Niger State has unveiled a comprehensive maternal and child health campaign aimed at delivering critical healthcare services to vulnerable populations. The initiative targets 2 million young children and 600,000 women, as part of the 2025 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) and National Immunisation Plus Days. Speaking at the launch on Monday, Governor Umaru…
All Progressives Congress (APC), women have called on the leadership of the party to provide equal opportunities for women and men in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) elections. Dr Mary Alile, APC National Women Leader, made the call when she received the FCT female aspirants from the six area council of the FCT in…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has doled out N336.8 million to 11,229 women from 3,743 polling units across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, made this known on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi while disbursing the funds to the women…
Women from Okhorimi community in Benin City on Monday stormed the Edo House of Assembly, with their children, pleading for the release of their husbands arrested three weeks ago. Carrying placards, the women, some with infants strapped to their backs, said the arrest of six men had left their families shattered and their children out…
The wife of Ebonyi Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, has urged pregnant women in the state not to treat issues concerning antenatal and postnatal care with levity. Nwifuru who made the call while inaugurating her Baby Shower Initiative and Maternity Day in Abakaliki, urged women not to joke with advice from health professionals. She said that…
Ex- Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi, has advised women, particularly young girls not to limit their dreams in life to a particular age. Obiadi spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. 40th Miss Nigeria Chioma Obiadi 40th Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi According to her, the world often teaches young women to limit their…
UN Women Nigeria, in partnership with the Women Political Participation Partners Working Group, has called for nationwide support for the passage of the Special Seats Bill. The bill aims to increase women’s political representation through unified action and strategic advocacy across all levels of society. The call was made during a conference held Wednesday in…
Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, President of Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), has congratulated Maryann Philip-Shaibu on her remarkable achievement in Nigerian golf history, while advocating for more women participation in golf. Mrs Philip-Shaibu was crowned Queen of the Green for the 2024/2025 season after winning the Benin Club Golf ladies tournament for the second consecutive year. This…
A pro-democracy activist and former senator, Shehu Sani, says Nigeria needs radical electoral reforms if more women will be voted into political offices. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Eight Senate, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the present political…
Sen Ireti Kingibe, representing the FCT, and Prof. Kaletapwa George-Farauta, Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, have been named among Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential Women ahead of the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD). The announcement was made in Abuja by Gender Perspectives in Development, a gender-focused non-governmental organisation, in collaboration with Profiles & Biographies, a leading…
