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December 5, 2024 No Responses

COAS Lauds NAOWA On Peace, Unity

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has commended the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) for its outstanding contributions to maintaining stability and unity on the home front, particularly while their spouses are engaged in military...

December 4, 2024 No Responses

No Excuse For Violence Against Women

By Mohamed M. Fall No cultural practice, tradition, economic, or social pressure can justify the suffering endured by millions of women and girls.Our role is to challenge these harmful narratives.Gender inequality and violence against women remain among the gr...

November 9, 2024 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Partners ECOWAS,To Empower Women Entrepreneurs

Ecobank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women-led and women-focused businesses by providing them with the financial tools and value-added solutions needed to reach their full potential and succeed. Mr. Tunde Dawodu, Divisional Head for FCT an...

October 30, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Customs, WCO Unveil Gender Diversity Workshop

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the World Customs Organization (WCO), has launched a workshop on “Gender Diversity” at the Old Federal Secretariat in Garki, Abuja. A statement explained that the event, which commenced on Mo...

October 29, 2024 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils ‘Power Of 100 Africa’ To Celebrate Women

Access Bank has announced the launch of The Power of 100 Africa initiative, aimed at honoring women driving change across various sectors in Africa. Building on the success of the 2015 Power of 100 book, which celebrated influential Nigerian women,...

October 27, 2024 No Responses

Catholic Church Acknowledges ‘Obstacles’ For Women

A Vatican assembly on the future of the Catholic Church on Saturday said that more should be done to help women overcome “obstacles” to taking a leadership roles within the Church. Since October 2, the Assembly of the Synod, comprising...

October 4, 2024 No Responses

Nurses Protest Doctor’s Alleged Assault Of Female Student Nurse In Ogun

Nurses with Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta joined by their colleagues mobilised from other parts of the state, defied the rain on Thursday to protest the alleged assault of a final year student nurse by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nurudeen...

September 28, 2024 No Responses

NDDC Trains 200 Women, Youth Farmers

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has concluded the training of 200 women and youths in Livestock Farming and Agro-Processing at the Okiemutie Farms in Eku Amukpe, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking during the closing cerem...

September 25, 2024 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Partners Women In Mining On Gold, Gemstone Conference

Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Ecobank Group, is partnering the Women in Mining In Nigeria (WIMIN) for its annual Gold & Gemstone Conference & Exhibition. The 3-day event scheduled for Thursday, September 26th to Saturday, September 28th will be....

September 12, 2024 No Responses

Food Security, Community Engagement Take Centre Stage As NWC Ends In Lagos

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, have called on women to be involved in the ongoing efforts towards food security, family sustenance, and community development in Lagos State...

September 8, 2024 No Responses

2024 Paralympic: Nigeria Wins Silver In Javelin

Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record...

May 20, 2024 No Responses

NIMASA CELEBRATES NIGERIAN WOMEN STAKEHOLDERS.

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, during the 2024 commemoration of the International Day for Women in Maritime in Lagos, commended the contributions of Nigerian women to the development...

April 25, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Reaffirms Commitment To Gender Equality

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reiterated its dedication to promoting gender equality in decision-making processes as part of its efforts to combat gender discrimination and gender-based violence.At a capacity-building workshop on gender inclusivity, co...

April 1, 2024 No Responses

APC Suspends Women Leader

For criticising Governor Uba Sani over the debt inherited from the previous administration, the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its Women Leader, Maryam Suleiman. In a suspension notice dated March 31, 2024 signed&nbsp...