Partners West Africa, Nigeria (PWAN) has tasked government at all levels to ensure that women are appointed into key sectors of the economy. As the inauguration of the Ninth National Assembly approaches, it also canvassed leadership positions for female legislators. The group also expressed dissatisfaction with the relegation of women, particularly by the present administration,…

Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah has called for a change in the way women are treated in the Muslim world, in an interview with Time magazine published Wednesday.

No fewer than 1,400 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) including the elderly, women and children from Fufore in Adamawa are complaining of acute food supply in the camp. Malam Bakura Umar, an IDP and leader of IDPs in Fufore Camp, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Yola. Umar complained that…

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics” published on the WHO website on Thursday, the trend is similar in low and high-income countries as men often seek health care services less than women.…

Piqued by the growing poverty rate among widows in the rural communities, the attendant neglect by government, and considering the important role they play in the development of their families and communities, the Governing Board of Felix King Foundation, through the operation of Lift Bank, will help lift 10,000 widows and active poor women in…

Five residents at a retirement home in southern France have died and more than a dozen others are in a serious condition after a suspected case of mass food poisoning, officials said Monday. Twenty-two people at the privately operated Cheneraie residence in Lherm, a town south of Toulouse, began showing symptoms including vomiting after dinner…

A graduate of Chemistry Education from the University of Lagos, Uchenna Mofunanya is the founder and CEO of the internationally acclaimed ShapeUp with Mrs. Murphy, a Weight Management, Fitness and Lifestyle Consult. She is a UK certified Nutrition coach , Fitness, Diet planning , and Weight Management coach. Uchenna also holds a diploma in Pharmacy…

A foremost development communication non-governmental organisation, ARDA, which has over 20 years experience of changing norms and behaviours through drama and entertainment, is excited to celebrate International Women’s Month with the production of The Wives’ Revolt, a stage play by the literary icon, Prof. John Pepper Clark. Oxygen Concepts will give a command performance of…

Ganduje has thanked the people of the state for re-electing him for a second term. NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ganduje, winner of the Kano State governorship supplementary election held Saturday. In the supplementary election held in 28 out of the 44 local government areas in the state,…

SOW&G foundation has organised a health outreach for women and girls in Sangotedo axis of Ajah, Lagos. The women were taught by seasoned health and nutrition professionals, who admonished them on the prevention of communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles, as well as daily maintenance of personal hygiene. The foundation’s secretary, Nedy Akwiwu said: “The foundation…

Women have been charged to support each other in politics and other spheres of socio-economic life with the aim of removing barriers against them, and accelerating progress for gender equality. Also, the National Assembly has been urged to implement laws that advocate gender equality and women empowerment. The Deputy Managing Director of Port Harcourt District,…

Labour and delivery, two life events that are reserved for the strongest of them all, the woman. Whether she decides to have a vaginal birth, an elective C-Section, or has no choice in this decision, once a baby comes out of a woman after a nine-month gestation period, her body never remains the same again.…