By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Oyo State, smallholder women farmers—long recognised as the backbone of rural food production—are waging a quiet but debilitating battle to access and retain farmland. An investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals that yearly, land leasing, prohibitive landContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Founder, TOS Foundation, Mrs Osasu Igbinedion-Ogwuche, has called on President Bola Tinubu to endorse the Reserved Seats for Women Bill anytime it is passed by the National Assembly. Igbinedion-Ogwuche also urged the Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, to support the bill. The call was made inContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, has called for strong political will to prioritise adequate resource allocation to maternal and child health. Fabamwo said this on Wednesday during the 24th Biennial Conference and Investiture Ceremony of the MedicalContinue Reading
Nearly 20 years ago, when Charlotte Songue first arrived in Kisangani, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern Tshopo province, she was a young Cameroonian lawyer driven by dreams of justice and solidarity. Today, as a senior women protection advisor and gender coordinator at the UN JointContinue Reading
In the 21st century, building a better life is impossible without the all-round progress of women’s causes, and it requires women to contribute more wisdom and strength. Gertrude Mongella, secretary-general of the Fourth World Conference on Women held in the Chinese capital Beijing in 1995 said this on Monday inContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Some women in executive and leadership positions on Wednesday emphasised self-awareness, authenticity, and mission focus as key to effective public engagement and leadership. The women spoke at The Executive Women Summit (TEWS) 2025 held in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the summitContinue Reading
By Franklin Ohaegbu/Florence Onuegbu The Wole Soyinka Centre for lnvestigative Journalism (WSCIJ) ReportWomen 2025 Female Reporters Leadership Programme (FRLP) fellows have called on female journalists to delve on impact Journalism. The fellows made the call in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at the ReportWomen 2025 FRLP 6thContinue Reading
By Justina Auta President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders have expressed support for constitutional reforms seeking the passage of a bill on special seats for women in the National Assembly. The move comes as over one million Nigerian women submitted signatures in favour of the bill. The bill proposes oneContinue Reading
Women By Isaac Aregbesola Ola Olukoyede, Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has urged Nigerian women to play a more active role in the fight against corruption and financial crimes. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to him,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger government on Monday empowered no fewer than 2,500 women in Kontagora Local Government Area with N250 million as part of Gov. Umaru Bago’s women empowerment grant to boost their business. Hajiya Hauwa Bako, Special Adviser to the governor on Social Investment Programme and Focal Person,Continue Reading
