Nigeria: Government Insensitive to Widows' Plight

As Nigerian widows join others around the world to celebrate the international day for widows, the government at virtually all levels have remained insensitive to their plight.

This was observed when there was hardly any government presence when a Non-Governmental Organisation with the name, Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation hosted widows to mark the day at the National Centre for Women Development in Abuja.

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