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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai has approved N200m fund for the Kaduna State Women Empowered Programme (KADSWEP) to support women at the grassroots in their entrepreneurial activities.Hajiya Hafsat Baba, Commissioner for Human…

Canada, in partnership with the ActionAid Nigeria, has funded 12 community-based organisations (CBOs) across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State to check increasing rape cases and gender-based violence in the state.Speaking at…

The President Mothers’ Union, Women’s Guild and Girls’ Guild, province of the Niger, Anambra State, Mrs Martha Chioma Ibezim, has appealed to Nigeria mother's never to relinquish their roles in the family to anyone.Mrs Ibezim insisted…

Stiffer punishment to serve as deterrence to perpetrators of rape and other forms of violence against women in the country has been stressed by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Gombe State if indeed the war against the menace must…

The Niger State government on Thursday said that it would support the Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) in the state with inputs and implements for 2020 farming season.Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the state…

Bauchi State citizens have been tasked to as a matter of necessity key into the fight against the ugly act of violence against women particularly issue of rape to ensure it is totally defeated for the betterment of the society.The call…

The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have kicked against the plan of the Federal Government to reduce the budgetary allocation to the agriculture ministry.Recall that the Federal Government had approached the…

Sokoto State chapter of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has expressed worry over the increasing cases of rape in Nigeria and has stressed the need to tackle violence against women and girls as a priority.NAWOJ…

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), says the country needs more women and girls to build careers in the ICT sector for fair representation and socio-economic development.Mrs Hadiza Umar, NITDA Head, Corporate…

Angered by the newly-imposed  dusk to dawn curfew and extension of the lockdown by 14 days in Delta State, hundreds of women in Sapele, on Wednesday, took to the streets to register their displeasure at the development.Governor Ifeanyi…