By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has called for decisive action to support women entrepreneurs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. SMEDAN Director-General, Mr Charles Odii, said this at the Unveiling of SMEDAN’s GrowHer Accelerator Programme, organised to mark theContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), an NGO, has urged the government and key stakeholders to eliminate inequality and promote gender rights and equal opportunities for women and girls. The founder and Executive Director of WISE, Olanike Olugboji-Daramola, made this appeal on Saturday as part ofContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, African women in land professions have called for policies that would boost women’s access to land and remove gender disparity. They also called for the involvement of more women in land management across the African continent. The women’s demands areContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory An Irish charity organisation, Self Help Africa (SHA) Nigeria, has called for urgent action to increase women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Joy Aderele, Country Director of the organisation made this call in a statement to mark theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger Government has reaffirmed its commitment towards empowering women to play active roles in agriculture and food production. Musa Bawa, the Commissioner for Agriculture, gave the commitment at a ceremony to mark the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration in Minna on Wednesday. TheContinue Reading
These Executive Minds (TEXEM), a United Kingdom-based leadership development organisation, has recognised outstanding Nigerian women leaders among her alumni for their contributions to governance, strategic leadership, and innovation. The recognition, which coincides with Women’s Month and International Women’s Day, highlights the achievements of female professionals in government, finance, healthcare, media,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe An industrialist, Mrs Funlayo Bakare-Okeowo, has outlined key action plans to support women in leadership, business, and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Bakare-Okeowo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FAE Envelopes Ltd., have the outline at the Lagos Business School (LBS) 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD)Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Money Lenders Association, in commemoration of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD), has pledged to revolutionise the lending space in support of women-owned businesses, enabling them to fulfill their potential. President of the association, Mr Gbemi Adelekan, made this known in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Court Women’s Forum has called on West African women to always seek redress at the ECOWAS Court of Justice for gender-based violence and discrimination. The forum’s President, Mrs Frances Ibanga, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has emphasised the crucial role of public-private partnerships in driving meaningful change for promoting gender parity. Musawa, during the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration organised by the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos, said it had becomeContinue Reading
