By Ama Okigbo The headlines often follow the same lofty format: “Africa is the continent of the future and always will be.” The surprise is that the irony is lost on both the authors and adherents. The expression correctly highlights the persistent gap between Africa’s immense potential and its repeated struggles to fully attain that […]
By Theresa Donatus In an investigative report released by Lawyers Alert and MHR under the Gender Equality Fund (GEF) project has revealed the persistent gender inequalities that limit women’s access to essential healthcare services in Akwa Ibom State. Lawyers Alert, a leading human rights NGO, focuses on promoting gender equality and access to justice for […]
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, a member of Standard Bank Group, has pledged to continue promoting the tenets of gender equality. This assertion was made by Yinka Sanni, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, at the sixth Blue Women Network (BWN) Annual Conference, held in commemoration of the 2020 International Women’s Day celebration. The theme for […]
Nigeria has called on African leaders to make deliberate policies that would improve women access to agricultural inputs and boost their returns to farm owners. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call in Madrid, Spain at the 2020 international tourism trade fair. Speaking at the tourism investment and business forum for […]
In Africa, where the intellectual prowess of women is yet to be fully acknowledged and accepted as a tool for societal development, only a few members of the male gender openly encourage and support females in the face of hostilities associated with society’s gender imbalance. Paul Usoro, SAN, a distinguished gentleman and one of Nigeria’s […]
PENGASSAN will continue to reiterate our commitment to the adoption and implementation of policies that promote gender equality in the oil and gas industry, our union and Nigeria as a whole. To this end, we will continue to support programmes that improve not only our members’ welfare, but also ensure more protective measures for our […]
More than ever, women are coming to the realisation that certain ideologies, myths and mindsets have added to setting an agenda that limits their productivity rather than promote it. More than ever, women are climbing out of the stereotypical pits and crawling out of dark holes to find themselves and achieve what has always been […]