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Canada Commits $15.75 million to Empower Nigerian Women Through ActionAid’s Renewed Leadership Project

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The Government of Canada has pledged to support the second phase of the Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL-N) Project implemented by ActionAid Nigeria with 15.75 million Canadian dollars, This five-year initiative is designed to strengthen women’s rights organisations, promote gender equality, and combat gender-based violence across Nigeria. ActionAid Nigeria’s Country Director, Andrew Mamedu on…

Ize-Iyamu Becomes UBTH’s First Female CMD, Promises “Worker-Friendly” Administration

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Professor (Mrs.) Idia Ize-Iyamu has formally assumed her duties as the first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Her official resumption was met with jubilant staff, who lined the entrance and hospital grounds carrying solidarity banners. In her address, Ize-Iyamu vowed to “make her stay very pleasant” and…

Agency vows to eradicate abuse, violence

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The Executive Secretary of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, has said that the Lagos State Government remains unwavering in its commitment to eradicate all forms of abuse, violence, and exploitation. Mrs Vivour-Adeniyi restated the commitment in her welcome address at a “One-day Engagement with Baales on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence”…

The Court Remands Individual on Allegations of Burglary and Rape

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Is this the culprit is final moment? Will this act get to stop worldwide?

Gender

Odumegu-Ojukwu Decrise Women Marginalisation In Politics

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Odumegwu-Ojukwu Decries Women Marginalization in Politics Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has decried the poor representation of women in politics and called for the education of the female child. Odumegwu-Ojukwu made the call at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States of America, on the sidelines of the just-held…

Inclusive 2025: Promoting Women’s Creativity And Excellence

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Inclusive 2025: promoting women creativity and excellence Tracy Ohovwore, Benin city In a significant push to promote creativity amongst women, Tell That Story (TTS) Initiative organised a seminar on the theme “Expanding the Frame” to enhance women’s ability to change the narrative of marginalisation in Nigeria and the world. Inclusive 2025, a second edition hosted…

Gender

Assembly Members Ensure Law Against GBV is Passed In Nigeria

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Assembly Members Ensure Law Against GBV is Passed In Nigeria. Stella Peters The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has promoted ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, calling on the Speakers of State Houses of Assembly to ensure that the law is passed in all states. He made this call on…

UN Coordinator Leads March Against Violence on Woman

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UN Coordinator Leads March Against Violence on Women Stella Peters The United Nations Resident Coordinator, Mohammed Fall, led some prominent women activists in a march on the major streets of the Nigerian capital city of Abuja on Saturday to demand the end of violence against women. The march was part of activities marking the 16…