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…
Tag: Girls
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'…
Health
Menstrual Hygiene Day: FCT Women Affairs mobilises support for girls
By Philip Yatai The Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Wednesday, mobilised residents of the territory to support…
General News
FCTA engages wives of traditional rulers to end GBV
By Philip Yatai Women Affairs Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has engaged the wives of traditional rulers to change negative social…
Environment
Strengthening WASH infrastructure for Girls’ Education in Kaduna
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The lack of proper Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in Nigerian schools continues to hinder…