Gender

The Foundation says the project’s official launch in Kano signals a commitment to remedying socio-economic problems identified within the region.

Ms Abiola said the discrimination stretches to refusal to patronise them, adding that many ordered rides get cancelled on daily...

Teenagers account for 40 per cent of the antenatal visits to the Imude maternity centre, an official says.

The report presents findings that apply a gender lens to job creation in the green transition in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The bill seeks to guarantee the rights of women to equal opportunities in employment, equal rights to inheritance for both...

Tonia Atebe said the author wrote the autobiography to inspire “female folks primarily for my part of the country.”

"That basically means that 15.1 per cent of women between 15 and 40 want to access contraception, but are denied...

Amnesty International says laws enacted to prevent and protect people from rape are underutilised and not effective in Nigeria.

In some parts of South-Eastern Nigeria, there exists a tradition that encourages the families of young girls who get unwantedly...

In this interview with Oluwakemi Adelagun on the ongoing 16 Days of Activism Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Harry...

She said gender equality is a human rights issue and an economic opportunity for the vulnerable.

An initiative is fighting sexual and gender-based violence in Lagos and Sokoto states through volunteers in community-based organisations.

The guide was launched on Wednesday in commemoration of the ongoing 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.

“It is my belief that the creation of special courts to handle cases of sexual and gender-based violence will improve...

Africa remains the region with the highest rate of killings of women and girls by an intimate partner or a...

Investing in girls’ education from an early age is essential for building their resilience and financial independence.

”We have best Child Protection Law and VAPP, which we urge other states to emulate," the Sokoto governor says.

Unable to receive their late husband’s gratuities and entitlements, widows of soldiers killed in active service are faced with harsh...

Sexual violence against women with disabilities is an “unchecked phenomenon” in northern Nigeria, an official of an NGO says.

“Although government has undertaken a number of health reforms, ... , many cultural and religious practices still put the health...

Theresa Paul, who farms in Abuja, says she faces other challenges as a farmer.

"I started raising capital in my university days as a student. I was working and saving but I never knew...

Themed “Strong girls make strong communities,” the event hosted 300 adolescent girls.

Mr Agubuzu said the council condemned all forms of violence against women and girl child.

Blessing Iwuofor leases land to plant and uses manual labour to process her produce for the market.