The Federal Government, Saturday, vowed to end “breast ironing ” and other harmful traditional practices affecting girl-child in the FCT. Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs made this known…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says no fewer than 25,000 trafficked Nigerian women and girls are trapped in Mali. The Commander of the Benin…
The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN-CSW) and the Ministry of Women Affairs have appealed for an inclusive technology and digital education among women and girls for…
Plan International Nigeria, an NGO, has called for more legislation that will fast track the prosecution of perpetrators of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) to serve as deterrent to others.…
An NGO, Plan International has called for the participation of more girls and women in the decision making process of the country.The Board Chair, Plan International, Mrs Gunvor Kronman, disclosed…
The Queen’s College Old Girls Association (QCOGA) has pledged to raise an endowment fund of N10 billion by the end of 2029 to support the infrastructural development of the school.…
Mr Michael Banda, Senior Education Manager, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office, said the agency spent $109 million for the implementation of the Girl Education Project 3 (GEP)…
By Funmilayo Adeyemi (NAN) Dausiyya Yushau, an 18-year-old student of Government Girls Junior Arabic Secondary School, Tarda, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, said she returned to school due…
Plan International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called for the provision of free sanitary pad for adolescent girls for better menstrual management. Mr Charles Usie, the Country Director, Plan International in…
Plan International, an NGO, has called for more girls participation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) careers to foster a more dynamic technology sector and enhance innovation and productivity. The…
Mr Michael Banda, an Education Manager, Kano State UNICEF Field Office, says its girl’s child enrollment project has exceeded its initial target of one million across Katsina, Kano, Bauchi, Zamfara,…
No fewer than 1.3 million girls are now having access to education in the Northern parts of the country, Mr Rahama Farah, the Chief, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Kano…
A group, Feminist Coalition, has flagged off a scholarship scheme for girls from low economic background to further their education in Nigeria. Mrs Damilola Odufuwa, the Co-founder of the coalition,…