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Leave Our Daughters Alone – Aisha Buhari Laments About Dapchi Girls

From the president’s wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, came yesterday words of comfort for the distraught parents of all abducted schoolgirls. Mrs. Buhari said she shared in their sorrow and agony. She said she shared the agony of especially parents of the abducted Chibok and Dapchi school girls. She spoke in Abuja while delivering a speech […]

This Is The Time To Advance Gender Equality

The speed and magnitude of recent developments supporting gender equality has been quite remarkable. Barriers and discrimination that have been tolerated or overlooked for far too long are now being energetically challenged and overcome. Inspired by the courage of women who are speaking out, many people are confronting the status quo and changing it. This […]

Women Corporate Directors Foundation Launched In Nigeria

The Women Corporate Directors (WCD) Foundation Nigeria Chapter has been launched. Speaking at the event, the Director, KPMG Global Sales and Markets, Ciska Knight, said the foundation is the only global membership organisation and community of women corporate directors, stressing that in this new era of responsibility, WCD is committed, not just to good governance, […]

Time is Now: Rural And Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives

This year’s theme captures the vibrant life of the women activists whose passion and commitment have won women’s rights over the generations, and successfully brought change. We celebrate an unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality, safety and justice, recognizing the tireless work of activists who have been central to this global push for gender […]

Women’s Day : As We Celebrate Our Heroines

Throughout Ethiopia’s history, many Ethiopian women have contributed their shares for the social, economic and political makeup of the country, and have become icons to the present generation and the coming ones. During times when women portrayed as inferior to men and supposed to fulfill merely domestic responsibilities, such as caring for children, preparing food, […]

A’Ibom Set To Import 2,000 Pregnant Cattle From Mexico

As some states of the federation are strategising on how to contain the rampaging armed Fulani herdsmen over cattle ranching, the Akwa Ibom State Government has concluded arrangement to import 2,000 pregnant cows into the state. The cows now under quarantine are expected to arrive the state from Mexico, the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for […]

UNDP Trains Over 150 Displaced Persons On Entrepreneurship Skills In Northeast

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director, Samuel Bwalya said over 150 displaced youths, women and men from the crises ridden northeast have received training in various entrepreneurship skills, competences and behaviours. Bwalya stated this at the just concluded training which was conducted in the three most affected States of Borno, Yobe and Yola […]

#The Time Is Now : International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities. It is also an opportunity to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for […]

#The Time Is Now : Lesotho Judges Strike A Blow Against Patriarchy

In a Valentine’s Day gift to the women of Lesotho, that country’s High Court has found it was illegal and invalid for the Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) to demand that women soldiers do not become pregnant during their first five years in uniform – on pain of dismissal. The court’s decision, handed down on 14 […]

Aung San Suu Kyi The Voice, Loud And Clear

Three Nobel Peace Prize winners sent a stark message to fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday: Bring an immediate end to the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, or face prosecution.  Iran’s Shirin Ebadi, Yemen’s Tawakkol Karman and Northern Ireland’s Mairead Maguire are on a week-long humanitarian trip to Bangladesh, which now hosts some […]