Women

The Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs, Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has reiterated her commitment towards empowerment, rural farming and health for women and children in the country. She stated this on the assumption of duty and…

The Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) has charged women to take charge of the nutrition of their families to enhance the health and well-being of the family. Mrs Oluyemi Kalesanwo, the Permanent Secretary…

Population experts have called for increased investment in women's health, education and well-being as well as in critical population groups for global development. The Executive Chairman, National Population Commission, Alhaji Nasir…

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in a bid to encourage women and youth participation in agriculture, boost food sufficiency and promote skill acquisition, says it has disbursed N26.5 million to 2,093 beneficiaries in Bauchi…

A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding. This is according to a landmark study published by researchers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the…

Women in West Africa have been urged not to relent in their agitation of political power-sharing opportunities to meet the United Nations directed thirty-five per cent Affirmative Action so they don’t fight with men for inclusion in…

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ) an advocacy partner in the #ICommit  Voices for Women’s Health, has urged  the Federal Government and policy makers to address the incessant challenges of women's health. The…

To eradicate cervical cancer by 2030, Nigeria must join the rest of the world to realise the feat through increased vaccination and screening for girls and women, Prof. Oliver Ezechi, a Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of…

The shea butter, which grows only in Africa and whose fruit is harvested almost exclusively by women, is emerging as a real development tool in some part of the world. Mali is one of the world's leading producers of shea butter, along…

An advocacy stakeholders' meeting to accelerate gender mainstreaming especially for Women’s Health in Nigeria will hold on March 30th, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria. Convened as an off-shoot of the #ICommit Partnership for Goals Policy and…