The Ministry of Women Affairs on Friday, urged stakeholders to expose societal ills confronting women and children towards addressing and ensuring prosecution of offenders.

The Federal Government and some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have decried increasing cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) against women and girls in spite of the domestication of extant laws in the country. They also expressed concern over harmful traditional practices against women and girls when there are laws against such practices. These stakeholders…

Nigerians joined the global community, yesterday, in bringing to the fore issues confronting the girl child, in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child.

To meet the nation's cooking-energy need, the Federal Government has concluded plans to commence the procurement and distribution of 774,000 cooking gas cylinders with burners to women in rural areas.

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has honoured founder of Mirabel Centre, Itoro Eze-Anaba, as worthy champion of Nigerian women, children and persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The Minister Of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has lamented the declining reading culture in Nigeria. The minister, who disclosed this yesterday at the public presentation and launch of seven books which was written by Halima Usman, said virtually every Nigerian is guilty of contributing to the dearth of reading culture in the country. Nigeria has…

The Federal Government has called for speedy domestication of the Child Rights Act (CRA) in states to check early marriage.

For better planning and monitoring of issues relating to women and girls, Dame Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Women Affairs, has called for the inclusion of gender-based indicators in data generation across the country. The minister made the call while declaring open the ongoing five-day gender-based violence data indicator harmonisation workshop for the National Strategic…

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has accused entertainers of promoting abuse of women's bodies by employing vulgar lyrics and depicting female dancers in a most disdainful manner. Tallen said this while speaking on the theme "My Body is My Own: Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-Determination," at the launch…

The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, yesterday, commissioned the rebuilt Government Secondary School in Chibok Local Council, Borno State. On the night of April 14, 2014, Islamic terrorist group, Boko Haram, kidnapped 276 mostly Christian female students...

The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen has called on Nigerian women to sustain and build on the political and empowerment legacies established left by late Aisha Alhassan.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has hailed efforts by members of the National Assembly to create 111 additional special seats for women in the political arena, saying it is a step in the right direction.