Reasons Why You Should Consider Soft Skills Before Experience
It’s no secret that business owners are struggling to find good employees these days. According to Patrick Valtin, a talent acquisition and retention consultant and author of No-Fail Hiring 2.0, the problem is not that there aren’t enough qualified candidates—it’s that employers are defining “qualified” all wrong. The Importance of Soft Skills “Many small business owners are […]
Bill Gates Support For Fight Against Cancer Among Women
AS cases of cervical cancer increase, screening services with existing family planning clinics can increase access to the services and treatment. Marie Stopes Tanzania Country Director, Anil Tambay, made the remarks in Dar es Salaam yesterday to mark the end of the Bill and Melinda Gates cervical cancer screening and preventative therapy project. Mr Tambay […]
Somalia’s ‘Deadliest Attack Ever’ Kills 276, Injures 300
At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu, the government said Monday, making it the “deadliest attack ever” to hit war-torn Somalia. The figure was a huge jump from an initial police estimate of 20 dead in the hours […]
Standard Bank In Girl Child Mentorship Initiative
Standard Bank Malawi on Wednesday took a total of 120 school-going young girls through a mentorship exercise as a way of motivating the girl child to stay and work hard in school. The group of girls were drawn from different schools from across Lilongwe and were paired with female staff members from the bank who […]
ECOWAS Court Awards N18 Million Against Nigeria In Rights Suit
The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed a N18 million fine against the Federal Government in judgment of a case of violation of the fundamental human rights of one Dorothy Njemanze and two other Nigerians. The judgment, read by Justice Friday Chijioke Nwoke of the three-man panel, after […]
Residents Protest, Insist On Pre-Paid Meters Or No Payment
Residents of Okunola community in Mosan/Okunola Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have vowed to resist outrageous bills and called on the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IEDC, to install pre-paid meters in their homes without further delay. A community leader, Joshua Faboye said the community had resolved not to pay electricity bills without pre-paid […]
Women Represented At 6 Percent In Media, Says Afjo
Burundian women journalists say they are not sufficiently represented. They accuse media officials of underestimating them. The Association of Burundian Women Journalists calls on media officials to increase the representation and participation of women in the media. The number of male journalist is far superior to that of women, Agnès Nindorera, Chairperson of AFJO said […]
Rant Of The Day – I Want To Blow
Welcome to the rant column ”I want to blow. I want to make it. I want to hit it. I want to make 10million dollars in one night. I want the world to hear me and after I blow? The people must know. They will know that I have arrived. My wings must soar above […]
US Set To Withdraw From UNESCO
The United States Thursday announced that it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the body of “anti-Israel bias.” The State Department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert, said Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency. According to AFP, the United States was angered since 2011 […]
The Role Of Group Therapy In Helping Women Cope With Postnatal Depression
The World Health Organisation estimates that over 300 million people suffer from postnatal depression across the world, making it the leading cause of disability affecting women. Postnatal depression affects women after they’ve given birth. It remains largely under diagnosed, particularly in low and middle income countries. This is despite the fact that there have been improvements in […]
NMA Begins Strike In Benue
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Benue State chapter, Thursday, declared an indefinite strike, following the expiration of an earlier seven-day warning strike, which expired last Wednesday. Reacting earlier on the matter, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Cecilia Ojabo, said the strike was politically motivated, illegal, uncalled for and a calculated attempt to sabotage the […]
Central African Republic : New Allegation Of Sexual Abuse Surfaces At UN Mission
United Nations Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said Wednesday that the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) reported it had received an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that took place in Bambari by UN peacekeepers. “The alleged victim was immediately referred to our humanitarian partners on the ground for appropriate medical and psychological […]
Mordi, Bello, Nwaka Empower Over 300 women
IN line with the SMART agenda of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, his Senior Special Assistant, SSA on International Relations, Dr Genevieve Mordi, the Executive Secretary, Delta State Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, Mrs Shimite Bello and the member representing Aniocha South in the state House of Assembly, Ms Angela Nwaka, have […]
Woman Unlawfully Arrested And Sexually Harassed By Police
It appears South Africans have become “resigned” to the appalling conditions of detention in police cells. “It has become normal… but it should be elevated as a matter of a constitutional right, for which remedies have to be found,” Durban High Court Judge Dhaya Pillay said in a recent judgment. The judge ruled that the […]
Govt Vows To Sustain Peace,Youth, Women Empowerment
President Dr. Mulatu Teshome said the government would strive to sustain the restored peace, job creation and women empowerment. In his opening remark at the joint session of the House of Peoples’ of Representatives and House of Federation yesterday, President Dr.Mulatu said: “The government annulled the state of emergency following the restoration of peace and […]