Women

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that 91% of women in Rivers State patronize skilled birth attendants during delivery. UNICEF Health Manager, Dr. Martin Dohlsten, disclosed this on …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has empowered 500 vulnerable women and youths with sewing machines and N50,000.00 as start-up capital. The sewing machines and cash …

Women and youth entrepreneurs in Nigeria will benefit from improved access to African markets following the validation of the Market Access Guide and E-Commerce Platform. An Economist with the United …

This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and women by forbidding them from attending institutions offering …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has so far disbursed $1 billion to women-led enterprises as part of the bank’s efforts to bridge the financing gap among women entrepreneurs. …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto According to experts, Family Planning is a method or system of birth control aimed at reducing rates of unintended pregnancies and helping reduce HIV transmission from …

According to senior United Nations (UN) officials, over 600 million women and girls are currently impacted by conflict, a 50% increase from ten years ago, and they worry that the …

First City Monument Bank (FCMB), a leading financial institution in Nigeria, has launched the Fempreneur Accelerator programme as part of its SheVentures initiative. This programme aims to enhance both financial …

Neptune Prime Media House, in collaboration with the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, hosted a critical symposium at Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri. The symposium aimed to draw …

Katsina State Government has engaged the services of women farmers and school children to fight desertification, drought and climate change across the 34 local government areas of the state. The …