Conversations about the inclusion of women in legislative pronouncements are building more momentum and new dimensions are being analysed as women work towards blocking every loophole to their growth. ENE OSHABA writes. The role women play in democracy and national development cannot be overemphasised. As the search for a Nigeria Fit for all heightens, the place of women is very Read More
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Manangement has urged rural women in Gombe state to use the one-off cash grant given to them by the federal government to improve the lives of their families. According to a press release by Nneke Anibeze, the Special Assitant on Media to the Minister, Farouq made the call when she flagged off the Read More
Nigerian women have stressed the need for a review of the constitution to be more inclusive of women’s needs, especially as it concerns their political rights. ENE OSHABA writes. Constitution “Under chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution, the founding values of the democratic state of the federal republic of Nigeria include human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement Read More
The Annual Lateefah Moyosore Durosinmi Foundation (LMDF) has concluded plan to give 42 new scholarship awards, six further scholarship supports to students as well as grants to 28 women in small scale business on Saturday, November 7 in Ile Ife . The Chairperson of the Foundation, Professor Fatimah Abdulkareem said this in a statement announcing the seventh edition of the Read More
Gender imbalance in Nigeria, especially the development outcomes relating to women and girls, has continued to rise enabling more setbacks in the growth of women and girls in the country ENE OSHABA writes. The experiences of women over the years as defined typically by recurrent inadequacy in their access to critical health services, basic education, and economic empowerment opportunities, including Read More
Acting National Chairman of National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria, Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi, has called for a sound legislative framework to reduce maternal and child mortality and achieve solid healthcare delivery. Yakubu, who said there was still an existing gap in Nigeria health care delivery, urged the three tiers of governments to take the issue of community health Read More
The United States Consulate General in Lagos has announced a call for applications for the 2020 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a US government initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world. Acting Public Affairs Officer for the Consulate, Jennifer Foltz, said: “For the second annual AWE, we will select 120 female entrepreneurs from across southern Nigeria to receive virtual Read More
Ijeoma Echeruo, a former Special Adviser on Budget Policy to Imo state government, works as a consultant on public finance and budget reform. In this interview with ENE OSHABA she speaks on Nigeria budget system, even as she makes case for gender budgeting. What is your background and what attracted you to public finance and budget reform? My professional career Read More
Many women have taken to some manual-intensive jobs said to be exclusive to the male folks. In this report, ELEOJO IDACHABA examines the place of such women with particular reference to a divorced woman who is into what is commonly known as PoP. The saying that what men can do, women can do even better is no longer a mere Read More
Irene Ugbah is a girl-child advocate and she is also the founder of Crestville Development Foundation. In this interview with ENE OSHABA, she stresses the need for the enactment of special laws that will directly tackle rape and other violence against the girl-child and women. Recently, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Day of the Read More
The need to remove all barriers on women growth has been an ongoing national conversation. ENE OSANG writes on the recent call for gender-budgeting as a tool for promoting sustainable development. Women have often been described as the engendered species following the barriers they encounter in their private, social and economic lives due to the high level of patriarchy in Read More
As federal government mulls second chance school option as solution to school girls dropping out as a result of teen pregnancies ENE OSHABA examines the possibility of the scheme amidst poor implementation of the Child Rights Act (CRA), and the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill (GEO-Bill) in Nigeria. The Ministry of Women Affairs last week reiterated its commitment to ensuring Read More
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that can’t be cured leaving CP patients with only the options of long-term treatment including physical and other therapies, drugs, and sometimes surgery. In this report, ENE OSHABA focuses on Uchenna Ogochukwu Madueke, a 45-year-old teacher and author living with the CP, as she shares her life’s Read More
The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF), has urged state governments in Nigeria that are yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act to do so in the of the society.Rising from a two-day workshop on the VAPP Act in Abuja on Tuesday, which drew participants from the 36 states of the federation, NFF’s Focal Person, Chinonso Okechukwu, said the Read More
The Nigeria 60th independence anniversary is celebrated as women also recounts the gains and challenges of women 25 years after the Beijing Declaration which calls for Affirmative Action for women in all spheres of national life. ENE OSHABA writes 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action has continued to be recognised as the most progressive Roadmap for the Empowerment of Read More
A philanthropist, Mrs Irene Anibuogwu has enjoined women to engage on entrepreneurial works capable of making them self reliant and employers of labour.Anibuogwu, who gave the advice while empowering a total of 70 widows and a Biafra war veteran at Okuzu Umuezegbogu village in Oba, Idemili North local government area of Anambra state, explained that current economic challenges have made Read More
Professor Hauwa’u Evelyn Yusuf of the Department of Sociology, Kaduna State University and the Director, Center for Gender Studies. In this interview with Chamba Simeh says rape, domestic violence and molestation of women are “extremely disturbing and unacceptable”. According to the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, 717 rape cases were reported between January and May 2020, a figure that many activists Read More
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic may be easing but its impact on people, especially, less privileged women at Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) camp in the FCT. ENE OSHABA writes on the experience of women in Tundun Munstira Camp. Maternal and child mortality is a major problem women face in Nigeria. Those in rural areas experience this more due to factors including: Read More
The lack of adequate resources in terms of budgetary allocation has been named as one of the major reasons why Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has persisted amidst all efforts to bring the menace to a stop in Nigeria. ENE OSHABA writes Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) has been a lingering problem in Nigeria for many years now, Read More
Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule has said the state would benefit from a Universal Basic Education project of the federal government for out-of-school women. Sule stated this when he received in audience wives of legislators of Nasarawa state House of Assembly, under the auspices of legislators’ wives association(LEWA) in Lafia, the state He said that the project would enable the Read More
Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Wednesday signed into law the Penal Code 2020, which stipulates castration for male rapist and bilateral salpingectomy for female convicts. This was confirmed via the governor’s official twitter handle, Wednesday night. According to the tweet, “Malam Nasir @elrufai has signed the Kaduna State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020 which provides stiff penalties upon conviction Read More
Law enforcement agencies in Sokoto state have been urged to commit to redouble their efforts towards eradicating sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) violence against women and girls (VAWG), harmful practices (HP) and the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women and girls. This was part of the communiqué issued at the end of the capacity Read More
Rev. Sr. Ngozi Frances Uti, a Reverend Sister, a Catholic nun of the congregation of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus (HHCJ), the first indigenous congregation of women religious in Nigeria, is a founding member of Center for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) and the executive Director. In this interview with ENE OSHABA, she discusses women empowerment, gender equality, Read More
The outbreak of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Nigeria brought unexpected misery and hardship to citizens, especially those who were already being deprived of many social amenities that make living more meaningful. In this report ENE OSANG captures the experience of some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri in Borno state went through at the peck of the pandemic. Nigeria like Read More
National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment and also a Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has said there is the need to make amendment of laws in ways to increase the number of women in elected offices. Ini Edo who stated this in Abuja on Thursday during the unveiling as NDI Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment said women make up 50 Read More
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