SA Woman Among Activists On Boat Captured By Israelis
A South African woman on Wednesday made a plea for help after the Israeli government intercepted a boat carrying pro-Palestinian female activists to Gaza. Leigh-Ann Naidoo said she was “kidnapped” during her humanitarian mission. In a video posted on YouTube, Naidoo said: “If you are seeing this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped by […]
Unesco Hinges Economic Growth On Women Education
A new gender review by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM), has explained the importance of women’s education to economic growth. The report stated that educating women would reduce the strains on the planet, caused by the persistent population growth. It was released ahead of the 2016 International […]
Celebrating World Teachers’ Day
October 5th is celebrated all over the world as World Teachers’ Day. It was on that day in 1966 that the UNESCO-ILO Recommendation on the Status of Teachers was adopted by the Special Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers. The recommendation is based on the recognition of the “essential role of teachers in educational […]
WORLD TEACHERS’DAY: Where Is The Nigerian Teacher globally?
AS Nigerian teachers join their counterparts all over the world to celebrate the World Teachers’ Day, stakeholders in the teaching profession have lamented the precarious state of Nigerian teachers in the comity of teachers globally. The 2016 World Teachers’ Day with the theme -‘Valuing Teachers, Improving their Status’ was described by teachers as most apt […]
World Teachers’ Day
“Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies” is the World Teachers’ Day It is recognized that teachers are not only a means to implementing education goals; they are the key to sustainability and national capacity in achieving learning and creating societies based on knowledge, values and ethics. However, they continue to face challenges brought about by staff […]
Zimbabwe’s Middle-Class Women Won’t Enter the Political Fray
They hold top jobs, are privately-educated and are deeply dissatisfied with politicians – but some young middle-class women in Zimbabwe still don’t plan to vote. A new study by the respected Research and Advocacy Unit in Harare paints a troubling picture of Zimbabwe’s disillusioned under-35 middle-class female population and asks: Why do these women not […]
Emir Sanusi Tasks Traditional Leaders On Maternal Mortality
Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi 11 has called on traditional leaders in Nigeria to compliment government efforts towards reducing the the rate of maternal mortality in the country. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor gave the charge at a two-day retreat for traditional rulers from Kano State held in Kaduna. The retreat […]
NFF Unveil Oshoala as face of Women Federation Cup
Super Falcons forward, Asisat Lamina Oshoala, yesterday, in Lagos, pledged her commitment to lift female football in the country, after being unveiled as the ‘Face of 2016 Women Federation Cup.’ Oshoala who was unavoidably absent at the ceremony, but spoke to the audience in the conference through a video clip, said it was an honour, […]
‘Ogun, Oyo, Ondo Top in Violence Against Women’
States that have not domesticated the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 (VAPP) have been blamed for the increasing rate of women abuse in the South West. Among the states that top the list are Ogun, Oyo and Ondo. The disclosure was made by participants at a one-day workshop organised by the New Initiative for […]
Police Confirm Kidnap of Former Minister, Husband, Others in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of a former Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Laraba Mallam, and her husband, Pius, among several other persons. The command’s spokesman, Aliyu Usman, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said in Kaduna that they were abducted along Bwari/Jere axis on the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Monday evening. […]
GSK Nigeria, Completes Divestment of Drinks Bottling Business
Glaxosmithkline Consumer Nigeria Plc has completed the divestment of its drinks bottling and distribution business to Suntory Beverage & Food Nigeria Limited (SBFN). The company said the completion of the divestment followed approvals from the shareholders and the Nigeria Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Following this approval, GSK has transferred ownership of the drinks business […]
Expelled Kannywood Actress, Rahama Sadau, Apologises for Music Video Role
Embattled Kannywood actress, Rahama Sadau, on Tuesday apologised to her fans and Nigerians for featuring in a romantic music video. Rahama was expelled by the regulators of the Kannywood film industry, MOPPAN, for featuring in ClassiQ’s new single “I love You”. In a letter she posted on her Instagram page on Tuesday, Rahama said she […]
1,000 Women Get Empowerment From Victim Support Fund
The Victim Support Fund (VSF) has empowered over 1,000 women, particularly those widowed by Boko Haram, through its Women Economic Empowerment Prorgramme (WEE). Prof. Sunday Ocheche, Executive Director, VSF, made the fact known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. He said the programme, one of VSF’s core […]
Busoga Gets Female Archdeacon
Rev Canon Robinah Bamulesewa has been enthroned as the Archdeacon of Busesa Archdeaconry, becoming one of the first most senior female cleric to ever serve the church in that position in the Busoga sub-region. The Busesa Archdeaconry was curved out of Iganga District in eastern Uganda. Speaking at St Steven Church in Buyanga Sub-County in […]
Civil Society Pushes for EAC Gender Equality Bill
The Eastern African Sub-regional Support Initiative for the Advancement of Women (EASSI), together with affiliated regional civil society organisations are pushing for the enactment of a gender equality and development bill in the East African Community. This is part of advocacy efforts to protect and promote gender equality and women rights within the region, where […]