Women

Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in a bid to grow the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 50%, has embarked on digital literacy training of 800 women who in turn will train other women. The…

Hundreds of displaced women in Goma called for the departure of the rebel group M23 and an end to the violence in Eastern Congo.  The women said they're suffering from hunger and their children have been unable to attend school. With…

BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights (BAOBAB), a non-governmental organization (NGO), has enjoined women and their male allies to vote for gender-aware candidates, who have the interest of women and girls at heart in the forthcoming elections.…

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, Lagos Branch, has decried Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), describing it as an evil act. Mrs Chinwe Efobi, Chairperson, FIDA, made the assertion on Thursday in Lagos at an event…

Over 250 indigent women in Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, have received cash grants of N10,000 to help boost their small and start up businesses in the community. Presenting the grants to beneficiaries in Abuja, the Zonal Secretary,…

Female optometrists should extend more medical outreaches to rural areas for more access to eye care. Prof. Ebele Uzodike, Registrar, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN),  made this known at the…

For women in Kenyan town of Mwingi, donkeys have become an important means of creating economic empowerment. Mwingi is partly semi-arid with less developed road networks compared to other regions in the country. Donkeys are therefore…

Wife of Niger State Governor in North Central Nigeria, Dr Amina Abubakar Sani Bello, has decried the continuous relegation of women in leadership positions in the Country. Dr Amina stated this during a Seminar on Women in…

The wife of Niger state Governor in North Central Nigeria, Dr Amina Abubakar Sani Bello has advised women on the need to avail themselves for regular breast examination to avoid high risk of Breast Cancer . Dr Amina Abubakar Bello stated…

The United Nations Women has begun its Phase II Programme in Gombe State, designed to consolidate the gains made from the Phase I and other Women in Peace and Security projects it implemented in the state. The programme aims mainly to…