The MOTHER-DAUGHTER Relationship
As a teenager, I went through a phase like many young girls when I thought I was adopted. Now, I sit with many ladies and we laugh about it but the truth is there is a lot that we learnt from that time of our lives. Things that we now talk to our mothers about […]
The Key To Communication In Relationships
Your friend is going through a rough patch in his marriage, and his wife is telling him that it’s partly because they need to communicate more. He tries to talk with her more, perhaps asking about her day or talking about how work went at the office. She responds, but almost as if it were […]
Cervical Cancer Is a Disease of Inequity
The World Health Organization estimates that cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. The cancer burden is on the rise, putting more pressure on already strained systems in low- and middle-income countries. These regions are least prepared to deal with the growing number of cancer patients. People in the world’s poorest countries have not benefited equally […]
Project To Combat Sexual Harassment Unveiled In Dar
THE Legal and Human Right Center (LHRC) in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have unveiled a pilot project on activism against gender-based violence in Dar es Salaam to add to the ongoing efforts to preventing and addressing the vice. The project, aimed at building capacity and mobilising stakeholders in order to prevent […]
Four Key Takeaways From The ‘PartyGate’ Investigation Into Boris Johnson’s Downing Street
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has apologised after a report exposed failings of leadership and behaviour in Downing Street during pandemic lockdowns that was “not appropriate”. While the report was significantly shorter than had been initially expected, four takeaway points merit attention. 1. Not a full report – but significant findings The document, published on January 31, is not […]
Group Launches Survey On Women Participation in Nigerian Politics
The survey, titled Status of Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria, is part of the Improving Electoral Integrity and Accountability in Nigeria Project funded by the MacArthur Foundation. The 100 Women Lobby Group on Monday launched a survey on women participation in Nigerian politics in Abuja. The survey, titled Status of Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria, […]
VWGR Urges Kenyan Media To Always Speak To Female Leaders, Not Just on Gender Stories
Concerns have been raised on the way the media treats female leaders who are mostly invited as panelists when discussing issues facing their gender. As compared to men who are always invited or interviewed on various subjects, women are mostly interviewed when media stations are covering gender topics. “The media must respect the professions of […]
What is ‘Future Taking’
You’re on a date and the person is clearly smitten. It’s clear you’ve been brought together by the universe for a reason, they tell you, and they can see having children with you. And oh, wouldn’t it be great to hop on a plane and go on that bucket-list trip together soon? Like next week? […]
Runny Nose Causes, Treatments, and Prevention
Odds are you’ve had a runny nose at some point in your life. That means you know how annoying it can be, forcing you to have a tissue within close reach at all times. Because they’re a nuisance to deal with, once one develops, you probably want to know why you have a runny nose […]
Daughters of Somalia, a Continuous Pledge to End Female Genital Mutilation
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls – including pain, bleeding, permanent disability and even death – discussion over how to end the harmful tradition, remains taboo. The United Nations […]
New Flood Maps Show US Damage Rising 26% In Next 30 years
Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace to rise 26% due to climate change alone, an analysis of our new flood risk maps shows. That’s only part of the risk. Despite recent devastating floods, people […]
Female Genital Mutilation – Nigeria Ranks Third Highest Globally With 19.9 Million Survivors – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says with an estimated 19.9 million survivors, Nigeria accounts for the third highest number of women and girls who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, globally. In a statement made available to newsmen in Makurdi in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, the global organization […]
Airtel Africa, Ecobank, Fidelity Top Stocks to Watch This Week
NCR NIGERIA is also on the list. Shares are seeing an increasingly optimistic start to the year, leaning on the buoyancy around broadly impressive corporate results, to drive gains. The Nigerian stock market added 2.33 per cent in the just concluded week, with the NGX 30 Index, which tracks the top 30 stocks in terms […]
Kaduna Flags Off At-Risk Children Programme
Kaduna State Government will collect all required data on At-Risk Children and young adults, that fall under the 19 categories of vulnerable children which were identified at the last stakeholders engagement. Commissioner of Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Mohammed Baba who disclosed this, also said that the data will be collected from Ministry […]
COVID And War Push Yemen’s Businesswomen To Smash Taboos
Short of masks and short of protective gowns, Yemen’s overstretched medical workers started dying from COVID-19. Nadia Dhrah – herself a doctor – was dismayed, so she resolved to do what she could to help. Dhrah, who had set up a tiny business making surgical masks and clothing in 2019, thought her company could meet […]