Women
WARNING: Don’t remove your pubic hairs, gynaecologist urges women
By Idowu Bankole A gynaecologist has warned against waxing or shaving pubic hairs because it can cause “microscopic trauma” that can lead to infections. Dr Jen Gunter, the author of
9240 to receive rural women cash grant in Borno,Yobe
Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-A total of 5,840 women will receive a cash grant of N20,000 each in Borno
Delta has attained 35% affirmative for women – Commissioner
Delta State Government says the state has attained the 35 per cent affirmative action for women in elective and appointive offices . Mrs Florence Alatan, State Commissioner for Women Affairs,
Covid worsening already alarming rate of violence against women ― WHO
One in three women have already suffered physical violence or sexual abuse, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that the coronavirus pandemic was deepening the problem. In a report,
‘No economic prosperity without women’
The Female Professionals’ (TPF) Bookclub , a not for profit organisation, has declared that when women are held back from economic participation, a country’s prosperity suffers. The Founder of TFP,
Pope returns from Iraq, criticises treatment of women
Pope Francis, on his return flight from Baghdad, reviewed his four-day trip to Iraq and criticised the treatment of women. The plane with the Vatican delegation that had been vaccinated
Women less likely to die from COVID-19 than men in Africa – WHO
Women account for a slightly smaller proportion of COVID-19 infections and deaths compared with men, a preliminary analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 28 African countries shows. WHO
Feminist forum proffers solution to low women political participation
By Dennis Agbo Participants in a Nigerian Feminists Forum, NFF, conference have challenged political parties to build capacities for women so as to increases their participation in the political processes.
Okonjo-Iweala: My Emergence will Open Doors for Women
Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said her emergence as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), will open doors
