IBADAN – A don, Dr Monsurat Musa, said on Saturday that educating women would assist in educating the society. Musa, a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundation and Management, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun, made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. She said women should be […]Continue Reading
LAGOS – Some lawyers in Lagos on Saturday decried the growing trend of domestic violence against women and blamed the women for not reporting their different ordeals. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they said women had been worst hit by domestic violence. A lawyer and social critic, Mr Ogedi Ogu, […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Some nine million poor women and young children who receive federal food assistance under the U.S. government’s so-called WIC program will have greater access to fruits, vegetables and whole grains under an overhaul of the program unveiled on Friday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture hailed the revamping of its Special Supplemental Nutrition Continue Reading
ABIDJAN – Cote d’Ivoire’s government is evolving strategies which will encourage the involvement of more women in the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), one of its officials said on Saturday. The country’s Minister of Solidarity, Family, Women and Children, Ms Desiree Ouloto, stated this in her address to mark the 2014 UN International Women’s Continue Reading
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