Features
Second chance education restores hope for married girls in Kaduna
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Gabari village, Kufena, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, young Halira Nuhu (not real…
Tag: Girls
Health
WARDC, partners move to tackle online abuse against women, girls
By Justina Auta The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) and partners have intensified efforts to tackle online abuse against women and girls.…
Environment
FG calls for stronger partnerships, women inclusion in water governance
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has called for stronger collaborations and increased participation of women in water governance to ensure equitable access to…
General News
FIDA sensitises Adamawa schoolgirls on rights, career opportunities
By Talatu Maiwada The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Nigeria, Adamawa Branch, on Thursday sensitised schoolgirls in Yola on their rights and career…
General News
IWD: NGO demands protection for women, girls
By Angela Atabo/Justina Auta SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria has called for urgent reforms to strengthen protection systems for women and girls affected by conflict,…
Features
Early Puberty in girls: A growing concern
By Folasade Akpan Seven-year-old Oluchi Okechukwu had always believed that blood on her body could only mean she had fallen or scraped her knee.…
General News
Indian donates 2,000 gift packs to FCT school girls
By Sarafina Christopher The High Commission of India in Nigeria has donated 2,000 gift packs to students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse as…
Education
Malala Fund secures gender-responsive policies in Nigeria
By Martha Agas Malala Yousafzai, Co-founder of the Malala Fund, says the organisation is securing gender-responsive policies for girls in Nigeria through its partners.…
Solutions Journalism
How Underaged Girls Are Trafficked, Exploited in Northwest Nigeria
By Aisha Gambo At just 10 years old, Ladidi Mudi (not real name) wakes at 5:00 a.m. daily. But unlike children her age who…
General News
Girls have equal rights to inheritance as boys
By Douglas Okoro A lawyer and gender rights activist, Mrs Eunice Onuabuchi, has asserted that Nigerian law provided equal rights of inheritance of parents'…