Tag: Pauline Tallen

The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, said out of 3,754 pending cases of SGBV, only 33 convictions were recorded ...

She urged the judiciary to rise up to the occasion of rapid justice dispensation to eradicate rape.

The minister attributed the increasing cases of GBV to delay in getting justice.

“The struggle for gender equality and gender inclusive governance has become one of the great issues of our time."

The minister said it is imperative to note that increasing women’s participation will help combat gender inequalities, stereotypes, and discrimination.

Like the tick-tock of your inauspicious alarm clock, a woman or girl you know experiences her monthly menstruation, for the ...

The ruling APC will hold its national convention to pick its 2023 presidential candidate between June 6 and 8.

The minister, therefore, encouraged others, especially those in the private sector, to emulate the gesture for the well-being and convenience ...

"We are here to congratulate the party chairman and the whole party stewards for the work they are doing and ...

Three of the four ministers, who shelved their political ambitions, participated in the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general and minister of Justice, and Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, had indicated their intention to contest ...

The Buhari administration organised a valedictory session for the ministers at the State House on Friday

The official stated that inadequate number of women in decision-making positions explained the country’s low investment and slow progress in ...

23 UN employees and civilians were said to have been killed and more than 60 injured in the Boko Haram ...

Over 200 million girls and women have been subjected to the harmful practice of FGM in 30 countries including Nigeria.

Gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, died on April 8 following alleged beating and molestation she received from her husband, Peter Nwachukwu.

"Out of 913,197 cases received by the commission in 2021 on women and children, 158,517 cases were on SGBV," the ...

The policy represents a set of minimum standards expected of Nigerian government to meet its mandate for gender equality, good ...

Police failure to investigate sexual violence deprives survivors of justice.

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

In Nigeria, according to the 2018 NDHS, an overall 20 per cent of women aged 15-49 have been circumcised, down ...

The Committee says it will examine some of the bills in the past constitution amendment exercises which did not pass ...

About two-thirds of all maternal deaths worldwide take place in sub-Saharan Africa with Nigeria and India alone accounting for one-third ...