The Director in the Ministry of Justice and Coordinator of the Oyo State Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Response Team, Dupe Awosemusi, has raised the alarm that Nigeria’s restrictive abortion laws are not…
The House of Representatives has initiated a constitutional amendment process that would bar the execution of pregnant women convicted of capital offences, shifting the legal focus toward the protection of unborn children…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on citizens to see environmental protection not as a government obligation alone, but as a shared civic duty tied to the country’s long-term survival…
The Federal Government has reiterated that narrowing Nigeria’s gender health gap is central to achieving lasting health sector reforms, driving economic growth, and advancing national development. It observed that the country’s persistently…
ASP Oyiza will strengthen police relations — former PRO The Kogi State Police Command has made history with the appointment of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Saliu Oyiza as its first female…
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to placing women at the center of Nigeria’s economic growth, peacebuilding and social stability, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said. This, the President said, was…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emphasized the importance of the welfare, health and protection of Nigerian children, signaling a deliberate shift toward human capital development as a cornerstone of national growth. Tinubu…
The Women in Politics Forum (WiPF) has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to nearly double the budgetary allocation to the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in the 2026 Appropriation Bill but stressed…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the Federal Government to urgently prioritise and adequately fund family planning as a critical response to Nigeria’s persistently high maternal mortality rate. Its…
New evidence suggests that episiotomy, a surgical incision made in the vaginal wall during childbirth, significantly increases the likelihood of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) among women living with moderate to severe anemia. Findings…