Maina tasks Buhari on completion of 8-year site project
The outgoing Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina has tasked the incoming administration to be led by President-elect Muhammed Buhari on the completion of the 8 years...
View ArticleNollywood Abuja releases movie to condemn ‘Make it Syndrome’ in society
ABUJA - The yearning to make it in life as quick as possible at all cost, no doubt, could not be ruled out as one of the factors responsible for the increase in crime rate in the society. This...
View ArticleBlessed amongst women
Elisha Attai founded the African Women in Leadership Organization (AWLO) about six years ago to create a collaborative platform for women leaders across Africa. Having worked with a lot of African...
View ArticleWhy I still celebrate virgins, despite death threats
I have virgins even in my home. My own daughter got married as a virgin at 29. There are many virgins in this country but they are shy to come out because their wayward friends mock at them. They call...
View ArticleHow to beat child kidnappers
THE kidnapping of underage children is becoming the new gold mine for some people, who are gradually losing their humanity and have totally lost compassion for parents and their offspring. So...
View ArticleDry addresses VVF, the nightmare of over 800,000 women in Nigeria
ABUJA – Vesico Vaginal Fistula is an abnormal hole between the bladder or rectum and the vagina characterized by continuous and uncontrollable leakage of urine and/or faeces following childbirth....
View ArticleBoko Haram: UN Women calls for gender-friendly counter-terrorism strategies
THE United Nations has called for a more gender-sensitive approach to battling insecurity in Nigeria, advising government and stakeholders to give consideration to the negative impacts of...
View ArticleGovernance: Lagos govt, DFID partner on closing gender gap
As a follow up to the one held in February, 2015, the purpose of the conference was to build synergies between Women in Business and Private sector, Politics and Civil society to develop strategies and...
View ArticleBoko Haram: UN Women call for gender-friendly counter-terrorism strategies
THE United Nations has called for a more gender-sensitive approach to battling insecurity in Nigeria, advising government and stakeholders to give consideration to the negative impacts of...
View ArticleRape Alert!
HI readers, this is hopefully going to be the beginning of a long relationship with you where I will tell you about one of the dangerous societal problems confronting us right now- rape and sexual...
View ArticleExploring femininity in the contemporary African society
By Chris Onuoha & Anino Aganbi The age long profession of Art has consistently evolved despite the influx of technologically advanced gadgets that tends to conflict with its professional purpose....
View ArticleUS intensifies efforts to end gender-based violence
LAST year, November 25th, during the commemoration of 16 Day Activism Against Gender Based Violence, the Acting U.S. Consul-General, Dehab Ghebreab pledged that the Public Affairs Section, PAS of the...
View ArticleX-media unlocks secret of superwomen to Nigerians girls
As part of its commitment towards the actualisation of healthy and vibrant female communities, X-media communications Limited has revealed the secret of what it entails to be a successful woman to over...
View ArticleWhat inspired Oriki Spa – Joycee Awojoodu
Determined to give lovers of an- all natural body clinic both men and women the satisfaction they deserve, one of the country’s leading skin experts and entrepreneur, Joycee Awojoodu, has joined the...
View ArticleAfrican leaders to gather in Ethiopia for first-ever ministerial confab on...
African leaders, including ministers of health, finance, and other line ministries, will gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 24-25 February 2016, for the Ministerial Conference on Immunization in...
View ArticleControl your temper in face of provocation – Hon Lola Akande, advised women
Hon Lola Akande, the Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has advised women to control their temper and guide their utterances in the face of any provocation in order not...
View ArticleI wore just a bra, hat to win – Winner, Sisi Oge pageant
I think my sense of creativity did. We were at the camp for two weeks and while there, we were engaged in different activities like, cooking, and mind games, talent hunts and much more, and I think I...
View ArticleLow income, capital barrier to women’s devt, says Lagos Women Affairs...
Lagos State Commissioner for Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Lola Akande, has called on the federal and state governments to promulgate laws and policies that would boost women...
View ArticleIndonesian President wants action to expand access to contraception
Winners of First-Ever Global Humanitarian Awards for Women’s and Children’s Health Honored Nusa Dua, Indonesia (25 January 2016) – His Excellency Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, President of the Republic of...
View ArticlePrayer’ll solve Nigeria’s problems – Bolanle Ambode
WIFE of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, has identified prayer as the key to solving the sundry challenges confronting the country. She made the submission at the prayer for the Nation...
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