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The Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has identified lack of access to agricultural land as a major challenge faced by women farmers in the country. A representative of SWOFON, Yobe branch, Hajiya Maryam Yakubu,…

Rukayat Shittu is a 26-year-old journalist and the All Progressives Congress (Apc) House of Assembly Candidate for Owode/Onire constituency. In this interview by YUSUF ABDULKADIR, she talks about her experience in politics and the…

Odunayo Adeagbo is a native of Ijebu North East Local Government in Ogun State. Though a graduate of Mass Communication from the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, she pursued her passion for shoe-making at the age of 25. In this interview with…

Despite various calls for gender parity, especially the 35 percent affirmative action for women in leadership positions, data has shown that women are still underrepresented in key sectors especially in the energy industry. ADETOLA…

Women leaders have tasked the government of South-West states to ensure their specific funding line in their yearly budgets targeting women's economic empowerment. The women made this call at a one-day policy dialogue on Women Economic…

THERE is a sense in which the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) showed a darling example in its recently held primary election across the country, save for instances of irregularities in few states, including Imo, my state, where…

As part of deliberate strategies to ensure effective monitoring of security on June 18, the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has set up a situation room at the State Command…

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Simbi Wabote, has described the enactment and effective implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 as a way of creating numerous opportunities…

Spain's women will have the same pay for representing their country as men, the Spanish football federation announced on Tuesday. The agreement will be for the next five years and while salaries are not paid for playing for Spain, the…

Women have been advised to mobilize for collective actions to prevent death from cervical cancer. The advice was given by the Executive Chairman of Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area, Hon. (Dr) Ahmed Olanrewaju Apatira, at a free…