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The First Lady of Ondo state, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has advised Nigerian women to develop a strategy that would ensure the elevation of their status in society. She gave the …
Ondo First lady charges women on self-empowerment Read MoreThe National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has appealed to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to create a gender desk that will collate information specifically targeted at women’s empowerment. National …
NCWS wants CAC to create gender desk Read MoreA non-governmental organization has called on the federal government to ensure education for the girl child and the involvement of more women in decision making in the country especially in …
NGO tasks govt on women empowerment, girl-child education Read MoreThe federal government has so far disbursed N60 million to 6,000 vulnerable women in Auyo local government area of Jigawa state under its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme. The Cash …
FG disburses N60m to 6,000 vulnerable Jigawa women Read MoreNigerian women are going beyond stereotype towards economic independence to build wealth for themselves as well as contribute to the nation’s economic growth. ENE OSANG writes in this report as …
How Tomie Balogun’s Investment Clubs ‘re helping women meet goals Read MoreKebbi state Governor Atiku Bagudu has said the World Bank assisted Nigeria for Women Project will expend $15 million on the execution of the programme in three local government areas …
54,000 women to benefit from $15m W/Bank programme in Kebbi Read MoreProfessional Women Engineers of Nigeria (PWEN), Kano state branch, has commenced a sensitisation campaign on the need for girl-child to study engineering. The chairperson of the association, Dr Zainab Yunusa …
Women engineers task girl-child on career Read MoreThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that it will continue to provide the enabling environment for all women within the FCT to succeed in their field of endavours. …
We “ll continue to give women equal opportunities in FCT – Perm Sec Read MoreWomen have been advised to make good use of the internet for empowerment and the pursuit of their fundamental rights as human beings. Mr. Ya’u Yakubu, of Centre for Information …
CITAD trains women on ICT in Jos Read MoreExecutive Director, Dispute Resolution and Development Initiative, Dr. Mustapha Muhammad Yahaya, has stated the commitment of the initiative to sensitise the society on the indispensable nature of the women in …
We’re committed to making women indispensable in politics –NGO Read MoreWomen and youth cannot be excluded if Nigeria is to achieve food security, especially on rice and groundnut production, hence the stakeholders meeting facilitated by Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) …
UNDP, GEF determined to ensure women, youth inclusiveness in agric Read MoreNo fewer than 20 women in Gombe state have been trained on gender digital inclusion and use of internet and social media to make ends meet. The training was organised …
20 Women trained on gender digital inclusion in Gombe Read MoreThe program director and convener Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) Miss. Ifeoma Onyebuchi has called for more women to participate in public procurement in order to break the cultural …
Women should participate in public procurement- Onyebuchi Read MoreLast week, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) convened a strategy meeting bringing together females who contested positions to share their experiences during the elections. In this piece, ENE OSANG …
2019 polls: When women shared experiences, restrategised Read MoreMore than 200 women were empowered Thursday in Abuja by an international organisation, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) as part of activities marking this year’s International Women’s Day. The workshop with …
Women’s Day: Foundation empowers 200 women in Abuja Read MoreThe Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, says over ₦13.5 billion has been disbursed to Kaduna state as part of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). The Minister, who …
Social investment programme: FG disburses N13.5bn to Kaduna Read MoreOgbuenyi Evelyn Okwudili is a beneficiary of INTELS Nigeria Limited’s Women Empower- ment Programme Synergy Scheme (WEPSS). In this interview, she speaks on her strug- gles to acquire a vocational …
INTELS is investing a lot to empower women Read MoreWho is Gozie Udemezue? I am a Barrister from Ogidi in Anambra state, and the founder of Healing Hearts Widows Support Foundation (HWSF) Inc. I am the youngest child …
Women need quality representation not percentage – Barr Gozie Udemezue Read MoreHajia Rabiat Abubakar is a Dangote truck driver who has been in the trade for over 19 years. The 39-year-old driver, who hails from Mashi local government area of Katsina …
There’s no job women can’t do, female truck driver boasts Read MoreWomen in Nigeria joined their counterparts across the globe in celebrating the International Women’s Day on March 8, raising the questions on whether or not the women had reasons to …
IWD and changing roles of women Read MoreA senior Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, on Friday granted bail to seven accused persons arraigned for allegedly disrupting women empowerment programme organised by Senator Ahmed Salau Ogembe in …
7 docked for disrupting women empowerment programme in Kogi Read More<h4>By Francis Ogar Calabar</h4>
Aspirant floats youth, women empowerment programme Read MoreBy Ibrahim Ramalan Abuja Th e National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called for a “concrete national affi rmative action” for women in business to ensure economic inclusion of women and …
NOA canvasses affi rmative action, economic inclusion of women Read More