Nigeria: African Women Miners Honour 15 Killed in Bilalikoto Mine Collapse

A professional pressure group, Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), has joined other stakeholders to mark the annual "Silent 15 of Bilalikoto - Honouring the Fallen," a continental… Read more »

Nigeria: PDP Women Leader, Others Join APC in Kebbi

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) Women Leader, Hajiya Mariya Waziri and other supporters have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Kebbi State. Read more »

Nigeria: 30m Nigerian Women Could Face Ai-Generated Deepfake Attacks By 2030 - Gatefield

A group, Gatefield, has stated that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly amplifying gender-abuse online in Nigeria, putting up to 70 million women and girls at risk… Read more »

Nigeria: Presidency Pledges Partnership With Association to Advance Women's Health

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Women's Health has expressed its commitment to collaborate with the Medical Women's Association of Nigeria… Read more »

Nigeria: 85-Year-Old Woman Begs Court to Return Land Documents

An 85-year old woman, Mrs Henrietta Fawehinmi, has appealed to a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, to compel her son, Prof Hakeem Fawehinmi, to return the original… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Launch Manhunt for Killers of Anambra Community Head, Woman

The commissioner of police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has declared a manhunt after the killers of the president-general of Ogidi community of Idemili-North LGA of Anambra… Read more »

Nigeria: 10,000 Schoolgirls Participate in Alli's 'Flow With Dignity' Initiative

About 10,000 school girls from Ibarapa communities have participated in a two-day initiative educating girl children on safe sexual life and hygienic menstrual management propelled… Read more »

Nigeria: Police, NGOs to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Kogi

The commissioner of police in Kogi State, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, has assured non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders that his men and officers will work with them… Read more »

Nigeria: Women Group Begs Tinubu's to Intervene in Rivers Political Crisis

The South-South Professional Women Association International (SSPWAI) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the political crisis rocking Rivers State,… Read more »

Africa: FIFA to Pay First Women's Champions Cup Winner Record $2.3m

FIFA will pay $2.3 million in prize money to the club that wins the first Women's Champions Cup at Arsenal's stadium next week, with the governing body hailing it as the highest… Read more »

Nigeria: Rejected Suitor, Accomplices Flog 17-Year-Old Girl in Bauchi

A 17-year-old girl, Hajara Adamu Suleiman, has been brutally flogged with about 70 lashes in Bauchi metropolis after allegedly rejecting a suitor, sparking outrage after a video of… Read more »

Nigeria: Doctors Forgot Scissors in My Wife's Stomach for 117 Days

"On Sunday, they discovered that surgical scissors had been left inside her during the previous operation" Read more »

Nigeria: Adamawa Govt Opens Applications for 2026 Special Female Scholarship

The Adamawa State Scholarship Trust Fund (ASSTF) has announced the commencement of applications for the Adamawa State Government 2026 Special Female Scholarship, aimed at… Read more »

Nigeria: Yobe Assembly Member Empowers 300 Youths, Women

Yobe State House of Assembly member representing Karasuwa constituency, Hon. Adamu Dala Dogo, has empowered 300 youths and women with N50,000. Read more »

Nigeria: Fish Out Attackers of Women Protesters, Kwara Governor Tells Police

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the State Police Command to fish out the attackers of some protesting women near the gate of the Government House in… Read more »

Nigeria: Stakeholders Rally Support for Women's Inclusion in Politics

Stakeholders, women leaders and development partners have called for increased participation of women in leadership and governance at the Southern Kaduna Trailblazing Women… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Any Woman Not in Her Husband's House Isn't a Queen', Singer Portable Slams Actress Iyabo Ojo

Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has openly criticised actress Iyabo Ojo following her recent praise of single motherhood. Read more »

Nigeria: 25 Years of Transformative Feminist Leadership - the Wardc Story of Impact and Hope

[n Nigeria's long and unfinished struggle for justice and inclusion, civil society organisations have been among the most consistent and courageous drivers of social change. Where… Read more »

Nigeria: Ministry Marks 16 Days of Activism Against Violence On Women, Children

Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, in partnership with the World Bank Group in Nigeria, hosted a high-level National Dialogue on Ending Gender-based Violence… Read more »

Nigeria: Forbes Names Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu Among 2025 World's 100 Most Powerful Women

Two Nigerian women, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Mo Abudu, have been listed among Forbes' 100 World's Most Powerful Women for 2025. Read more »

Nigeria: CSOs Demand Stronger Support for Women's Political Representation

Civil society organisations have urged national and sub-national governments to mainstream gender equality across political and governance structures, insisting that women must be… Read more »

Nigeria: Women Leaders Intensify Pressure On National Assembly to Pass Special Seats Bill

Nigerian women leaders have intensified calls for the passage of the long-awaited Special Seats Bill, urging the 10th National Assembly to correct decades of gender imbalance in… Read more »

Nigeria: Reserved Seats for Women Bill

Nigeria cannot claim to be a functioning democracy when half its population holds less than five percent of legislative seats. This is the sad reality that confronts the 10th… Read more »

Nigeria: Make History, Pass Women Seats Bill, Benue Deputy Speaker Tells Lawmakers

The Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly and vice chairman, Forum of Deputy Speakers in Nigeria, Chief Lami Ogenyi, has renewed the call for the immediate passage of… Read more »

Nigeria: Childhood Homelessness Drove Me to Build 100 Free Homes for Widows - Sani

The chief executive officer, Adashe Women Housing and Empowerment Society, Dr Umma Sani, has said her difficult upbringing as an orphan and the repeated trauma of homelessness… Read more »