Women
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
