Gender
International Women’s Day: WISE advocates gender equality, women’s empowerment
By Aisha Gambo The Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), an NGO, has urged the government and key stakeholders to eliminate inequality and promote…
Tag: Girls
General News
Ritual killings: Media executive seeks urgent protection for girls
By Folasade Akpan Mr Sunday Oyinloye, Publisher of Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable, has called on the Federal Government and other stakeholders to take…
General News
FG commits to girls’ education, empowerment
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmed, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to strengthening support for girls’ education…
Features
Second Chance Education for Kaduna Girls: Challenges and way forward
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Bilkisu Aminu was just 16 when she was married off by her parents. Coming from…
Gender
Minister urges action to protect rights, dignity of women, girls
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has stressed the need for deliberate action to protect the rights, safety and…
Health
Niger vaccinates 444,658 girls against HPV
By Rita Iliya Niger state Ministry of Primary Healthcare has vaccinated no fewer than 444,658 girls against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) during…
Defence/Security
DEPOWA sensitises, distributes sanitary pads to girls
The Defence and Police Officer’s Wives Association (DEPOWA) on Monday, sensitised girls of adolescent age to menstrual health hygiene and distributed sanitary pads to them at Junior Secondary School Dei-Dei in Abuja
Gender
SWEDI donates dignity packs to celebrate school girls in Abuja
By Philip Yatai An NGO, Safe World Empowerment and Development Initiative (SWEDI), has donated dignitary packs to school girls to commemorate 2024 International Day…