Nigeria: AfDB Official - Food Scarcity Elevated Malnutrition Among Women, Children in Nigeria

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Nigeria: CAF Women's Champion's League - Edo Queens Shoot Down Champions Mamelodi Ladies to Reach S'final

In a dramatic twist of events in Casablanca last night, Edo Queens crushed Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies' hopes of defending their CAF Women's Champions League title with a come from… Read more »

Nigeria: Arda, UN Women Partner to Promote Women's Participation in Nigerian Politics

A non governmental organisation, ARDA Development Communication Incorporated, in partnership with the United Nations Women has organised a workshop aimed at promoting the… Read more »

Nigeria: 16-Day Activism - Women Affairs Minister Canvasses All-Inclusive Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Women Affairs, Hon Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Thursday in Abuja, called on Nigerian women, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), private sectors and other stakeholders… Read more »

Nigeria: Neiti, Ncdmb Partner On Deployment of $40m Women in Oil Intervention Fund

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have agreed to forge a closer partnership to… Read more »

Nigeria: Dikko Hails MFM Women Basketball Club Over Fiba Zone 3 Victory

Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Shehu Dikko has congratulated Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Women Basketball Club for doing the nation proud at… Read more »

Nigeria: Access, Hacey Partners On Improving Maternal Healthcare

A social and developmental organisation, HACEY, has partnered with Access Corporation to improve maternal health outcomes for mothers at Meiran Primary Healthcare Center, Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: In Abuja, Tola Wewe Roots for Womanhood

Womanhood was the centrepiece of Nigeria's master-artist Chief Tola Wewe's two-week of electrifying artistic expression at Orisun Art Gallery, Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Remi Tinubu Urges Women to Support One Another for Elective Positions

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on Nigerian Women to rally around other women seeking elective positions, encourage them, and actively support them. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Women Run Organisers Plan Big for Expo

The organisers of the annual Lagos Women Run are looking beyond the November 9 date for the event. Read more »

Nigeria: AG Mortgage Bank Partners Hacey, to Support Nigerian Women-Owned Businesses

The Chief Executive Officer of AG Mortgage Bank, Mr. Ngozi Anyogu has announced a groundbreaking partnership with HACEY, a not-for-profit organization, aimed at annually supporting… Read more »

Nigeria: Cricket Federation Hosts National Women's Championship

The Nigeria Cricket Federation has concluded arrangements to host the 2024 National Women's Championship from October 20th to 27th at the twin Cricket Ovals of Moshood Abiola… Read more »

Nigeria: FG Lauds World Bank's Women Economic Empowerment in Nigeria

The federal government has lauded the World Bank for its contribution towards Women's Economic Empowerment in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Global Affairs Canada, AECF Empower Kano Female Farmers With N1.3bn Grants

As part of the move to complement the efforts of the Federal Government to ensure food security, the Canadian Government under Global Affairs in partnership with AECF has launched… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria's U19 Women Defeat Zimbabwe in Cricket WCQ in Kigali

The Nigerian Under-19 women campaigning for the sole World Cup slot, upset bookmakers' favourite Zimbabwe in a hard-fought one-wicket victory yesterday in Kigali, Rwanda. Read more »

Nigeria: Coronation Art Gallery Celebrates African Art, Women Empowerment

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Africa: Gender Parity Will Unlock $287bn for Africa's Economy By 2030 - Report

Tackling systemic barriers towards the participation of young women in Africa's workforce will drive an estimated $287 billion to its economy by 2030, boosting GDP by 5 per cent,… Read more »

Nigeria: Glitz, Glamour, as Toyin Saraki Celebrates at 60

Acclaimed literary giant, Prof. Femi Osofisan, aptly titled one of his award-winning plays, "Birthdays Are Not for Dying.'' No doubt, birthdays are occasions for the celebration of… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Women Charges Governments to Accelerate Investment in Gender Equality

The United Nation Women, Nigeria, has charged governments at all levels to accelerate investment in gender equality in order to achieve development in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: NDLEA Intercepts UK, Europe-Bound Cocaine, Opioids in Female Sanitary Pads, Hair Cream

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted at three courier firms in Lagos consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in ladies'… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Moves to Address Micronutrients' Deficiency Among Pregnant Women

As part of strategies to improve maternal and child health services, the federal government has said it has rolled out millions of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for… Read more »

Nigeria: Efina Wants Barriers to Financial Inclusion for Women Removed

Emmanuel Addeh, Folalumi Alaran and Aminat Hassan in Abuja Read more »

Nigeria: Mapping Strategies to Tackle Challenges of Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Harassment

In a bid to combat challenges of growing gender-based violence, especially sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning and other places, a feminist group, Alliance For… Read more »

Nigeria: Gesp - Yabatech Partners Unicef, Inaugurates ICT Training Programme for 5,250 Young Women

Yaba College of Technology, in collaboration with UNICEF and other partners, yesterday inaugurated the Girls' Education and Skills Partnership (GESP) Programme to equip 5,250 girls… Read more »

Nigeria: 2.8m Women, Children Face Threat of Acute Malnutrition in North-East - Unicef

About two million and eight pregnant women, lactating mothers and under five-year old children are currently in dire need of preventive nutrition services across the north eastern… Read more »