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February 5, 2024 No Responses

NLNG Trains Women Journalists On Digital Communication Skills

Nigeria LNG Limited has concluded another edition in the series of #NLNGChangeYourStory workshops, focusing on arming women journalists with cutting-edge digital communication and social media skills for reporting gender-based issues. From 30th January to 1st February 2024, this annual capacity-building...

January 9, 2024 No Responses

Pope Urges Global Ban On Surrogacy

POPE Francis called Monday for a global ban on surrogacy saying the practice of a woman carrying another person’s child was “deplorable”. In his New Year’s address to diplomats at the Vatican, the 87-year-old pontiff said it was a “grave...

August 29, 2023 No Responses

NDDC Pledges Support For Women, Youth Development

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to initiate projects and programmes to develop the capacity of women and youths in the Niger Delta region.Speaking during an interactive meeting with Women Leaders of Ethnic Nationalities and key stakeh...

August 26, 2023 No Responses

Super Falcons Now 32nd In FIFA Ranking

NIGERIA’s Women Football National team, the Super Falcons, have moved eight places up to become 32nd in the world and first in Africa in the latest FIFA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...

August 23, 2023 No Responses

Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting Opens

The Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting opened on Tuesday in the Bahamas with a call for stronger action on gender equality priorities in the face of intensifying global environmental and economic challenges. Against the backdrop o...

July 14, 2023 No Responses

Australia Appoints First Woman To Lead Central Bank

Australia’s central bank says it will be led by a woman for the first time since it was founded in 1960. Michele Bullock will succeed Philip Lowe, who is coming to the end of a seven-year term as governor of...

July 14, 2023 No Responses

UNITED CAPITAL LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR WOMEN

United Capital Asset Management Ltd., a subsidiary of United Capital Plc, has launched the #ThisGirlInvests campaign to promote financial independence and security for women across Nigeria. A statement explained that the campaign seeks to enc...

June 28, 2023 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5

Access Bank plc has unveiled the W initiative Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The W Initiative is aimed at inspiring, connecting and empowering women while riding on the Access Bank’s vision to be the Bank of choice for women in the markets...

June 7, 2023 No Responses

Union Bank’s αlpher Partners Chrystallis Conversations To Promote Women’s Empowerment

In line with its commitment to sustainable development and enabling success for women, Union Bank of Nigeria, through its women-focused proposition αlpher, partnered with Chrystallis to host the inaugural live edition of Chrystallis Conversations – a pl...

May 25, 2023 No Responses

Woman In Court Over Alleged N2.9b Fraud

A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged transfer of N2.9 billion. Iwegue, whose residential address was not given in court, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on fraudul...

April 1, 2023 No Responses

Royal Queens Hold Inaugural Conference

For the first time in Nigeria, about 120 Royal Queens converged at the Ile Oduduwa, the Palace of the Ooni of Ife, Osun State on March 30, 2023 to commemorate Black Women’s History Month. The conference, organised by Olori Ronke...

March 10, 2023 No Responses

Voice Of Women Foundation Lauds Women Efforts In Digital Space

The Voice of Women Foundation for Peace and Unity joined the world to celebrate the United Nations International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8th, 2023. City Business News report that the foundation commended women who have contributed to technological advance...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

IWD: Ecobank Celebrates Women, Assures of Equal Treatment At Workplace

Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has said its workplace is free of bias and gender-based discriminations. Speaking on the anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD), Head, Human Resources, Ecobank Nig...

March 5, 2023 No Responses

NAWOJ To Women: Take Rightful Place In Leadership

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos Chapter, has urged women to unite and take their rightful place in leadership. Chairperson, NAWOJ Lagos, Mrs Adeola Ekine, made the call in a statement on Saturday ahead of the commemoration of...