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4 Apr
Chinwe Egwim has been announced as one of the twelve (12) Africans selected to join the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL), under the World Economic Forum (WEF) Class of 2024 – a group of nearly 90 changemakers who are shaping the future and accelerating positive change through their groundbreaking work. This year’s cohort, helping…
28 Mar
The Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB) Chairman, Ozavize Salami, has noted that inspiring inclusion at all levels is critical for creating gender equity in the society.
28 Mar
Nigerian business law firm, G. Elias, in commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD), through its yearly #SheBlooms programme, has championed the conversation about gender equity in the workplace
14 Mar
Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, has said, in the quest for national development, the government must recognise the role of technology in advancing gender equity by offering women full participation in the digital revolution.
8 Mar
The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit behind Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, today announced the launch of its "Wikipedia Needs More Women" campaign.
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The greatest defining factor of my childhood would be my father’s incarceration and eventual death. The circumstances in which these happened no doubt led me to place a high value on our democracy and view participation as something that is essential. My eventual participation in mainstream politics, however, happened more as a result of being encouraged to join a party by people whom I met during my days as a youth advocate.
29 Apr 2023
Women in Energy Network (WIEN) has called on the incoming administration in the country, which would be sworn in on May 29, this year, to prioritise policies and programmes that dismantle prevailing gender bias and discrimination in the energy sector.

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