August 28, 2022
Nigeria: Gender-Based Violence - Govt Urged to Protect Women, Children in IDP Camps
The State of Emergency GBV (SoEGBV) movement, a civil society coalition, has urged the federal and state governments to put more effort to protect women and children at Internally… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Nigeria: Women Raise Alarm As Firewood, Charcoal Scarcity Hits Abuja
Women in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have complained about the rise in the cost of firewood and charcoal, attributing it to the hike in the price of cooking gas. Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: How Female Athletes Are Driving Nigeria to Global Successes
Millions of Nigerian sports enthusiasts are presently in a joyous mood following the historic outing of Team Nigeria at the just concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,… Read more »
August 12, 2022
Nigeria: 'Hijab Not an Obstacle to Female Muslims'
The Executive Director of Hijab Right Advocacy, Mutiat Orolu Balogun, has said the use of Hijab does not constitute an obstacle to female Muslimahs to achieve greater things in… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: Prioritising Girl-Child Education in Jigawa
A Chinese proverb has it that education is the best legacy to give a child because giving a child a skill is better than giving him or her a thousand pieces of gold. When a girl is… Read more »
July 19, 2022
Nigeria: Financial Inclusion of Women Can Unleash Economic Growth
Stakeholders have been urged to promote women's access to financial services and socio-economic empowerment programmes as it can unleash a strong force for innovation,… Read more »
July 17, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos APC Women Leader, Kemi Nelson, Dies At 66
A former Executive Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and zonal women leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Kemi Nelson, has died. Read more »
July 02, 2022
Nigeria: Meet Lagos Female Drivers Competing With Male Counterparts
Commercial female drivers are not new on Lagos roads, but interestingly, more women are joining the business, Daily Trust Saturday takes a look at the trend and also interacted… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Nigeria: Singer Sufin Zamani to Apologise to Kannywood Women Via Video, Audio
Hausa singer, Sarfilu Umar Zarewa popularly known as Sufin Zamani has been arrested by personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS). Read more »
Nigeria: Tems Hails Asa, Tiwa Savage, Other Nigerian Female Artiste After BET Awards Win
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has taken her time to appreciate Nigerian female singers after her emergence as the winner of the Best… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Nigeria: Sunny Ade Is My Biological Father but I Have Been Denied Access to Him, Says Woman
Elizabeth Temitope Ayeni, a woman has claimed that Nigerian jùjú singer, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR, known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is her… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Nigeria: Pick Women As Running Mates, NAWOJ Urges Presidential Candidates
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has called on the presidential candidates of all political parties to pick women as their running mates for the 2023 polls. Read more »
May 23, 2022
Nigeria: Gender Inclusion in Governance in 2023
Many of us have shared the intense frustration of our womenfolk who are manifestly excluded from the rungs of government in this country, particularly elective positions. I have… Read more »
January 17, 2021
Africa: Musu Bakoto Sawo Emerges 2020 Daily Trust African of the Year
Musu Bakoto Sawo, a Gambian changemaker and tireless women rights advocate, has emerged winner of the 2020 Daily Trust African of the Year award. Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Mama Rosie Emerges 2019 Daily Trust African of the Year
Rosie Mashale, popularly known as Mama Rosie, the founder of Baphumelele Children's Centre of South Africa has emerged winner of the 2019 Daily Trust African of the Year award. A… Read more »
January 14, 2009
Africa: 2008 - DR Congo Doctor Mukwege is African of the Year
Fifty-three year old Congolese gynaecologist Dr. Denis Mukwege Mukengere was named last night as the Daily Trust African of the Year 2008 for his devoted work in treating rape… Read more »