•Stakeholders call for greater women participation in healthcare leadership, innovation Women accounted for only five per cent of negotiators across 57 peace processes reviewed in 2025, down from seven per cent in the previous year, the United Nations has said. UN Under-Secretary General and UN Women Executive Director, Sima Bahous, disclosed ...
•Adeola Azeez As Nigeria prepares for another general election in 2027, the question of women’s participation in politics and access to elective offices remains a subject for debate. Adeola Azeez, a daughter of the late Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and one of the Founders of Women in Management, Business & Public Service, WIMBIZ, a [&...
•National Assembly Complex, Abuja The National Assembly has proposed 74 additional seats for women in the Senate and House of Representatives, as well as three reserved seats in each state House of Assembly, to increase women’s representation in Nigeria’s legislature. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this today at the 2026 Law Week o...
•Persons living with disabilities (PLWDs) The Maryam Babangida National Centre for Women Development (MBNCWD) has urged Nigerian women to mobilise a 10-million-woman voting bloc ahead of the 2027 general elections. This is as the Centre said it is seeking special intervention funding to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities at it...
The Nigerian Army has arrested a 35-year-old man, Clifford Maisamari, for allegedly impersonating a military officer and defrauding two women in Gombe and Bauchi states of more than N700,000. Maisamari, who hails from Zonkwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was arrested yesterday by soldiers of the 301 Artillery Regiment, Gombe, followin...
•Juliana Olayode Actress Juliana Olayode has defended women who openly desire marriage, saying the choice should be respected. Olayode said on Instagram that she stumbled upon a BRIDE swimsuit her friend had gifted her in 2024, a day after she shared her opinion at a salon where some women were shaming another woman for wanting […]
•Esther Nkem Okereke and Ada Okwori Only two of the 18 presidential candidates cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the January 2027 election are women. They are Ada Okwori of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and Esther Nkem Okereke of the National Rescue Movement (NRM). INEC published the final list of presid...
•Fibroid For generations, the word “fibroid” has carried a familiar fear for Nigerian women: heavy bleeding, severe pain, a swollen abdomen, infertility and, often, the prospect of surgery and a long recovery. For many women, it starts quietly. Periods become heavier, the pain worsens and the abdomen gradually becomes distended, reports Vangua...
All through the year, Amstel Malta has encouraged people to be their best. And when the women of Abia State gathered for their annual August Meeting at the New Government House, Umuahia, on Friday, August 28, the brand was right by their side, reaffirming this message and giving them more reasons to look and feel […]
The First Lady of Anambra State, Dr. (Mrs) Nonye Soludo, has called for the sustained promotion of the inclusion of women and girls in societal affairs, as well as providing equal opportunities for them to learn, lead, work, dream, and thrive without limitations imposed by gender, culture, religion, or social barriers. She made the call [&hell...
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