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Covid-19 palliatives: Disabled community, groups appreciates ACCI
Beneficiaries of the palliatives materials donated by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) have appreciated the Chamber for coming to the aid of the needy in times of serious want. The groups which comprises of People Living With Disability (PLWD) and...
Ministry urges women to leverage ICT to grow businesses
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has urged Nigerian women to leverage the potential in Information Communication Technology (ICT) to grow their businesses. Mr Bode Agbola, Senior Programme Officer, Department of Trade in the ministry, made the...
#PowerNOW: 6 Things We Must Do To Build A Nigerian Women’s Movement
During our #PowerNOW Conversation series, we learned 5 key things that need to do to build a Nigerian Women’s Movement: We Need Collective Action: “We do not need brutality but a collective action. We must continue to do our little bits in various ways but not...
Data, Culture Of Silence Increase Violence Against Women In Nigeria – Mshelia
ABUJA – Esther Eghobamien Mshelia, the United Nations (UN) Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Representative in Nigeria and Convener, Women Arise Development and Humanitarian Initiative (WADHI), has attributed lack of data and...
Women Centre to establish national data on gender-based violence – DG
The Director General, National Centre for Women Development, Mary Ekpere-Eta, has called on relevant agencies to support the centre in creating National Data-board on gender based violence. Mrs Ekpere-Eta made the appeal during the workshop on Convention on the...
WADHI CEDAW PRISMS- Nigeria needs to step-up fight against domestic violence – British Council
… As UN advocates establishment of family courts By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The British Council on Thursday decried the spate of domestic violence in Nigeria, saying the country needs to step-up on the implementation of laws that protect the womenfolk...
Women peace, security key to SDGs
Experts say implementing peace and security for women will help reduce all forms of violence against women and girls and enable the nation attain targets set in the Sustainable Development Goals. Women peace and security issues are outlined in Nigeria’s second...
Taking women, peace and security to the next level in Africa
Taking women, peace and security to the next level in Africa Source UN Women Posted 26 Sep 2017 Originally published 25 Sep 2017 Origin View original UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaks at the high-level event...