Inequality Of Women Threatens Peace
“Unless inequality is urgently tackled and the poorest women empowered to make their own decisions about their lives, countries could face unrest and threats to peace and to their development goals,” the State of World Population 2017, published by the United Nations Population Fund has said. The report which was released Tuesday said the costs […]
5 Effective Steps For Resolving Conflict In Your Small Business
Most people say they hate conflict, yet avoiding it causes more problems. In today’s culturally diverse, multigenerational workforce it’s bound to happen. Conflicts can be frequent, often petty, and very costly between people speaking different languages, from different generations, and having different religious beliefs and cultural norms. Tempers flare and regrettable things are said. You don’t have to […]
Rant Of The Day – Oga On The Seat
Welcome to the rant column Common sense! Common sense is not totally common they say, but I think it is more embarrassing when you display that common sense isn’t common to you in public! It’s disgraceful. On my way to the office today,something happened on the bus I boarded. The bus stopped for a passenger […]
One dead, 30 houses Destroyed In Another Plateau Attack
A fresh attack, late Monday night, at Rotsu village of Irigwe Chiefdom in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, has left one person dead and about 30 houses razed. This came as the Operation Safe Haven said it will investigate the purported involvement of its personnel in Nkyie Doghwro village attack, where 29 persons […]
Teachers Union Calls For Empowerment Of Female Teachers
The National Teachers’ Union has called for more support to female teachers to promote education in the country. During the recent 4th congress of the Rwanda Teachers Union, officials called for increased support to the female teachers as they play multiple roles in society. They said female teachers often serve as mothers and educators hence […]
“Answering The Call Of October 17 To End Poverty: A path Toward Peaceful And Inclusive Societies”
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the declaration by the General Assembly, in its resolution 47/196 of 22 December 1992, of 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. [1] This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the Call to Action by Father Joseph Wresinski—which inspired the observance of October […]
International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty
The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris , where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948, to honour the victims of extreme poverty, violence and hunger. […]
Cairo Named Most Dangerous Megacity For Women
Cairo is the world’s most dangerous megacity for women while London is the best, according to the first international experts’ poll on how females fare in the rising number of cities with over 10 million people. The Thomson Reuters Foundation survey asked experts in women’s issues in 19 megacities how well women are protected from […]
Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Failure To Cook
A man has petitioned court seeking to terminate a six-year-old marriage after accusing his wife of cruelty and failing or refusing to cook for him. Mr Geoffrey Matovu, who filed the divorce case in the Family Division of the High Court last Thursday, accuses Ms Tryphena Nakiyingi of being abusive and disrespectful to him, which […]
FG To Retaliate Visa Delay To Nigerians
The Interior Minister, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has warned that Nigeria would no longer tolerate delay in issuance of visa to its nationals from any country. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to resolve some of the issues militating against visa issuance. The […]
Rant Of The Day -That Foolish Adult
Welcome to the rant column. In Africa, we have a communal system. We believe that everyone should be concerned about each other and that’s why when we greet,we ask about almost everything and everyone. In bringing up a child too, it is the same. In fact, there is a saying that, ”A mother gives birth […]
Invest In Food Security And Rural Development
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. These events promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and […]
Think Of Women Not As Women, But As people.
If you truly want to help more women be professionally successful, there are tangible, everyday attitudes and action steps that both men and women can take. Here are some of my top suggestions (as someone who is both technically a woman and generally professionally successful). 1. Think of women not as women, but as people. A gentleman who ran […]
I Lost These 3 Self-Limiting Beliefs As A Woman Entrepreneur
As evidenced by McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2016 report, women are still not represented in the numbers they should be in corporate America. Men’s lot is rather more promising: Early in their careers, they are promoted at a rate 30 percent higher than that of women, leaving the female half of the workforce substantially more likely to […]
World Food Day – Zero Hunger
October 16 is observed as the World Food Day in honour of the founding of the Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1945. The theme for this year is “Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development”. Check out some stats on WFD: 11.3% of the world’s population is hungry. That’s roughly 805 million […]