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February 2, 2022 No Responses

Report: Contraceptive Averts 28m Unsafe Abortions In One Year

Between July 2020 and July 2021, contraceptive use averted 135 million unintended pregnancies, 28 million unsafe abortions, and 140,000 maternal deaths. According to data obtained the Transition to FP2030 Measurement Report 2021, Latin America & the Caribbean has the highest rate of...

January 28, 2022 No Responses

Access Bank `W’ Initiative Tasks Women Entrepreneurs On Insurance

The ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment programme from Access Bank plc, has advised women to take advantage of the Bancassurance cover and be protected in the event of unforeseen eventualities. The Group Head of `W’ Initiative, Mrs Abiodun...

January 3, 2022 No Responses

Catholic Bishop Urges Nigerians To Take Pope’s Message Seriously

The Bishop of Umuahia Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, has urged Nigerians to take Pope Francis’ New Year’s message seriously. Ugorji gave the advice in his homily on Sunday at the Mater Dei Cathedral Parish, Umuahia. He described the...

November 27, 2021 No Responses

Adamawa Records 149 Rape Cases In Ten Months

The Permanent Secretary, Adamawa Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Saso Ali, has disclosed that 149 cases of rape were recorded in the last 10 months in the state. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

November 13, 2021 No Responses

IMO Sets International Day For Women In Maritime

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. IMO’s gender program was first initiated in 1988. At that time, only a f...

October 25, 2021 No Responses

Osinbajo, Onyema, Others Laud Seplat Awesome Women’s Network Initiative

Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian and London stock exchanges, has launched the Seplat Awesome Women’s Network (SAWN) under its Seplat Gender Diversity programme. The launch took place at the Co...

September 4, 2021 No Responses

UNICEF Expresses Worry Over Rise In Female Genital Mutilation In Oyo

There is a need for stakeholders’ collaboration to stem the rise in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) cases in Oyo State, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. The Chief Child Protection, UNICEF, Mr Ibrahim Sesay, made this known on...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Akwa-Ibom To NAFDAC: Give Women Concession On Product Registration

The Akwa-Ibom government has called on the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to urgently give concession to women in the state on product registration. The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr Ini Adiakpan, made the call on...

August 21, 2021 No Responses

Nestle Empowers 50 Rural Women In FCT, Targets 300 In Second Phase

Nestle Nigeria Plc., on Friday inaugurated a project aimed at empowering rural women in Nigeria to scale up their retail businesses through training, mentorship and grants with Nestle products. Mr Khaled Ramada, Nestle Nigeria’s Commercial Manager, at the ev...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Intels Train, Empowers 34 Women With Tailoring Equipment, Kits

Oil and gas logistics company, INTELS Nigeria Limited, has graduated 34 women from its Women Empowerment Programme Scheme Synergy (WEPSS). The WEPSS is a corporate social responsibility programme of INTELS, which was established in 2013 with the vision o...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Minister Seeks Increased Women Participation In Military Operations

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has called for participation of more women in military operations and other engagements in line with gender policy of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Tallen made the call when she paid a...

July 9, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Renews Support For Nigerian Women In Business

Ecobank Nigeria has launched “Ellevate”, a gender-based proposition for women-owned businesses to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship and aid equal representation for women in the formal business sector. The Managing Director, Ecobank ...

June 27, 2021 No Responses

Outcry Over South Africa’s Multiple Husbands Proposal

A proposal by the South African government to legalise polyandry – when a woman has more than one husband at the same time – has led to howls of protest from conservative quarters. This does not surprise Professor Collis Machoko,...

March 28, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Reiterates Commitment To Women Empowerment

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has reinforced commitment to women empowerment with ‘FirstGem’ for economic growth and development. In a statement on Saturday, FirstBank Deputy Managing Director, Mr Francis Shobo, explained that the bank seeks to drive fi...