Gender

The conference at which the WHO official spoke will discuss measures for achieving gender equality in health leadership.

The DG decried the low involvement of women in the security architecture of the country, saying the abilities of women...

Organisers said the objective of the programme was to allow officials to brainstorm on the metrics that will be effective...

Femicide is regarded as "the most brutal and extreme manifestation of violence against women and girls".

Access to formal finance remains a challenge in Nigeria

The Akin Fadeyi Foundation urged the minister to urgently intervene in the matter by facilitating a solution-driven dialogue between Mr...

About 13 years after Lagos State put in place an anti-discrimination law, and five years after the federal government did...

Gender advocates said they prefer grants to loans, noting that unpaid loans give sleepless nights to women.

Ms Ngwube said she was inspired by an event by Access Bank in 2023 for IWD.

The bill proposes that widows should be entitled to five months leave in their places of work while widowers take...

“I suggest that the constitution be amended to ensure 40% representation of women in the state Assembly, National Assembly and...

According to them, since the removal of subsidies on petrol, many families have been struggling to make ends meet.

IWD is a powerful reminder of the ongoing fight for gender equality and a catalyst for inspiring change.

Mrs Tinubu also called on women to stand for one another

Women and girls with disabilities face compounded challenges due to the intersection of gender inequality and disability, leading to heightened...

The President acknowledged the women’s “indispensable contributions to the nation's progress”.

“You give us a loan and the environment is not conducive for us to do the business and pay back...

The report states that COVID-19 and insecurity are the most significant challenges impacting negatively on the education of girls in...

In October 2023, the minister threatened legal action against the United Nations, if its agencies failed to give an account...

Using feathers, cotton board to clean the ears can lead to hearing defect.

PREMIUM TIMES reports on a rising trend of rape in Kano, the obstacles to justice for victims and the efforts...

Mr Radda says his administration has zero tolerance for all sorts of violence.

SGBV cases are on the rise in many parts of Nigeria including Kano, Katsina and Abuja.

dRPC researchers said the review was aimed to determine the explanatory powers of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) gender...

The campaigner said unsafe abortion in Nigeria constitutes 10 per cent of the global maternal death rate and stands as...