Gender inequality
12 Apr
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has solicited unity among women to end all forms of gender inequalities and bias against women.
5 Apr
The immediate past chairman, of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos State Council, Dr Qassim Akinreti, has advised students of journalism to take advantage of the disruption
5 Apr 2021
Reading through Google Stories’ recent article celebrating women’s firsts in anticipation of International Women’s Day, I experienced mixed feeling of inspiration and surprising angst.
15 Mar 2021
Tens of thousands of women protested across Australia against sexual violence and gender inequality on Monday, as outrage grew over rape allegations that have convulsed the conservative government.
8 Mar 2021
Rep. Zainab Gimba, Chairperson, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, African Region says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsen gender inequality in the world.
8 Mar 2021
Reading through Google Stories’ recent article celebrating women’s firsts in anticipation of International Women’s Day, I experienced mixed feeling of inspiration and surprising angst.
27 Sep 2020
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEN) and other stakeholders have said practice of gender inequality in land governance has increased poverty and deprivation among women in the society. The Executive Director, ERA/FoEN, Dr. Godwin Ojo, who was represented by a lecturer at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Dr. Ralph Offiong, said this at…
6 May 2020
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has decried alleged gender inequality in the decongestion of prisons across the federation. Its National Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sofiya Ibrahim Ogoh
10 Mar 2020
Professor Ifuero Osamwonyi of the Department of Banking and Finance, University of Benin, has said gender inequality was militating against women development in the country.
13 Nov 2019
Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria have called for gender equality in the sector as a means to enhance sustainable development in the industry. The stakeholders, at the 4th Women-in-PENGASSAN (WIP) National Conference in Abuja...
11 Oct 2019
I’ve been positive for 2 years, I was shocked when the doctor said, ‘Deborah, you’re HIV positive’, I was devastated. The doctor counseled me and asked me if I wanted to tell my family about my status. She later enrolled me in a private clinic which I requested because of privacy.
21 Mar 2019
I once had a friend many years back, who went for a job interview at a Legal firm. She had over 10 years of legal experience, but had to pause for three years, because of her children. She went for this interview, after asking her series of questions, the recruiter asked her why she had…
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The Fulani and Gbagi Community in Paiko Kore in Gwagwalada Area Council in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday engaged in a clash following the plan by the federal government to plant pasture in their community to reduce the moving around of cattle. The crisis started when the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed…
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In his determination to ensure stability in internal security and a safe environment conducive for the conduct of the 2023 General Elections, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has approved the organisation of the third edition of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers.
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Socio-economic activities were grounded for the second time in Enugu State, yesterday, following a sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
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The European Union (EU) has stated that it would be prioritising Nigeria, Mozambique, Angola and Senegal in its bid to fast-tracking energy transition into renewables on the continent.