March 09, 2023
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 »
March 08, 2023
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 »
February 27, 2023
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 »
February 15, 2023
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 »
February 09, 2023
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 »
February 07, 2023
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 »
January 13, 2023
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 »
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