UN Women

The UN Women is partnering with Traditional and Religious Leaders in Nigeria on Customary and Formal Laws to ending Gender Based Violence. The partners have converged on Abuja for a two-day knowledge-enhancing workshop to…

Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says the Ministry and UN Women are making efforts to support female candidates vying for various political offices in the 2023 general elections through capacity building to ensure service…

The Niger State government in North-Central Nigeria has signed a 5-year partnership agreement with the UN-Women and Stanbic IBTC (a commercial bank in Nigeria) towards supporting the Shea butter sector for maximum value and  economic…

UN Women has launched an “ADVANCE: Women’s Political Participation in Nigeria” program at the High-Level HeForShe Forum event in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The UN Women and the Government of Canada’s ADVANCE project seek to promote…

The Nigerian business woman has been advised to build her capacity, network and collaborate to enable her business thrive in a competitive male dominated sphere. This was part of the call as women in different professions converged on…

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has pledged to include more women in politics come 2023 general elections. as the UN Women launches ‘HeForShe Initiative’ in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria, Governor Ayade made the…