Gender inequality
23 Sep
The United Nations Women Regional Director for UN Women Central and West Africa, Maxime Hounato, said that gender inequality is crippling the nation economy. He noted that according to the gender-based violence records, violence against women is 90%, while others are 10% Hounato disclosed this in Abuja, at the press briefing, on his visit to…
24 Apr
Gender inequality identified in the global distribution of digital technology, and the attendant loss to humanity and society deserve more than cursory attention in Nigeria particularly, and in the world generally.
13 Apr
Media practitioners have again been tasked to take up their role as watchdog by beaming searchlights on human rights and gender-based violence against persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).
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It was a sad day, yesterday, for residents of Obio Akpor council of Rivers state, after fire outbreak gutted a section of a filling station located along Rumuokwurushi Junction of the metropolis.
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Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has adjourned hearing to December 5 on a matter brought before it by a lawmaker, Edison Ehie, seeking to restrain Martin Amaewhule from presiding over the activities of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
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The National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has called on the Federal Government to provide a conducive atmosphere for local manufacturers to thrive.
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Three suspected terrorists lost their lives during an exchange of gunfire with security operatives in Katsina State. Spokesperson for Katsina police command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, stated, yesterday, that the incident occurred over the weekend...
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There are indications that the official coronation of the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orunogege III, will be held between December 14 and 19, 2023.
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Oyo State House of Assembly, yesterday, charged the state government to urgently station the state’s Operation Burst at Odo-Oba, which is the boundary between Oyo and Osun states along Iwo town in Osun State to prevent people who lay siege...
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The funeral rites of the late sports icon and former Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa, Dr. Awoture Eleyae, has begun, with Nigerians, international athletes and sports administrators expected to grace his final journey to the great beyond.