•Nigerian women The 2026 International Women’s Day was a chorus of celebration, with Nigerian leaders from state to federal levels vowing to do more for women, including making governance more inclusive and providing better opportunities for them. However, beyond the buzz of this year’s “Give to Gain” theme and the polished tributes that flood...
•Akpabio President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated women, particularly Nigerian women, on the occasion of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh made available to The Frontier, the Senate President praised Nigerian ...
•Domestic staff Oppressed by their sponsors and inflicted with unending pain, these Nigerian women narrate heartrending stories of how they were deceived into travelling to Egypt in search of a promised breakthrough, only to face exploitation, abuse, and despair where they had expected a ray of sunshine and opportunity, reports Saturday PUNCH....
•Death by Hanging Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, an international rights organisation, says no fewer than 82 female Nigerians are currently on death row in various correctional centres across Nigeria. Angela Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director, ASF France in Nigeria, stated this today at a Capacity-building Session on Mainstreaming Ge...
The Indian police have busted a major drug network allegedly operated by three Nigerian women, recovering quantities of illicit drugs, including cocaine, from their possession in Delhi, India. It was learnt from the Times of India yesterday that the women, simply identified as Precious, Gift, and Joy, were apprehended near Bakhtawar Chowk. Thi...
•Women protest at NASS Hundreds of women protested in the Nigerian capital today to push for a bill that would add women-only seats in the Senate and House of Representatives. Several African countries, from Senegal to Rwanda, have increased the number of women legislators by using quota systems, reports AFP. Nigeria, which has no such [&helli...
•Women coalition and Nigerian Senate A coalition of more than 750 Nigerian women will converge on the National Assembly (NASS) to press for the passage of the Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill at the National Public Hearing on Constitutional Reforms scheduled for today, Monday, September 22, 2025. In a statement signed by the Chairman [&he...
•Akpabio and D’Tigress The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has congratulated the nation’s female basketball team, the D’Tigress, for winning the FIBA 2025 Women’s AfroBasket competition for a historic seventh time. Speaking today through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyib...
•Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani No fewer than 68% of Nigerian women do not own a smartphone, hindering their ability to access online services and economic opportunities. Meanwhile, the federal government has expressed its commitment to ensure that 70% of Nigerian women and girls are equipped with a...
•Convener, “Access PAD Me A Girl Initiative”, Theresa Moses (C) In a bid to address the disturbing issue of menstrual poverty and to promote the dignity of womanhood, especially among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria, the “Access PAD Me A Girl Initiative” has made tremendous impact. In a partnership wi...
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