women’s career advancement
27 Jan
My passion for law was right from early childhood. I grew up seeing my father reading books and took an interest in reading too, which my father nurtured. As a child, I would pour through countless books. I especially enjoyed reading books with a legal background and developed a passion for justice.
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has handed over the 76 Kano children who were discharged of treason felony by the Federal High Court, Abuja to their parents. Two were promised automatic empowerment with the state government while others were reinstated to schools. The children arrested by the police during the August 1st #EndBadGovernance protest in Kano…
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Labour unions in Cross River have directed state civil servants to embark on a two-day warning strike over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage. The strike action, which was signed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), is set to commence from November 24 midnight to 26, 2024. This…
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The Senate has approved the nomination of Omolola Oloworaran as the substantive Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM). President Bola Tinubu had nominated Oloworaran for the position and sought Senate approval through a formal request. Her confirmation followed the adoption of a report by the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, presented during…
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Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav looks set to miss the remainder of the year after picking up a hamstring injury in training, coach Sebastian Hoeness said Thursday. Undav, who pulled out of Germany's Nations League fixtures this month, suffered the injury on Wednesday, with a scan confirming a muscle tear. "We'd be doing well if we…
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Spain's ombudsman on Thursday urged the country's Catholic Church to compensate victims of sexual abuse committed on the institution's watch. Unlike in other nations, clerical abuse allegations have only recently started to gain traction in Spain, once a deeply Catholic country which has become increasingly secular. Figures published last year in the first-ever official report…
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Chairman, Mamman Mike Osuman, over an unauthorised statement on the 2027 elections. The Chairman of ACF Board Trustees (BoT), Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, and National Secretary, Murtala Aliyu, announced his suspension in a statement on Thursday. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a…
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was using Ukraine as a weapons-testing ground, accusing Moscow of having apparently launched an armed intercontinental ballistic missile at his country. If confirmed, it would be the first use of such a weapon in conflict in history and a sharp escalation of the fighting in…
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Findings from the Phase VI tracking of Constituency and Executive Projects by Ministry Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government have exposed how staff of executing agencies connive with facilitators or contractors to execute shoddy projects. The investigation was carried out by the Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI), an intervention initiative conceived to engender…
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Ghana's Asante king, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, will receive 28 historic gold ornaments and regalia this weekend, in the latest major restoration of cultural treasures to the West African country. The objects, dating to the 19th century, are symbols of governance, chiefship and royal heritage. Originally crafted by Asante court artisans, they include swords, linguist…
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WaterAid Nigeria has called on Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries to scale up financing in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector by investing a minimum of $15million annually to scale up access to WASH facilities in the country. The Country Director of WaterAid Nigeria Evelyn Mere stated this at a 2-day…