Tag: women

Consequently, the women groups held a press conference on Wednesday giving a seven legislative day ultimatum to the federal parliament ...

The group works with MasterCard to support 65,000 farmers in Nigeria, of which 80 per cent of that number must ...

“Women are the bedrock of food security and yet are hardest hit by climate shocks and food insecurity,” the assistant ...

“What is the role of culture in hindering or improving gender equity? How can boys help improve gender equity? What ...

Five gender bills were rejected by the lawmakers during the voting on the constitution amendment bills on March 1.

The JAMB registrar said the education of every child, whether male or female, mattered, maintaining, however, that more attention should ...

The group plans to recognise and celebrate the immense contributions of women to the industry.

WEE aims to help women and girls move from limited power, voice, and chores at home and in the economy ...

The proposed legislation will safeguard widows from violent and evil customary practices, denial of property rights, rape, forced marriages etc

No nation succeeds by using only half of its resources.

In joining the cancer awareness campaign, PREMIUM TIMES will, in the coming days and weeks, give a special attention to ...

The Committee also rejected another bill seeking the reservation of 35 per cent of appointments for women.

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 ...

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

Invites applications, for funding, from initiatives based in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Niger State government calls for sensitisation on the benefits of breastfeeding to mother, child and society at large.

Dismal as it is, the figure is an improvement over what was recorded a year earlier.

A lecturer said 13 states in the country had passed a law against FGM

The commissioner said the state also partnered with Mastercard and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to train additional ...

"We conducted a survey among women and their employers in construction companies in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja."

The unequal status of women persists, despite various waves of feminist activism around the world for centuries.

The actor says when he was younger, women would never insult their men as is commonly practised today.

The UNFPA ambassador called for greater access to capital and support for women to achieve self-sustenance.