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)…
The Nigerian Navy has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the professional growth, inclusion and leadership opportunities of women within the Service, describing women as critical contributors to operational success and national security.…
Womanifesto, a movement of over 300 women rights organisations has described the election of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, as President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as a landmark…
As Nigeria grapples with persistent gender disparities in science, technology and innovation, the KSH Foundation has intensified efforts to equip young women with digital and entrepreneurial skills, arguing that closing the country’s…
The glaring underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s political leadership took centre stage at the National Assembly Open Week, as lawmakers, former legislators, civil society advocates and development partners renewed calls for the…
…Launches Nationwide Digital Birth, Death Registration Despite recording an estimated five million births annually, millions of Nigerian children remain without a legal identity as only 57 per cent of births are registered…
As Nigeria continues to grapple with the low representation of women in elective positions, civil society organisations (CSOs) and development partners are weighing the implications of the proposed Electoral College model for…
The newly appointed United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa, has urged African governments to move beyond conversations…