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24 Feb
In anticipation of the forthcoming Guardian Woman Festival (March 15 and March 16, 2024), a two-day event to be held at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, we’re talking to women about this year’s theme: Inspiring Inclusion.
10 Feb
Poised to ensure that female journalists in Nigeria are armed with cutting-edge digital communication and social media skills for reporting gender-based issues, Nigeria LNG Limited recently concluded another edition of its #NLNGChangeYourStory workshops.
3 Feb
A social impact organisation, Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative (AREAi) has emerged as one of the winners at the 2023 Unleash Rwanda Dragons’ Den Pitch with its FastTrack solution.
3 Feb
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), OPay Digital Services Limited, in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation, Girls Inspired Development Network (GIDN), recently executed a project that provided educational materials for seven secondary schools and 1300 students in Lagos.
3 Feb
In the run-up to the inaugural Guardian Woman Festival (March 15 & 16, 2024), with the theme ‘Inspiring Inclusion’, we’re interviewing some inspiring women we know across many different fields. In the interviews, we ask them how they define success, how they reached the position they’re in now, and, most importantly, what inclusion means to…
20 Jan
To bridge the financial gap faced by women, Workingmum Diary Ng, a vibrant motherhood support community founded by Omolabake Matthew, will host its very first finance workshop targeted at mums today.
20 Jan
Focused on ensuring that a gender-responsive approach is applied to disaster preparedness and response in the southern part of the country, the Women for Peace and Gender Equality Initiative (WOPEGEE) held a capacity workshop for stakeholders in the area. The training which is organised in partnership with WOPEGEE and Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC)…
20 Jan
Let me re-introduce myself - it’s been a while since I contributed to a column for Guardian Woman. It’s coming up to five years to be precise, when I partnered with this platform to launch Investing In Women in Nigeria and Guardian Angels.
13 Jan
Barakat Mohammed is a versatile and skilled individual, with a background that seamlessly blends creativity and entrepreneurship.
13 Jan
Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) has stressed on the need to end Gender Based Violence (GBV), emphasising the collective role each individual plays in addressing this societal challenge.
13 Jan
As the world marks the cervical cancer awareness month this January, the Exquisite Magazine Annual Cervical Cancer (EMAC) has rolled out its events to scale up awareness for the prevention of the disease, which has killed many Nigerian women; and also offer free screening and vaccination.
13 Jan
The holidays are now over and a new term has begun. Our children are back to school in pursuit of academic success.
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Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has called for an improved immunisation and more Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Bauchi State for children welfare in the state. The UNICEF Ambassador made the call in Bauchi on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on her field trip with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Bauchi Field Office to observe immunisation…
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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with management of the school following a disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on the social media earlier on Tuesday. "The committee's…
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The pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to support the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal road project being executed by the Federal Government. Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, had on Monday said the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway…
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FOLLOWING the success of its 'Back to School project' at St. Michael's African School, Ipari-Nla, Ogun State, in February, the Angel Foundation has successfully completed another transformative project at the school, which was commissioned on Monday. It renovated and modernised the school's toilet facilities, enhanced hygiene standards for students and teachers alike, as well as…
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Former Central Bank of Nigeria's governor Godwin Emefiele approved the printing of N684.5 million naira with N18.9 billion, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has said. EFCC made the claim in a new four-count charge filed against Emefiele at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. The anti-graft agency's prosecutor Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN)…
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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has promised that the commission will now meet on a quarterly basis with stakeholders of the commission to enhance the formulation and sustenance of the Commission's overall strategies for the development of the region. Ogbuku made the promise during an interactive forum…
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The Kogi State House of Assembly, during plenary on Tuesday, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the ‘wanted’ tag that it placed on Yahaya Bello, the immediate past governor of the state. EFCC declared Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering…
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Two Premier League footballers have been arrested over rape allegations. The alleged rape incident is said to have taken place on Friday night. According to UK publication, The Sun, Cops stormed the club’s stadium this weekend and one of the players, aged 19, was spoken to on suspicion of assault and aiding and abetting a…
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The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) on Tuesday suspended Mfonobong David Udoudom, a lecturer in the General Studies division, who was caught in a video allegedly harassing a female student. The university said that the indefinite suspension is with immediate effect pending the outcome of a disciplinary panel constituted to investigate the incident. UNN spokesperson,…