Professor Oghenetega Ighedo, a Nigerian-born mathematician from Delta State, has made history as the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Pure Mathematics from the University of South Africa (UNISA), breaking…
A Nigerian woman, Chi Uzoma, has attained the rank of captain in the United States Army, marking another milestone in her military career. Uzoma announced her promotion in a post on X…
Women leaders and political stakeholders have called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to use his executive powers to remove barriers frustrating women’s participation and success in elective politics, including supporting legislation that…
Invictus Africa has revealed that 64% of Nigerians are willing to vote for women in the 2027 general elections, despite the 69.1% saying they had never voted for a female candidate. The…
Civil society organisations under the aegis of Womanifesto have faulted the Senate’s confirmation of former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, as an ambassador, alleging that the…
Nigeria has marked its first Pan-African Women’s Day celebration with stakeholders calling for renewed commitment to women’s empowerment, stronger gender-responsive policies and increased collaboration among African countries to advance women’s rights and…
As countries across West Africa grapple with the persistent underrepresentation of women in politics, governments, regional institutions and development partners have endorsed a new roadmap aimed at accelerating gender parity in political…
Every year on July 31, Africa pauses to celebrate Pan-African Women’s Day, also known as African Women’s Day, a day dedicated to honouring the resilience, leadership and contributions of African women to the continent’s liberation, development…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has reaffirmed the Corps’ confidence in the capacity of women in security, describing female officers…
…Reveals Mali as New Destination for Trafficked Nigerian Victims …65 Trafficked Nasarawa Girls Yet to Be Accounted for; Only Seven Rescued The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)…