Over 7,000 women in Kaduna state have benefited from the N200 million micro small and medium enterprise (MSME) loan scheme and have since begun repaying their loans, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has said. Speaking during launch of the Kaduna State Social Protection Policy at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday, Governor el-Rufai said Read More
Poor commitment to the implementation of policies on women rights has been said to remain the bane in actualising the campaign against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. ENE OSHABA writes. The world for women is tilting to a dangerous part with the increase in gender based violence and no repercussions for offenders, women and girls are losing confidence Read More
Comrade Aiyedun Lawan Oluwabunmi is a paediatric nurse and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spinal Brifida and Anti Cephalous Foundation saddled with the responsibility of looking after children with abnormities newborns with congenital anomaly especially the ones affecting brain and spinal cord. She is also the Founder, Maternal Adolescent Reproductive Child Health (MARCH) Initiative that cares for women, newborns, children, Read More
The resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to affect different groups of people in different ways. In this report ENE OSHABA writes on the fears of rural Fulani women in Abuja community in the wake of the second wave of the coronavirus. The second wave of the coronavirus has continued to spread as authorities express concerns over people’s attitude Read More
A women advocate group, Emerge Women, has expressed displeasure over a letter of commendation written by the United Nations (UN) Women to Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello after he appointed women as vice chairmen into the 21 local government areas of the state. In a press statement issued on Friday and made available to Blueprint, the women group while conveying Read More
The entire community of women rights advocates, Thursday night, gathered to pay their last respect to two of its strong voices for women and girls advancement: Dr. Olasunbo Odebode, and Barr. Esther Uzoma. In this report, ENE OSHABA captures the mood the Night of Tribute organised by the Womanisfesto as sad but filled with encomiums on their remarkable lives. Dr. Read More
Dr Jumai Ahmadu (PhD) is the Founder, Helpline for the Needy, an Abuja-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) aimed at building a Nigeria where all vulnerable children, youths and women, especially the widows, have access to quality health care, education and equal opportunities to realise their potential. In this report, CHIZOBA OGBECHE focuses on activities of the Kogi-born philanthropists and the activities Read More
The federal government has commenced the distribution of N20,000 to rural women in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Grant for Rural Women Project and Symbolic Disbursement programme taking place in states across the federation. Speaking Thursday in Abuja during the event, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Read More
President National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) Dr. Gloria Laraba Shoda has said the political will exhibited by Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello in the area of women empowerment remains unprecedented in the history of Nigeria’s politics. She said there was need to celebrate ‘this feat’ which, according to her, represented a milestone worthy of emulation by other chief executives in the Read More
Mothers in Plateau state have alerted the public of a planned sponsored protest against the state governor, Barr. Simon Lalong and Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), an internal military outfit responsible for maintaining peace in the state, warning their children against coming out to take part in an alleged planned protest supposedly slated for tomorrow. In a statement made available to Read More
The human rights community and civil society groups started the New Year on a sad note with the demise of one of the vocal activists, Barr Esther Uzoma, on January 6. The Imo-state born legal practitioner was the Convener, Nigeria Civil Society Room, and National Coordinator, Proactive Gender Initiatives. CHIZOBA OGBECHE captures the mood through tributes in honour of the Read More
The Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has been nominated for the award of ‘the most gender sensitive governor in Nigeria’ and would also be decorated as a ‘He 4 She’ of Nigeria Women which would bestow on him as a goodwill ambassador. The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) in collaboration with Global Gold Consult are non-partisan independent women Read More
The need for men’s voices to be amplified against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in a bid to finding lasting solutions to the scourge took centre stage at the Voice of Women (VOW) conference; ENE OSHABA writes Globally, it has been estimated that one in three women experience either physical or sexual intimate-partner-violence, or non-partner sexual violence in their Read More
The newly redeployed Permanent Secretary to the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Dr. (Mrs) Anthonia Akpabio Ekpa, has vowed to bring her passion in gender and women to bear in order to realize the agenda of government in the ministry. Dr. Ekpa resumed on Tuesday after a brief handover ceremony between her and the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Dr. (Mrs) Ifeoma Read More
As part of its mentorship and capacity building programme the Non-Stop Empowerment (NSE) and Girls Education Initiative, recently, graduated over 2,000 women and youths trained on skills and supported to set up businesses, ENE OSHABA reports. The Non-Stop Empowerment and Girls Education Initiative has embarked on a massive training, mentorship and capacity building for mostly women and youths in a Read More
Reverend Sister Ann Falola, a sister of Our Lady of Apostles is the initiator “Maria Centre.” An Empowerment project for vulnerable girls and Indigent women. In this chat with ENE OSHABA, she expressed disappointment over the commercialisation of Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) camps. She supports ban on importation, stressing the need to buy Nigeria in order to grow Nigeria. Tell Read More
The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence for (GBV) 2020 may have come and gone but echoes of the advocacy campaign tagged: ‘Walk in Her Shoes’ by the Proactive Gender Initiative (PGI), in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, continues to resonate, CHIZOBA OGBECHE reports. The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Read More
Nigerian women in their hundreds, Monday, thronged the streets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) singing and jubilating in appreciation of President Muhammadu Buhari for the safe return of over 300 schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina State. The group, under the aegis of Women For Buhari (WFB), said they are proud of the president for again acting like a “true father and Read More
Ladies wishing to get married to wealthy, prosperous husbands in Nigeria may have to cultivate the habit of patience and understanding as such men are becoming scarce on a daily basis; PAUL OKAH reports. One of the controversial passages in the Bible is Isaiah 4: 1, which states, “And in that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, Read More
As 2023 draws near, women across all sectors and levels have been charged to stand in solidarity in their numbers and support other women aspiring for leadership positions, to enable more women be voted into elective positions in the country. Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen, gave the charge in her speech at the 2020 Annual Women’s Conference held Read More
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has emphasised the importance of succession of women in every sphere of leadership, charging the older generation of women in politics to mentor and lobby positions for the younger generation of women politicians in order to achieve inclusive governance in the country. Tallen made the call in Abuja during a conference tagged: Read More
Maternal mortality remains a challenge in developing countries including Nigeria. In this piece ENE OSHABA writes on high maternal mortality rate among deaf women and examines how far the newly launched sign language glossary can go in curbing the scourge. The challenges faced by deaf women, especially when it comes to accessing healthcare cannot be measured as women with hearing Read More
Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence which usually holds from November 25 to December 10 every year. ENE OSHABA in this report examines its impact in Nigeria considering the increase in reported cases. Background The #16 days of activism against violence against women is a global action following the Read More
The Nigerian Women Mediators Network (NWMN) has charged the federal government to build a strong collaboration with women community women in its efforts geared towards tackling insecurity. The women said a bottom-to-top approach was the best strategy for any sustainable peace process. National Coordinator of the network, Prof. Iyom Joy Onyesoh, gave the charge in Abuja during the media launch Read More
Nigerian women against all odds have commenced a litigation process towards inclusive governance as they present a suit before Justice A. I. Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja. ENE OSANG in this report seeks explanations. Women’s position Globally, the political status of women is gaining more attention as daily reports show their struggle for leadership yielding positive results Read More
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