Nigeria: Are Women Senators Together?

When a motion on the plight of Nigerian women languishing in Libyan prisons came before the Senate recently, the nation witnessed an unsettling silence. Read more »

Nigeria: Girl-Child Education, Women Empowerment Key to Dev't - - Zamfara Governor

Governor Dauda Lawal has said that his administration is prioritising girl-child education and women's financial empowerment to deepen development across Zamfara State. Read more »

Africa: Cervical Cancer Vaccine Push Has Saved 1.4 Million Lives - Gavi

A three-year campaign to bring vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) to low-income countries has prevented 1.4 million cervical cancer deaths, the vaccine alliance Gavi said… Read more »

Africa: World Prematurity Day - WHO Raises Alarm As Preterm Births Reach Crisis Levels

As the world marks World Prematurity Day, global health agencies are calling attention to the increasing challenges faced by babies born too soon and the families who care for… Read more »

Nigeria: Lakurawa Strike - Pregnant Woman, 4 Others Killed in Fresh Attack On Sokoto Village

Fear, grief have struck a farming community of Alkalije in Kilgori District of Yabo Local Government Area of Sokoto State, following an attack by suspected Lakurawa bandits that… Read more »

Nigeria: Lastma Nabs Intoxicated Motorist for Allegedly Killing Woman in Lagos

A yet-to-be-identified elderly woman has been crushed to death by a white Pathfinder Jeep reportedly driven by an intoxicated motorist along Almaroof, inward Pleasure, Oke-Odo area… Read more »

Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Resumes At Plenary Session

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP), representing Kogi Central, resumed plenary at the National Assembly on Tuesday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Anglican Church Breaks From Canterbury Over 'Pro-Gay' Female Archbishop

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has declared spiritual independence from the Church of England, rejecting the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop… Read more »

Nigeria: Delta South APC Women Endorse Tinubu, Oborevwori for 2027

Women leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta South Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Delta State Governor, Rt.… Read more »

Nigeria: Economy - Women Now Flatten Belly With Herbs, Spices, As Cost of Surgery Soars

Looking good has been one of the prominent lifestyles of women, whether married or single. Read more »

Nigeria: VAPP Act 2015 - Is FGM Law Reel or Real

The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015, which was signed into law by the Federal Government, outlawed the practice of female genital mutilation in Nigeria; nonetheless,… Read more »

Nigeria: High Cost of Fertility Treatment - More Women Risk Lives With Social Media Therapies

If there is any area of life the debilitating economy has mostly wreaked havoc, it is the health sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Women Are Built Different, Says Ogoke After d'Tigress Win As Practising Surgeon

Sarah Ogoke, a practising surgeon and veteran member of Nigeria's national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, has hailed the mental strength and resilience of Nigerian women after… Read more »

Nigeria: The Secret Revolt Within - A Feminist Manifesto in the Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

Lola Shoneyin's The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives is no ordinary domestic novel. What initially presents itself as a humorous peek into a polygamous Nigerian household quickly… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Athlete Faces Mandatory Gender Test Ahead of 2025 World Championships

Nigeria's sprint hurdler and world record holder Tobi Amusan will be among female athletes required to undergo a mandatory genetic gender test under new regulations introduced by… Read more »

Nigeria: Fibroids - Stakeholders Deepen Conversation Around Non-Invasive Treatment

Towards bringing the issue of uterine fibroids out of silence and into the limelight, the Sanitary Pad Media Campaign (SPMC), in conjunction with the Fibroid Care Centre, Lagos,… Read more »

Nigeria: 'You've Demonstrated Our Spirit,' Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Super Falcons On Wafcon Victory

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed Nigeria's senior women's football team, the Super Falcons, on their historic victory over Morocco to lift the 2024 Women's… Read more »

Nigeria: Gov Mbah Congratulates Super Falcons On Historic 10th Wafcon Title

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their 10th Women African Cup of Nations, WAFCON, title, saying that they demonstrated the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Navy School, Cerba Lancet Empower Girls On Menstrual Hygiene

In line with Sustainable Development Goal 3, SDG3, on Good Health and Wellbeing, the Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo, in partnership with Cerba Lancet Nigeria, hosted an… Read more »

Nigeria: Hard Times - Why Cheap Body Enhancement Therapies Now Attract Nigerian Ladies

Although some well-to-do Nigerian ladies still go for advanced body enhancement therapies, including liposuction and others that can only be done in high-end places in the country,… Read more »

Nigeria: 'One Chance' Syndicate Kills Ghanaian Woman in Abuja

A murderous gang of taxi robbers, otherwise called 'One Chance' has killed a Ghanaian lady identified as Freda Arming in Abuja. Read more »