Women/Children

FOWGI seeks tax rebate on sanitary pads A non-governmental organization (NGO), Focusing on Women and Girls Initiative for Positive Change (FOWGI) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to remove all taxes on sanitary pads to make…

Aisha Buhari says voting for Tinubu ‘ll guarantee jobs for women, youth Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says voting for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023…

SCI Nigeria urges governments to eradicate child marriage Save the Children (SCI) Nigeria, has called on governments at all levels in Nigeria, to develop a national action plan toward eradicating child marriage and other forms of…

MUN berates HURIWA for asking Irabor to resign Mothers for United Nigeria (MUN), a gender advocacy group, has berated the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) for asking the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor…

Lagos grooms 400 boys on positive masculinity to end GBV The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), says it has groomed 400 boys on positive masculinity since 2019 till date. The…

Army arrests child trafficker, rescues pregnant woman In Imo Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze have arrested a suspected child trafficker, Joy Duru from Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State. The suspect allegedly…

NAOWA President immortalises two past President of Association, commissions multiple projects in Abuja The current President Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Salamatu F Yahaya has established a 500…

APC National Women Leader leads solidarity walk for Tinubu, Shettima Over one million women took to the streets of Konduga LGA in Borno state on Thursday as the National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress  (APC), Dr Betta Edu…

UNICEF lauds Kebbi Govt for domesticating Child Rights Act The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has commended Kebbi Government for domesticating the state’s Child Rights Bill after being passed by the State House of Assembly.…

Children’s parliament urges Gombe Govt to domesticate Child’s Rights Act The Gombe State Children’s Parliament has called on the State Government to domesticate the Child’s Rights Act in the state without further delay. The Speaker of…