April 14
Nigeria: It Would Have Been Easier to Rescue the Girls If Govt Believed the Story - - Fmr Education Commissioner
Musa Inuwa Kubo was the Borno State Commissioner for Education when the kidnap of the Chibok school girls happened. In this interview, he speaks on circumstances surrounding the… Read more »
Nigeria: How Women, Youths Generate Income Through Fish Processing
You do not need to run a fish farm or sell fish in any form to generate money. There are other income-generating activities in the value chain that can put money in people's… Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: High Gas Price - Energy Commission Trains Women On Clean Cook Stoves
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has said Nigerian women should be accorded more to mitigate cooking challenges and improve on health and environmental degradation through… Read more »
Nigeria: Debt - Kaduna APC Women Leader Suspended for Criticising Sani
NWC, others should wade into rift between El-Rufai, Sani - Lukman Read more »
Nigeria: 'FG Should Provide Support for Women in Politics'
The Project Lead, Breaking the Barriers, Ms Lolade Ipele, has asked the federal government to provide supportive systems to enable women to thrive and build on their political and… Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Military Declares Professor, Woman, Others Wanted Over Soldiers' Killing in Delta
The military high command on Thursday morning declared eight persons wanted in connection with the killing of 17 soldiers and officers in Okuama Community of Delta State. Read more »
March 26
Nigeria: Amotekun Arrests Driver for Hypnotising 15-Year-Old Female Passenger
The Osun branch of Amotekun Corps (the Southwest regional security outfit) has taken custody of a 26-year-old commercial bus driver for allegedly charming and abducting a… Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: Full List - Women, Children, Others Who Died in Bauchi Zakkat Stampede
The death toll from the Zakkat collection stampede during the Ramadan gifts distributed by a philanthropist, AYM Shafa, has increased to 15 persons including women and children. Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Yakubu Sarma - We Must Encourage Girls in the North to Play Football
The chairman of the Gombe State Football Association, Hon. Philibus Yakubu Sarma, has said most of the girls in northern Nigeria are immensely talented and must be encouraged to… Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: Kano Records 257 Cases of Gender-Based Violence in 1 Year
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Kano branch, has said the agency recorded 257 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) from January 2023 to… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: IWD - Sundry Foods Set to Empower Female Workers
Sundry Foods Limited (SFL), a leading food services company in Nigeria, has said it is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that empowers and uplifts women for a… Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Women Got 60 Percent of Dbn's N700bn Disbursements to SMEs
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has revealed that women entrepreneurs took the largest part of its disbursement to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which amounted to N700… Read more »
Nigeria: Why 10th N/Assembly Should Reintroduce, Pass Gender Bills - Edo Dep. Speaker
The deputy speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Maria Oligbi-Edeko, has called for the reintroduction and passage of the five gender bills thrown away by the 9th National… Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Optiva Capital Seeks Empowerment for Women
Optiva Capital Partners, the nation's leading investment immigration wealth management company has stressed the need to empower more women in Nigeria. Read more »
March 11
Nigeria: Nigeria Female Wrestlers Scoop Six Gold Medals At African Games
It rained gold yesterday for Team Nigeria as the country's female wrestlers won all six gold medals at the ongoing African games in Accra, Ghana. Read more »
March 04
Nigeria: STL Trustees, Asset Management Partner Lagos to Empower 125 Women
In an initiative to mark International Women's Day 2024, STL Trustees and STL Asset Management have joined forces with the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty… Read more »
February 25
Nigeria: Female Poultry Farmers Share Survival Strategies Amidst Current Challenges
Lack of capital and the current rise in the prices of feed and layer birds are pushing many Niger State women out of poultry farming, but some are adopting many strategies to… Read more »
February 20
Nigeria: How Cooking With Charcoal, Firewood Affects Women's Health - Nccc
The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) has said aside from the dangers of deforestation and climate destruction, use of firewood and charcoal for cooking has direct effects… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: Ogun - How Priests, Herbalists Slaughtered Woman for 'N200m Money Rituals'
Police Command in Ogun State on Thursday arrested and paraded two priests of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Prophet Peter Oluwalolese and Prophet Jamiu Yusuf, for alleged brutal… Read more »
Nigeria: Robbers Beat Up Pregnant Woman in Oyo, Seize Baby Items
Men of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested suspected robbers who physically assaulted a pregnant woman in 2023. Read more »
Nigeria: Edo - Police Rescue Woman, Arrest Suspected Abductors
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested two suspected kidnappers, Raymond Osara (33) and Godstime Idemudia (33), and rescued a pregnant woman and her sister in-law… Read more »
Nigeria: Explosion Rocks Female Hostel At Yobe Varsity
A fire outbreak on Tuesday night from a gas cylinder explosion burnt down a female hostel block in the Yobe State University, Damaturu. Read more »
February 14
Nigeria: Gas Explosion Razes Yobe Varsity Female Hostel
A fire outbreak from a gas explosion has burnt down a female hostel block in the Yobe State University, Damaturu. Read more »
December 19, 2023
Nigeria: HPV Vaccine - a Beacon of Hope to Eliminate Cervical Cancer By 2030 - Expert
A renowned expert, Prof. Ibrahim Yakasai of Bayero University, Kano, has urged parents to take advantage of the free Human Papiloma Virus(HPV) vaccine for cervical cancer and get… Read more »
January 18, 2021
Gambia: I Fight So No Girl Experiences What I Went Through — African Of The Year
Musu Bakoto Sawo, winner of the Daily Trust African of the Year award, began activism at the age of nine and has been championing the… Read more »