Nigeria: Nigeria Attains 27.9% Female Participation in Peacekeeping

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recorded 27.9 percent female participation in peacekeeping… Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Frees 48 Abducted Women in Borno

No fewer than 48 women abducted by Boko Haram terrorists, on Wednesday, regained their freedom from captivity in Maiwa and Shuwarin Villages of Mafa local government area of Borno… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna, Google Partner to Train 5,000 Women

In a significant move towards promoting tech inclusivity, the Kaduna state government, in collaboration with Google, has announced a pioneering initiative to train 5,000 women and… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Bandits Dressed As Women Abduct Villagers in Zamfara

Bandits dressed in women's attire, including hijabs, have attacked Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting an unspecified number of people. Read more »

Nigeria: Heat Waves May Kill 204,000 Women in Nigeria, Others - Report

A new research has warned that about 204,000 women may die of heat waves in Nigeria, India and America. Read more »

Nigeria: Squad Lists for FIFA Women's World Cup Confirmed, 736 Players to Represent 32 Nations

736 players will represent their nations in the fast approaching 2023 FIFA Women World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Read more »

Nigeria: NHRC Pledges Commitment to Enforcement of Women's Rights

The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, has assured Nigerians that the agency would continue to promote gender equality and enforce… Read more »

Nigeria: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - President's Wife Challenges Falcons to Dazzle the World

The wife of President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic, Distinguished Senator (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu CON has charged the Senior Women National Team of Nigeria to pull… Read more »

Nigeria: UN Women - Electoral Gender Based Violence and Need to Protect Democracy in Nigeria

The history of electoral violence in Nigeria does not seem to be ebbing away anytime soon. Again, in this scenario, it's women that mainly suffer whenever this unfortunate incident… Read more »

Nigeria: Women Affairs Minister Congratulates Nigeria's First Female Accountant-General

Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, hascongratulated Dr. (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, the new substantive Accountant-general of the Federation (AGF). Read more »

Nigeria: 3 Million Nigerian Girls Benefit From World Bank Project, AGILE

Over three million girls have so far benefitted from Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. Read more »

Nigeria: NAPTIP Raises Alarm Over Plight of Nigerian Women in Iraq

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised the alarm over the plight of Nigerian women working as domestic workers in Iraq. Read more »

Nigeria: Despite Health Hazards, Bleaching Creams Remain Top For Nigerian Women

While many Nigerians struggle to keep up with economic realities, others, especially women, appear to be still concerned about their looks, including their skin colour. Read more »

Nigeria: Federal Govt Urged to Stop Degrading of Women, Children in Comedy Videos

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has expressed worry over what it described as pervasive objectification of women and sexualisation of children… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's First Female Senator, Franca Afegbua, Is Dead

The first elected female Senator in Nigeria, Franca Afegbua, has died. Aged 81. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's 7.3 Million Young Girls, Women Undernourished - Report

Not less than 7.3 million adolescent girls and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are undernourished, putting women and new-born babies at risk, a report by the United States… Read more »

Nigeria: Bruised but Unbowed - Woman Votes in Lagos After Attack

Lagos electorate have hailed a brave woman yet to be properly identified for going back to vote after thugs allegedly attacked her face with bottles at a polling unit in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: After A Year of Violence Against Women, Draw the Line in 2023

In Nigeria, women and girls are subjected to multiple forms of violence in the home ranging from deprivation, starvation hitting, suffocating, burning, acid baths, poisoning,… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Think Tank, Agora Policy, Decries Exclusion of Women, Youths

The continued and systematic exclusion of women, youths and other marginalised groups from social, economic, and political opportunities in Nigeria severely limits the capacity of… Read more »

Nigeria: Aisha Buhari, Governors Join Forces Against Gender-Based Violence

First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said gender-based violence is preventable despite the huge scale of the problem in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: HIV - UN Women Lament Continued Mother-to-Child Transmission

United Nations (UN) Women and Association of Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Nigeria (ASWHAN) have decried poor investments in community systems to drive and prevent… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: South African Singer Decries Plight of Women

South African Singer, Miriam Makeba has said that women survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) face a "triple tragedy" of physical, psychological… Read more »