…Tasks women leaders on grassroots mobilisation The Director-General (DG), Presidential Campaign Council(PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, has described women as critical to electoral mobilisation ahead of…
Nigerian women have been urged to unite and leverage their collective voting strength to influence the outcome of the 2027 general elections and demand greater representation in political leadership. The call was…
Women with disabilities have called on the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to create dedicated budget lines for disability-inclusive healthcare, saying the continued reliance on charity and ad…
The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has called on the National Assembly to pass the proposed Reserved Seats Bill for women, saying constitutional intervention is necessary to address…
Morocco’s appointment of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as its first woman Prime Minister has opened a new chapter in Africa’s long-running struggle for women’s political representation, but the historic breakthrough also raises…
As the world marks the International Day of Non-Violence, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has continued to draw attention to forms of violence and preventable harm affecting women and…
Ojukwu says reform should address rape, incest, severe fetal abnormalities The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief (Dr.) Anthony Okechukwu Ojukwu, has called on…
Demand stronger protection for rape survivors, wider access to safe abortion services The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called for a review of Nigeria’s restrictive abortion laws, arguing that…
Forum calls for passage of Special Seats Bill, stronger party support for women ahead of 2027 As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence anniversary, the Women In Politics Forum (WIPF) has renewed calls…
As Nigeria marked its 66th Independence Anniversary, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) has called for collective action to ensure that the country’s independence translates into greater safety, dignity, equality…
