Empowerment By Sarafina Christopher The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai has affirmed China’s dedication in collaborating with Nigeria to enhance gender equality and promote women’s empowerment. He made this pledge on Friday in Abuja during the “Her Story and Future” event marking the 115th International Women’s Day and 30thContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate, on Thursday, marked International Women’s Day with a commitment to ensure 35 per cent affirmative action for women in parliament. The upper chamber also pledged to initiate legislation aimed at removing all barriers to the progress of women in the country. Senate President Godswill AkpabioContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday empowered 500 women with items such as refrigerators, gas cookers, electric generators, and industrial grinding machines in Niger. Speaking at the ceremony in Bida, Tinubu said the programme was designed to equip women with necessary tools andContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Women and youth entrepreneurs in Nigeria will benefit from improved access to African markets following the validation of the Market Access Guide and E-Commerce Platform. An Economist with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), Mamudou Sebego, said this at the Nigeria African Continental Free TradeContinue Reading
By Ahmed Dantala Her pride, other stakeholders in menstrual wellness have decided to empower women with confidence and freedom from stigma or period poverty. They said this at a launch of a menstrual wellness app, “her pride: the pride of every girl”, on Saturday, in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mrs Edna Azura has emerged as the new National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Azura will complete the late Hajiya Lami Adamu-Lau’s two-year tenure, following her passing on June 5, 2024. During the inauguration, theContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya High Level Women Advocacy (HiLWA) in Saturday visited the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Niger to assess the living conditions and education of the girl-child. President of HiLWA in Niger, Hajiya Hassana Adamu, led a delegation to the IDPs camp at Central Primary School,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta UNWomen and the Association of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (ASHWAN) have unveiled an empowerment initiative for women living with HIV. The organisations extended the gesture to other vulnerable groups, empowering them with life skills and start-up packs to enhance their economic independence. Mrs Helen Akpan,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya No fewer than 20 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) have received grain processing machines for their outstanding performance in the promotion of agriculture in Niger state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture was facilitated by the National Association of NigerianContinue Reading
By Kamal Tayo Oropo The Bank of Industry (BoI) has secured a 50 million dollars loan portfolio from the African Guarantee Fund (AGF). This is in a bid to empower women entrepreneurs and drive economic growth in Nigeria. This innovative guarantee framework agreement is backed by theContinue Reading
