WARDC
24 Feb 2018
Civil Society Organisations have raised alarm over the growing attack against schools across the country, stating that unless there is a national policy targeted...
16 Dec 2017
Women in Lagos State have called on the government to provide quality medical care, especially for low-income women at the grassroots, to protect their human right to life.
2 Dec 2017
With increase in gender-based violence in the country, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) has kicked off 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to fight this scourge.
17 Oct 2017
As part of activities marking this year’s International Rural Women’s Day, a coalition of women civil society organisations (CSOs) have tasked the Federal Government to help rural women farmers...
26 Sep 2017
With recurring incidents around maternal health in the country and little or no justice achieved, lawyers have been urged to be creative in pursuing justice for the victims.
28 May 2017
A civil society organisation, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), has called for far-reaching reforms in State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to make local council elections credible and democratic.
11 Mar 2017
Chief Nike Akande, Erelu Bisi Fayemi and South-West Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Kemi Nelson, have called for increase in the budget allocation...
4 Feb 2017
Ahead of 2019 general elections, leaders of Civil Society Organisations and female politicians and professionals have called on Southwest political leaders to support the women folk in next general elections.
17 Dec 2016
Ahead of the 2019 elections, the womenfolk in Nigerian are not leaving any stone unturned to ensure more participation in politics, particularly in elective positions and adequate representation.
9 Aug 2016
Desirous to have a free and fair election, the National Association for Peaceful Elections in Nigeria (NAPEN) and Women Advocates Research and Documentary Centre (WARDC), have urged political parties and the electorate to embrace peace during and after the polls.
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Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced that some associates of key presidential aspirants of All Progressives Congress (APC) have offered him Vice President slot.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Lagos Industrial Command on Thursday gave companies not yet registered for payment of excise duty under its command 14-days to comply or face sanctions.
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has won the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket to run in the 2023 election. At the end of the primary election spearheaded by the Electoral Committee Chairman, Mr Adamu Shettima Yuguda, Sanwo-Olu scored 1170 votes though he was unopposed as the two other candidates who bought forms were not…
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad hoc delegates produced by Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo.
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