Gender Equality
16 Mar
In commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), a faith- based non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Rose of Sharon Foundation (RoSF), has tasked government at all levels to include women in all government positions without bias. The foundation’s National Coordinator, Oloruntosin Taiwo, gave this charge at an outreach and sensitisation of Sabo Market women and widows in Ikorodu, Lagos with the theme, ‘Inspire…
8 Mar
The World Bank says urgent action is needed to accelerate gender equality and equal opportunity for all.
8 Mar
An experienced marketing communications specialist with years of experience, Ogechi Mbatu has crafted strategy and executed brilliant marketing campaigns for multinational and global brands including Bolt, where she is currently the marketing communications specialist. Passionate about marketing, driving growth, fostering strategic partnerships and delivering ROI to brands, she talks about her passion for gender equality…
18 Jan
Declining fertility rates, driven by improved education, empowerment, gender equality, family planning and other shifting social norms, reshaping the world’s demographics while promising environmental benefits, pose challenges, making access to fertility care a policy consideration.
26 Oct
The Director of Research and Development at Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Prof Godwin Okon, has urged the Federal Government to implement policies that promote gender equality, especially the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG- 5), which stipulates 40 per cent participation of women in decision making.
20 May 2023
The Federal Government in collaboration with development partners Friday, launched the National Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy with an action plan to address policy gaps and catalyze multi-sectoral partnerships to drive women’s economic empowerment and gender equality in the country. The government also unveiled the Country Gender Equality Profile, the Development Partners Group on Gender…
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The spate of piracy and maritime crimes in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) continues to stir grave concerns. The upward push of about 50 per cent in piracy and maritime crimes recorded for the first nine months of 2023 signposts increasing danger within
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It was, as the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, quipped, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s first official visit to the state, and probably the first by a sitting First Lady in the last 25 years.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
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Nigeria’s sustained onslaught against internet fraudsters in the country has been most successful owing largely to verifiable intelligence the anti-graft agencies received from concerned members of the public.
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Although Section 20 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria provides that “no person shall be held in slavery or servitude and no person shall be required to perform forced labour,” the enforcement of the law seems to be lacking in recent times
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At the second thematic event of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly which was held at the UN Headquarters within the framework of Sustainability Week, the focus was on the critical role of tourism in advancing sustainable
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has teamed up with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to curb tax evasion and meet up with the FIRS projected N1.9 trillion tax from the public sector.
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It’s a season of double awards for Darren Davies Properties (DDP), a fast growing real estate company in Nigeria, as the firm won the Property Company of the Year award, at the prestigious Nigerian Real Estate & Property Awards, to solidify its position as an industry leader.
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The Kwara State Police Command has arrested one Isah Umaru over his alleged involvement in the kidnap of a woman and her two children at Okoolowo in Shao Local Council.
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Former First Lady of Ekiti State, Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, has reiterated the need to amplify the rights and voices of women, especially those of African descent, saying no society can achieve development when women are being sidelined.