria’s engineering sector. Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NASENI, Mr Khalil Halilu, said this on Friday at the LaunchContinue Reading
