Women Archives — Page 10 of 13

May 28, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: Governors Should Support Their Wives’ Humanitarian Activities

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended wives of Governors for the various humanitarian activities they carry out in their states. He made the commendation when wives of state governors paid him a visit under the auspices of the Northern and Southern...

May 16, 2018 No Responses

Aisha Buhari To Women: Influence the Entrenchment Of Probity, Accountability

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has advised women to use their voting power to influence the entrenchment of democratic values of probity, accountability and the rule of law in order to guarantee peace, stability and growth in...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian To Sue US Customs Over $41,000 Seizure

A Nigerian woman is suing the US customs agency after it seized tens of thousands of dollars which was earmarked to build a free medical clinic in Imo state. According to the Washington Post, Anthonia Nwaorie was carrying $41,000 (£30,000)...

May 10, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd from right) at the on-going 2018 International Association of Ports and Harbour, IAPH Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. To her left is the General Manager, Monitoring and Regulat...

May 4, 2018 No Responses

Business Woman Emerges Winner Of Diamonxtra Season 10 Regional Draw, Gets New Car

Catherine Onwusonye, a businesswoman based in Abuja, was rewarded with the DiamondXtra star prize, a Hyundai Accent car, during the Season 10 DiamondXtra Regional Prize Presentation Ceremony which held in Lagos on Wednesday. Shortly after the prize presenta...

April 27, 2018 No Responses

Nestlé withdraws ‘Offensive’ Advert Campaign

Nestlé has cancelled an online publicity campaign in Morocco after it was branded sexist on social media. The mini-series, titled I Want to Get Married, featured five young women competing to win a husband by impressing his mother. The...

April 21, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Appoints Committee On e-IPO

Nigeria is to adopt Electronic IPOs (e-IPO). Already, a committee comprising of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE), Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN), Association of Stock Brokers (ASHON), Central Securitie...

April 17, 2018 No Responses

Buhari: I Am Bothered More About Security, Economy

The three-pronged focus of the current administration resonated through the conversation, as President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister, Theresa May on Monday at 10, Downing Street, London. “We campaigned on three major...

April 14, 2018 No Responses

SEC Gets New Acting DG

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Friday approved the reassignment of portfolios in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Under the arrangement, Ms. Mary Uduk will assume the position of Acting Director-General of the Commission. T...

April 3, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Winnie Mandela

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the passing away of South-African anti-apartheid icon, Mrs Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as a huge loss to Africa. The President noted that she was a woman of uncommon determination, steadfastness and perseverance who h...

April 1, 2018 No Responses

Airline Ends Skirts-Only Rule For Female Staff

Female cabin crew at Cathay Pacific have won a battle to scrap a rule forcing them to wear skirts. The Hong Kong airline has agreed flight attendants can choose to wear trousers, after intense union pressure. Some crew had complained...

March 27, 2018 No Responses

NIMASA Seeks National Policy to Actualize Maritime Strategy

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has called for the implementation of a National Maritime Policy in Nigeria to serve as catalyst for the actualization of the objectives of the...

March 22, 2018 No Responses

Minister: 104 Dapchi School Girls, Two Others Freed Unconditionally

The Federal Government said a total of 106 abducted persons, comprising 104 Daphi schoolgirls, one other girl and a boy were freed by insurgents in the early hours of Wednesday. Briefing journalists in Maiduguri, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alh...

March 19, 2018 No Responses

NPA Photo News

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY (NPA), HADIZA BALA USMAN (RIGHT) RECEIVES THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP PUBLIC SECTOR AWARD FROM THE CHAIRMAN 2017 DAAR COMMUNICATIONS AWARD CEREMONY, PRINCE JULIUS ADELUSI-ADELUYI IN ABUJA.