girls
15 Mar 2019
In an era marked by a significant shift in the traditional concept of womanhood and an increasing presence of women in medicine, law and business, a growing concern that there are few women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), should attract the attention of authorities in any jurisdictions. In this regard, as the issue…
28 Feb 2019
When you witness a child “acting up” in public, what is your initial impression of their behavior? Are you quick to judge and initially think that the child has no home training and was not disciplined properly by the parents? In Nigeria, where discipline is usually engrained in the upbringing of children, you may very…
26 Nov 2018
The memories of the late jurist, Justice Taslim Olawale Elias came alive with the hosting of the seventh edition of Taslim Memorial Cup for the under-15 boys and girls categories held at the Campus Mini Stadium, Ajele, Lagos. The fiesta, which was well attended by family and friends, saw Greater Tomorrow FC of Ajah defeated…
7 Nov 2018
The need for increased investment in the education of girls and greater participation of women in politics has been brought once more to national discourse. United States consul-general, F. John Bray, had noted this in his keynote address at the 17th annual conference of Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), in Lagos at…
22 Oct 2018
On September 23rd last month at the 92nd and Y theater in New York, there was already a crowd outside lining up to get in as early as 8AM. It was the first day of the 73rd UN General Assembly side events, and if you thought there was a long human traffic line to get…
28 Jul 2018
The Assistant Director of Programmes at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Funke -Treasure Durodola, has announced a table tennis championship, a pet project aimed at empowering the girl-child. The project, which is billed to commence by September 2018 in Ibadan, was initiated to help the girl-child upscale from poor family background through sports…
6 Jul 2018
Nigeria ranks amongst nations with a high rate of out-of-school children. This is why the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is running a pilot project, the education Cash Transfer Programme (CTP), which is already being implemented in Sokoto and Niger states. UJUNWA ATUEYI writes on the need for northern governors to adopt this initiative…
17 Feb 2018
The Kano State Police Command confirmed on Saturday that three girls died of suffocation inside a parked car in Sabon Gari area of Kano metropolis. “The car has been parked there for more than one year; the girls were playing around it and later locked themselves inside. “Apparently, they could not open the door and…
27 Dec 2017
Kebbi State Government has married off four orphanage girls from Birnin Kebbi orphanage home. The wedding Fatiha took place yesterday at the Emir of Gwandu Palace of which the state Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu served as wali to the four brides. The ceremony, which was witnessed by hundreds of people’s across the state was sponsored…
3 Dec 2017
Three hundred almajiris and out-of-school girls have acquired basic elementary education through a Feed and Read training programme by the American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola, in conjunction with German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). The children, who graduated, yesterday, after nine months training at AUN campus will be handed over to the Adamawa State…
21 May 2016
Mrs. Modupe Eka is an entrepreneur, consultant, model of human behavior, and president of Wiseup Foundation, a non-governmental organisation that engages girls in building their lives for a meaningful future.
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