The United Nations has advocated the eradication of certain cultural practices that undermine the rights of the child and prevent the girl child from maximising her full potentials. The position was canvassed by the representative […]
Last week, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) convened a strategy meeting bringing together females who contested positions to share their experiences during the elections. In this piece, ENE OSANG looks at the reactions that […]
Issues of rising wave of insecurity in Nigeria came to fore on the floor of the Senate Wednesday eliciting strong condemnations from lawmakers. At the session, lawmakers were told the crisis in Zamfara state had […]
The National Council of Women Societies, (NCWS) has decried the poor emergence of women at all levels in the just concluded 2019 general elections in Nigeria. The President of the Council, Dr (Mrs) Gloria Laraba Shoda, […]
Senior Programme Officer Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Malam Isah Garba, has said bridging gender digital divide would serve as a major catalyst for developing and harnessing the potentials of the nation. Speaking […]
A former aviator turned beauty consultant, Mrs Kemisola Ajetunmobi, has bagged a leadership award for her sterling contributions to promoting financial self- reliance among women. The honour, which was bestowed on her by the […]
Gbemi Elekula is the Managing Director of Dream Home, an Abuja-based furniture outfit. The graduate of Quantity Surveying from Federal University of Technology, Minna, who started from creating jewellery and moved to making furniture speaks […]
You recently visited the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs Camp, in Wassa, Abuja. Was that a publicity stunt? Not at all! It was not a publicity stunt. I am currently exploring possibilities of using my fame […]
The first lady of the Ekiti state Governor Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has declared that the increasing incidences of sexual and domestic violence against women in the state are becoming worrisome. Mrs Fayemi hinted that government […]
Not fewer than hundred people from Amangwu village in Afikpo north local government area of Ebonyi state Monday protested arrest of youths of the village by state police. The protesters who were mostly women alleged […]
Educational therapist and Founder of the Royal School of Educational Therapy Foundation based in Abuja, Dr. Badewa Adejugbe-Williams, has advocated for the acceptance and inclusion of children with Down Syndrome, learning disorders, and other disabilities […]
Anuli Ola-Olaniyi, is the Founder and CEO of HEIR. She runs a training for young women called Hire Me Bootcamp and also plays consultancy roles to many female owned and run businesses. She is a […]
High-Tech Center for Nigerian Women and Youth has ended a three-day summit where women were trained in solar panel production and bio gas for economic gains to their respective communities. The summit held in collaboration […]
Being in a healthy relationship entails a lot of qualities from both partners. Love, commitment, communication, and trust are some revolving qualities around a relationship. For both the man and woman in a relationship, one […]
Given the poor showing of women in the 2019 general elections there has been heightened call for increased inclusion of women in governance with the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. ENE OSANG reports Women representation […]
The United Nations is in partnership with some non governmental organisations in Yobe state to restore the dignity of some women lost either to drugs or violence as MUSA M BUBA reports. In many parts […]
Women are demanding to be heard and represented more than ever, but the future and changes they want seem to be far-fetched as their number keep declining at decision making levels, ENE OSANG writes Beijing […]
Poverty and gender-based violence (GBV) against women are the major factors responsible for drug abuse among the women folks. This was one of the outcomes of a one-day sensitisation training facilitated by the United Nations, […]
A platform known as Peace Architecture Dialogue (PAD) hasre-echoed the need for peaceful co-existence among students ofsecondary schools. The Programme with a theme ‘Special Peace Club’ was targeting 100students from five different schools in Yobe […]
Nigerian Women are going beyond stereotype towards economic independence to build wealth for themselves as well as contribute to the nation’s economic growth. ENE OSANG writes in this report as she brings two women entrepreneurs: […]
Chief Executive Officer of Wildan Care Foundation Hajiya Zariyatu Abubakar, a Non-governmental organization in Gombe state said that one in three women worldwide have experienced violence from an intimate partner. Hajiya Zariyatu stated this in […]
To commemorate the March 8 International Women’s Day (IWD), an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation, Paged Initiative in collaboration with Griot Studios and Give Girls a Chance, organised a meet-series between young girls and women excelling in […]
Nigerian women join their counterparts across the globe to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) in calling for balance at all levels. However, the poor representation of women in leadership positions has been blamed […]
As part of activities marking this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is set to honour women and girls with an exhibition, while calling on leaders to ensure a more […]
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), Thursday, an Abuja based non governmental organization, Helpline Foundation for the Needy, has called on women to strive to be more economically viable with the aim of […]
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