girls
7 Dec
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), in collaboration with the Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, Niger State, has organised a one-day capacity-building workshop on Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), designed for school desk officers. The workshop was held at Teachers House, Tunga Goro, Minna, and had in attendance…
1 Dec
The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has hailed the reappointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), describing her reappointment as an inspiration to Nigerian women and girls. In a statement at the weekend, the minister said Okonjo-Iweala has broken the barrier as both the first woman and the…
27 Nov
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Generation Unlimited (GenU) have partnered Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) to bridge learning, digital connectivities and skills gaps in girls. The partnership is through Girls Education Skills Partnership (GESP) programme. At a tour of GESP Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Hub, Yabatech, and Computer Village, Ikeja, Urmila Sarkar,…
25 Nov
Globally, 85,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2023, with 60 per cent of the homicides committed by intimate partners or other family members, UN Women said. In a statement on Monday, UN Women said that 140 women and girls die daily in the hands of their partners or close relatives. This means that…
26 Sep
The legislature of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) has been urged to intensify its efforts in promoting projects that will give more assistance to women and girls in the community amid disasters and other conflicts that have ravaged parts of the sub region. Member of Parliament, Blessing Onu, from Nigeria, raised…
10 Sep
A new study has raised concerns about health risks associated with commonly used beauty products. Researchers have found that certain chemicals found in makeup, perfumes, and other cosmetics could be accelerating the onset of puberty in young girls. The study, conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), discovered that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present in…
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