Women

Dr. Mrs. Safiya Yahaya Daniyan, who was born in 1968, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology of Federal University of Technology, Minna. She is married to Prof. Yahaya Daniyan, a former Vice-Chancellor of the same university and she has four kids. In this interview, she spoke to ENE OSANG on the challenges of girl-child education and how Read More

By Ene Osang Abuja The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has assured of brighter future for Nigerian women this year. Its president, Mrs. Gloria Laraba Shoda, in a New Year message said the council would consolidate on her identified programmes, to ensure better life for every Nigerian women and child. According to her, since campaigns and politicking would commence Read More

Hajiya Binta Shehu Bamalli is the founder, Sure Start Initiative; an NGO which caters to the needs of females, especially young girls. She spoke to ENE OSANG on her campaign for the education of the girl-child. Can we meet you? I am Hajia Binta Shehu Bamalli, an indigene of Kaduna state, Zaria local Government to be precise, but was born Read More

Courage and firmness are some of the inherent features of Hajiya Khadija Gambo Hawaja, a renowned social activist, an Islamic Da’ee (Preacher) and an advocate of attitudinal change. In this interview with MUHAMMAD TANKO SHITTU, she speaks on girl-child education, life as Da’ee, her NGO, Muslim Women Forum for Peace on the Plateau as well as her inspirations and aspirations. Read More

The Michelle’s Youth Initiative for Sustainable Development has emphasised the importance of mentoring youths, saying this is vital part of development in nation building and a way of reducing unemployment and crime. Its Founder, Comrade Michelle Onyeneke, made the call in Abuja during a national workshop on youth development with the theme, “Explore your talent and say no to crime.” Read More

Barrister Ebele Ifendu is the Labour Party Publicity Secretary and the National President of the Women in Politics Forum (WIPF). A chartered mediator and conciliator, she is the Executive Director of a Finance firm and Director, Gender Education and Rights Department of the Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State. In this chat with ENE OSANG, she discusses how women are fairing Read More

Dr. Aisha Audu-Emeje, is wife of former governor of Kogi state, Abubakar Audu. She is also the President/Founder of A3 Foundation; a support organisation for the less privileged. In this interview with ENE OSANG, she speaks on her NGO’s impact on young entrepreneurs, and how she lobbied for beneficial policies for the black communities in the White House and Capitol Read More

Rose A. Uwadia-Jacobs is the Special Assistant, Women and Gender Affairs, to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara. In this interview with ENE OSANG she speaks on equality in Nigeria among others issues Until the 19th century, women were treated as the inferior sex and were excluded from areas like education, certain professions as well as politics. Today, Read More

  An Iranian weightlifter has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week’s deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border. Kianoush Rostami, 26, announced the news on his Instagram page. More than 400 people were killed and close to 8,000 injured in the quake. The western Kermanshah province is the Read More

By Chizoba Ogbeche National coordinator, Proactive Gender Initiative (PGI), an Abuja based non-governmental organisation, Barr. Esther Uzoma, has expressed worry over the claims that the military has recommended the decommissioning of female cadets. Uzoma, who is a human rights and gender activist, in a press statement, yesterday in Abuja, said such a move negates the constitution and was sign that Read More

Amina Yahaya is the first female Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the Usumanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and second in Northern Nigeria after 30 years. In this chat with ENE OSANG she expressed disappointment over female students’ acceptance of stereotype positions in politics.     About Amina Amina Yahaya, a Sokoto state indigene, born in the 90’s is the third child Read More

The number of women representatives, both in appointive and elective positions, at the federal, state and local government levels curiously declined in the present dispensation, ENE OSANG, recently took up Hon Nkoyo Toyo representing Calabar/Odukpani federal constituency of Cross River state, and former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mulikat Akande, on the development and the way forward Read More

The political participation of women in Nigeria has always been an issue of concern as women continue to struggle in bridging the gap of under-representation  in leadership and governance. ENE OSANG writes on the benefits of the WIPF partnership with NILS. The continuing record of under-representation of women in both elective and appointive positions has been blamed on cultural and religious Read More

Inspite of high level advocacy from different quarters on the need for an inclusive government with women and men having equally opportunity to leadership, there continues to be a retrogression in the number of women representation at the federal, state and local government levels. ENE OSANG writes   For years, emphasis has been laid on the need for an inclusive Read More

The clamour by Nigerian women for the passage of the 35% affirmative bill formed the core of discussion at a public interest dialogue organized by the Change Managers International Network (CMIN); an NGO which focuses on enhancing gender equity, equality and development. ENE OSANG writes   Nigerian women are intensifying advocacy towards ensuring that the National Assembly pass into law Read More

By Ene Osang Abuja   The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) has emphasized the importance of grooming younger women into politics, saying this will enable a smooth succession of capable women leaders in the country.  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NWTF Olufunke Baruwa, stated this in Abuja at the launch of the Young Women in Politics Forum (YWiPF), held Read More

Since September 2016 when Barrister Sharon Ikeazor, aka (Mama Pension) assumed the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD); the verification of pensioners, prompt payment of their entitlements, amongst other achievement have given a facelift to the plight of pensioners in the country. ENE OSANG writes   The verification exercise is a digitized process of capturing pensioners’ biometric Read More