FEC approves Women Economic Empowerment Policy
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an empowerment policy for women in the country. Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, who disclosed this to State House correspondents, on…
Gender parity and barriers limiting women’s participation in nation building
By Angela Atabo ,News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) Data obtained from statista.com revealed that there are approximately 105.57 million female population in Nigeria and 107.83 million male population as at 2021.…
Copyright Commission unveils Women Empowerment initiative logo on intellectual property
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has unveiled the logo for the Women Empowering Women in Intellectual Property (We Win IP) campaign to celebrate the World Intellectual Property…
UNICEF, UK Government set to empower 300,000 mothers, caregivers in northeast
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the UK Government is set to empower over 300,000 mothers and caregivers in the northeast. In a press release by UNICEF,…
NDE trains unemployed Nasarawa women on shoe, bag making
By Awayi Kuje The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced a five-day Women Employment Branch (WEB) empowerment training for 20 selected women in bag and shoe making in Nasarawa…
IWD2023: Soludo salutes women as nation builders
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra, has hailed women as pivotal contributors to national development. Soludo said this in his message on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day, marked…
UN-CSW, women ministry call for inclusive technology, digital education among women
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN-CSW) and the Ministry of Women Affairs have appealed for an inclusive technology and digital education among women and girls for…
SHE Awards Global holds in Dubai to celebrate achievements, contributions of women
The SHE Awards Global, a women organisation is to hold its annual programme in Dubai to commemorate the International Day for Women. The SHE Awards Global, which stands for Sophisticated,…
Depression: Neuropsychiatrist says, women are twice more vulnerable in Nigeria
Dr. Edak Okwong, a Neuropsychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Calabar, has disclosed that one out of every five Nigerian has experienced depression, adding that women are twice more vulnerable.…
APC Women Leader In FCT Has Called On Women, Youth To Be Promoters Of Peace
The women leader of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hailmary Aipoh has joined other well meaning Nigerians to call on women and the youth to…
Plan International wants participation of girls, women in decision making process
An NGO, Plan International has called for the participation of more girls and women in the decision making process of the country.The Board Chair, Plan International, Mrs Gunvor Kronman, disclosed…
Spanish women’s football league hit by referees’ strike on opening weekend
Spain’s female football referees have carried out strike action on the opening weekend of the Primera Division season, causing the postponement of fixtures. The Professional Women’s Football League (LPFF), which…
APC Women Leader Conducts PVC Sensitization Campaign In Abuja Community
By NAN In a bid to ensure maximum participation of women in the electoral process, the office of the Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal…
PVCs: ANWIP sensitises over 1,000 women in FCT
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer (NAN) The APC Nigerian Women in Politics (ANWIP) have sensitised more than 1,000 women in the Federal Capital Territory on the need to register and collect their…
Appraising role of women in improving learning outcomes
By Funmilayo Adeyemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Destiny Adah, a 10-year old primary six pupil cannot read a simple sentence, a development which made her mother, Mrs Esther Adah…