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Tinubu extols Women Affairs minister’s virtues

President Tinubu further observed that her public service record reflects a consistent pattern of taking on complex mandates and leaving behind stronger structures, clearer directi...

IWD: Sanwo-Olu, Wife Canvass Bold Action to Secure Women’s Rights, Economic Power

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening systems that protect women’s rights while expanding opportunities for the...

Soludo Appoints Mother of Slain Businessman As Commissioner for Womens’ Affairs, 17 Others

David-Chyddy Eleke in Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has appointed Mrs Esther Chinyere Onyekesi, the mother of slain businessman, late Martin Onyekesi, as Comm...

Tinubu appoints Benjamins-Laniyi as Women Centre DG, names governing council

The appointments took effect from 18 April for an initial four-year term. The post Tinubu appoints Benjamins-Laniyi as Women Centre DG, names governing council appeared first on Pr...

Women Affairs Commissioner’s cleared on merit, not as compensation for her son’s death- Anambra Legislature

The Anambra State House of Assembly has clarified that the clearance of Mrs. Esther Onyekesi as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development was not a form of compensation...

Nigerian Women Ready to Drive National Transformation, Says BWI-RHA 

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja  The National Convener and Director General of Business Women of Influence for Renewed Hope Agenda (BWI-RHA), Mrs. Ngozi Oyewole, has declared that Nigeria...

Sulaiman-Ibrahim: Expanding National Influence through Grassroots Governance

Jonathan Eze writes that the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim’s  volume of programmes, and deliberate attempt to connect governance with ordinary citizens at the...

Zanzibar VP: Women key to driving economic transformation

The Second Vice-President of Zanzibar said the government will continue to create an enabling environment for women to access economic opportunities and leadership positions in lin...

Aisha Achimugu installed as FCT PCRC Matron

Business leader and philanthropist, Aisha Sulaiman Achimugu, OFR, has been formally installed as the Matron of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Federal Capital Terr...

Ex-Anambra Commissioner Obinabo Vows Sustained Efforts in Defense of the Voiceless, Forgotten

The immediate past Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, has formally bowed out of office with a heartfelt farewell speech that reflected on...

British Envoy Lauds Kwara Gov’s ‘Trailblazing Role’ in Gender Parity, Women’s Rights

British Deputy High Commissioner Gill Lever has said Kwara State under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has become a model for gender equity, calling the governor a trailblazer for...

Anambra’s First Lady Challenges WOWICAN Women To Leading Role in Healthy Living Crusade

Anambra’s First Lady, Nonye Soludo, has charged the newly inaugurated WOWICAN executive members to leverage their influence to promote peace, high moral standards, and healthy livi...

Govt to promote women-led digital commerce and industrial participation: Anusha Rahman

Minister’s aide who accused perm sec of sexual harassment joins House of Reps race

She said her decision to join the race was driven by a desire to ensure that women and youth benefit from the dividends of democracy. The post Minister’s aide who accused perm sec...

MCL MD: Women’s empowerment is investment, not charity

The event brought together various leaders, including the President of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, who was represented by the Second Vice-President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla.

CAF strengthens women’s football governance with continent-wide administrators’ workshops

The Confederation of African Football is intensifying its push to professionalise women’s football administration across the continent through a structured programme of...

Commission Seeks Overhaul of Process to Recruit Female Police Officers

The commission's statement comes following the controversy surrounding the dismissal of 18 female police recruits who were discontinued from training after tests found they were pr...

DPM/FM Dar reviews preparations for OIC Ministerial Conference on Women to be held in Pakistan

Dr Mwinyi: Women performing better in positions they are given

Unguja. Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi said the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGZ) recognises the contribution of women to national development.

Female Engineers Deserve More Opportunities, Says APWEN Chair

Esther Adejuwon, chairman of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) in Ado Ekiti, has called for greater opportunities for female engineers, emphasizing...

First Lady Flags Off Schools, Nursing Quarters, Empowers 2,000 Women in Borno State

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned a newly constructed nursing quarters and two mega primary schools in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The project...

2027: Katsina APC Ends Longstanding Male Dominance with Female Reps Candidate

Francis Sardauna in Katsina  The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State has broken a longstanding tradition of male dominance in elective politics following the emergence...

Olufunmilola Mutiat Disu: Delivering Structured, Scalable and Sustainable Welfare through POWA CARES Initiative

In a deliberate shift from isolated welfare gestures to a structured, scalable, and sustainable framework for social protection, the 23rd National President of the Police Officers’...

Women Locked Out of Leadership as Party Primaries Tilt against Female Aspirants

Juliet Akoje In Abuja The Founder of TOS Foundation Africa, Chief Mrs. Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche, has raised concerns over what she described as the systematic exclusion of women fr...