Nigeria: Melinda French Gates to Leave Gates Foundation, to Pursue Interest in Fighting for Women, Girl's Rights

Melinda French Gates, the co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and soon to be renamed (The Gates Foundation), yesterday announced publicly that she will be… Read more »

Nigeria: 2024 IWD - Tinubu Celebrates Nigerian Women, Says They Are Pivots of the Nation

Deji Elumoye, Michael Olugbode, Adedayo Akinwale and Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Read more »

Nigeria: The Bane of Uncontrolled Population

An unplanned population is a disaster in the making Read more »

Nigeria: On Maternal Mortality in Nigeria

Health authorities could do more to contain the scourge Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Takes eNaira Sensitisation Drive to Women in Unilag

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken the sensitisation drive of eNaira to women during the Law Ladies Day programme at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Read more »

Nigeria: British Deputy High Commissioner Hails Women Group Over Charity Work in Nigeria

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Ben Llewellyn-Jones has commended efforts of British Women's Group to boost charity work in Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: CBN Vows to Promote Adoption of E-Naira, Sensitises Women On Benefits At Unilag

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken the sensitisation drive of e-Naira to women during the Law Ladies Day programme at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Yaba Lagos. Read more »

Nigeria: Dolapo Osinbajo Tells Women to Live Lives of Impact

The wife of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo has called on women to use their talents, resources, education and exposure to create impact that will stand the… Read more »

Nigeria: UBA, Lafarge, Guinness Ranked Highest in Gender Diversity in Board Positions - Report

·Nigerian firms scored 25% average diversity Read more »

Nigeria: Artificial Intelligence Can Close Gender Gap Within 10 Years - WEF Report

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the capability to close the gender gap by handling more domestic chores, thereby allowing women more time for work and leisure, a new research… Read more »

Nigeria: Using Art to Promote Quality Maternal Healthcare for Women

In this report, Sunday Ehigiator writes that the second edition of the Nigerian Health Watch, NHW, 'Celebrating Womanhood Art Gala' recently held in Abuja with the theme,… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Laments Only 30% of Women in Technology Industries

The federal government has expressed dissatisfaction over the poor number of women in innovation and technology, lamenting that only 30 per cent of the technological space are… Read more »

Nigeria: 5 Women Championing Female Inclusion in Entertainment Industry

In commemoration of International Women's Day marked every March 8, Vanessa Obioha and Iyke Bede compile a short list to highlight the female figures, from actresses to film… Read more »

Nigeria: We Must Harness Our Demography, Numerical Value to Make Progress, Women's Role Invaluable - Tinubu

President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stressed the need to harness the country's demography and numerical value for national progress. Tinubu said this yesterday, in a message… Read more »

Nigeria: UK Launches Global Women, Girls' Strategy to Tackle World Gender Inequality

The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, in commemoration of the International Women's Day (IWD), has launched the global Women and Girls strategy which would set… Read more »

Nigeria: UNICEF Says 7.3m Adolescent Girls, Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria Are Undernourished

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) yesterday declared that the number of adolescent girls and women aged 15 to 49 years, who were undernourished has soared from 5.6… Read more »

Nigeria: One Woman Dies Every Two Minutes Due to Pregnancy or Childbirth - UN Agencies

*70% of maternal deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa Read more »

Nigeria: 'Political Parties' Manifestoes Are Not Reflective of Gender-Specific Issues'

Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Country Director, Plan International Nigeria, Charles Usie, has stated that political party manifestoes are not reflective enough of… Read more »

Nigeria: Engaging Boys, Men in Conversation to End Female Genital Mutilation By 2030

With just seven years left to achieve the target of ending female genital mutilation, FGM, - the total or partial removal of the external female genitalia - the United Nations… Read more »

Nigeria: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Celebrating a New Generation of Empowered Women Through WISCAR

In 2008, Women in Successful Careers, WISCAR, a non-governmental organisation, was set up to focus on empowering and developing professional women to contribute to development and… Read more »

Nigeria: Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation in 2030 At Risk - UN

The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm that 4.3 million girls were at risk of female genital mutilation in 2023 worldwide, with Nigeria ranking third on the globe. Read more »

Nigeria: '80 Percent of Nigerian Women, Girl Child Are Victims of Genital Cut'

An expert has revealed that no fewer than 80 per cent of Nigerian girls and women are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: UN Scores Nigeria Low in Women Participation in Politics

The United Nations (UN), has scored Nigeria low in the the area of women participation in politics. Read more »

Nigeria: Educating Girl-Child Better Than Women Empowerment Programmes - Lawan

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan yesterday said giving quality education to girls at younger age was better than distributing empowerment items to older women as currently being… Read more »