Gender

In Ekiti's 2026 race, all the political parties nominated men for the top job. Women appeared only as running mates...

The First Lady urged sustained investment in children’s well-being and opportunities that empower families and communities to care for them.

CJN Kekere-Ekun sais judicial excellence is not measured by speed of case disposal alone, but by the quality of reasoning,...

Austin Aigbe, a gender equity activist, warned that these figures would likely "nosedive," noting that low female representation is becoming...

The study found that vapes and e-cigarettes are being positioned as “safer” alternatives through misleading harm reduction narratives, despite limited...

With the full commencement of the 2027 electoral cycle and the delay by the legislature in passing the gender bill,...

In this letter, Toun says “Women’s underrepresentation in politics remains a national democratic challenge requiring deliberate structural action, not symbolic...

The bail conditions are stiffer than those attached to a previous bail granted by the former trial judge to the...

Obstetric fistula, often referred to as a ‘childbirth injury,’ is an abnormal hole between the birth canal and the bladder...

Ms Sulaiman-Ibrahim said caregiving, which traditionally placed a disproportionate burden on women and adolescent girls, must be repositioned as a...

The judge gave the remand order after the Abuja pastor pleaded not guilty to eight counts, including rape, child rape,...

He explained that, to make progress in the case, the DPP’s legal advice is necessary.

According to the research, tackling maternal mortality may require looking beyond childbirth complications to the underlying health conditions women carry...

The court ordered the convict to be registered as a sexual offender.

Traditional leaders, who once may have turned a blind eye, are now championing change, with some even drafting community charters...

According to BOI, women lead in its broader leadership ecosystem, which is at the "very heart of BOI's mandate."

BOI promotes gender equity, but its leadership structure reveals a persistent underrepresentation of women in decision-making roles over the past...

The founder said the new initiative is designed to prepare women for public office and legislative leadership.

The late Ms Onu was reportedly murdered and burnt beyond recognition in December 2021 by her cousin over property dispute.

The NHRC described the sexual assault incident in Delta State as "unacceptable and the height of barbarism in the modern...

Generations of underage girls in the community have been used as “collateral” for loans or payment for debts

Deeply rooted in customs and fuelled by poverty, forced and child marriage practices continue to push millions of children out...

Authorities said preliminary findings indicate that the suspects exploited the festival atmosphere to perpetrate acts of sexual violence, stressing that...

Trending videos online show a crowd of young men attacking a woman, tearing her clothes in public, and subjecting her...

The concerns were raised on Tuesday in Abuja during a high-level policy summit on advancing women’s leadership and dismantling institutional...