By Adeze Ojukwu Millions of women across the world are virtually caged and gagged, due to socio-economic norms, prevalent in most cultures. Society permits it. Religion promotes it. Men uphold it. Most governments condone it. The 2011 Istanbul Convention was established to reverse these obnoxious practices, but it has not made a significant impact. Many […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Gender experts have decried the slow dispension of justice in Nigeria saying, its frustrate trial of sexual violence offenders. The experts lamented that the development has stalled the progress of eliminating gender based violence cases as most offenders are not being sanctioned to serve as detriment to others. The Desk Officer, Federal […]
By Philip Clement The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has said that the Federal Government of Nigeria is providing tax relief and other support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), many of which are women-owned, Through the implementation of Finance Acts 2019 and 2020. Speaking during an event to […]
An international trade and investment promotion firm, Compass Global Business Services, says it has evolved mechanisms to enhance gender development to achieve a safe and sustainable world. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tokunbo Chiedu, made this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Chiedu said that the organisation was renowned for collaborating with its strategic […]
The wife of a 49-year old man was delivered of a new born baby, the issue of gender in families played out in Imo State after he found out the 5th child was female . Out of rage, he smashed the new born on the floor and the baby died instantly. Ezekiel Anorue, has been […]
The Edo State Government has assured on more policies to encourage mainstreaming of women and girls in science and technology programmes in the state. Commemorating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, said the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration is determined to bridge the gender gap […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says promotion of gender equality and the “meaningful engagement of women and girls” was key to poverty eradication in Africa. Guterres stated this in his address to the 33rd African Union (AU) summit, which opened in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Sunday. READ ALSO: Pakistan parliament votes in favour […]
Nigeria’s society is unequal and even more so when viewed through the gender prism. Available data regarding the wellbeing of our children – male and female – leave one with a sense of unease and fearful apprehension. There are trends which, if not arrested and reversed, spell doom for a future that already does not […]
Though life was not perfect for 24-year old Jimi Oladapo, at least he managed to get by. A graduate of Accounting from the University of Benin, Oladapo eked out a living working as a machine operator in a plastic production factory. After three fruitless years of job hunting, he was forced to swallow his pride, […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on women to take the bold initiative and step out into politics, assuring them that going into politics does not make them women of easy virtue. Speaking Thursday while delivering a lecture at the 14th Annual Lecture of Women in Management, Business, and Public Service (WIMBIZ), a non-governmental organisation […]