Tag: women empowerment
Tobacco farmer offers lifeline to survivors of gender violence
HARARE - As the sweltering morning sun beat down on them, about half a dozen young Zimbabwean women stacked green tobacco leaves into sheaves...
WARDC deploys 400 observers, says EFCC, ICPC complacency cause vote buying
ABUJA - The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called on anti-corruption agencies to stop vote buying and selling as Nigerians go...
Commissioner explains why Diri is empowering Bayelsans.
By SAM JONES
YENAGOA (Sundiata Post) - Bayelsa State Commissioner for Women, Children Affairs, Empowerment and Social Development, Hon. Faith Opuene, has disclosed that the...
2023: Kaduna APC Candidate Promises To Build On El-Rufai’s Women Empowerment...
By Hussaina Yakubu
Kaduna - The All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Kaduna State, Sen. Uba Sani, has promised to build on...
The ones who think without us, By Okezuo Bell
The story of the woman’s life has been told throughout the centuries of American history, traversing Abigail Adams’ plea to the Continental Congress...
Imperatives for gender inclusion in governance in 2023: Righting the wrongs,...
Our great nation, Nigeria, is at a cross road. We are confronted and bedeviled with the hydra-headed monsters of banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, unprovoked, gruesome...
Sarah and Margaret: Barracks girls breaking barriers and stereotypes
BY VICTOR TERHEMBA
“Me na barrack boy, I said it since I came. I know a lot of barrack men wey dey deny. What...
Women at war: Gender equality bills to the rescue, By Dakuku...
Within the last three weeks, three significant events happened. First, during the constitution amendment, the National Assembly rejected five gender bills, and as expected,...
Danbatta receives multiple awards at International Women’s Day event •Commissions e-library...
KANO - For Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the 2022 International...
IWD 2022: Women plays vital role in Nations Development – Ereyitomi
Ereyitomi says women play a vital role in Nations building and development in all sectors of the economy of the country, Dr. Ereyitomi reiterated...
Danbatta to chair International Women’s Day lecture
ABUJA - The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, will chair a public lecture...
‘Why Edo is prioritising women’s economic empowerment’
Edo State governor’s wife Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has said the current administration is prioritising women’s economic empowerment and development, to enable them become more...
Professional Women Engineers to inaugurate Eterigho as President
The Association of Professional Women Engineers (APWEN) will Saturday inaugurate Dr Mrs Elizabeth Jumoke Eterigho, FNSE, FNSChE as its 17th President at the Oriental...
Gender Equality Is Against The Quran – Taraba Senator
The Senator representing Taraba Central in the National Assembly, Yusuf Yusuf has kicked against a gender equality bill.
The lawmaker giving his reason, said gender...
Again, gender equality bill suffers setback in Senate
The Senate on Wednesday, stepped down a bill meant to create equal opportunities for both the male and female gender in the country.
The proposed...
The Universe(ity) of Woman, By Ngozi Bell
Universe may be defined as “the whole body of things and phenomena observed or postulated”. “A systematic whole held to arise by and persist through the...
Support female players, Aisha Buhari urges FIFA, others
The First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has called on the International Federation of Association Football, Confederation of African Football and the Nigeria Football...
NAWOJ seeks FCDA’s collaboration on welfare, women empowerment
The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT chapter, seekscollaboration with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) toward promoting welfare packageand empowerment for women.
The...
INEC job: I stopped being APC member after 2019 election, Onochie...
One of the presidential media aides, Ms. Lauretta Onochie, has denied her membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress before the Senate Committee on...
Sanwo-Olu gets full backing to tackle security challenges
Lagos State government yesterday unfolded plans to further regulate the activities of commercial motorcyclists in a bid to enhance security in the state.
Governor Babajide...