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Group urged women to take the lead in driving growth, development

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2021 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka Women in Nigeria have been urged to play a more active and frontal role to stimulate the growth of businesses and overall development in Nigeria, a group under the aegis of Nigeria Association of Women Entrepreneur (NAWE), has said. NAWE also advised women to pursue

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Nigerian Women Are Fronting a System of Change

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2020 0

Over the years we’ve seen the achievements of men paraded around leaving the ones of the women in the dust. The various contributions women have rendered to our societal growth and development, ranging from heights of politics to the tech industry, entertainment and societal change, are limitless. We take a look at a phenomenal woman […]

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‘Why Women, tech play integral roles in building movements’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

By Philip Clement The success of most civil movements in Nigeria has been largely attributed to the resilience and upright character of women who led the campaigns. This was the view of panellists at the TechHerNG Virtual Town Hall Meeting held to discuss “People, Technology and Movements.” They also highlighted the critical role of technology […]

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5 things women really want from their husbands

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

Women are said to be the most beautifully complex beings on earth, but it is not impossible to understand what they need. On the contrary, the things women really want are quite easy to figure out if you pay enough attention. Daily Times, in no particular order, has listed out five very important things most […]

Columnist

COLUMNIST: A woman’s handbag and her identity

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

By Prof Tunji Olaopa For someone who has lots of women in his life, speaking about fashion, and women’s fashion for that matter, should really not be a strange matter. Even in a society where fashion has become one of the marks of modern consciousness, one does not really need to be surrounded by women […]

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Women inheritance: S/Court judgement is an attack against Igbo tradition — Woman says

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2020 0

The  Supreme Court has upheld the right of a female child to inherit properties of her father on the grounds that it is discriminatory and conflicts with the provision of the constitution. READ ALSO: “Continue romance with terrorists and we’ll join Boko Haram” – IDPs to FG However a lady identified as oderacollins on twitter reacted to […]

News World

Women trapped in Lebanon appeal for rescue

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2020 0

30 Nigerian women trafficked to Lebanon are appealing to the Nigerian Government to rescue them as they are stranded in that country. Daily Times gathered that the women are currently cramped in a one room apartment without adequate utilities in a building at Dawra city in Lebanon. They made the appeal in a statement by […]

Sports

UEFA confirms dates for Women’s EURO

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

UEFA has today confirmed that the Women’s EURO which was postponed from 2021 will be played in England from 6 July to 31 July 2022. UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said: “When we had to take an urgent decision on the postponement of UEFA EURO 2020, we always had the impact on UEFA Women’s EURO 2021 in […]

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Women group decries high rate of Out-of-School children in Katsina

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

High Level Women Advocate (HiLWA), an NGO, has decried the high rate of Out-Of-School children, school drop outs and Qur’anic school pupils not enrolled into the basic education system in Katsina State. Hajia Mariya Abdullahi, HiLWA Chairperson, Katsina, stated this at a news conference, as part of activities lined up to commemorate the 2020 International […]

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How Jumia is empowering women entrepreneurs

Ihesiulo Grace 10 March 2020 0

As the world celebrates the 2020 International Women’s Day on March 8, Jumia Nigeria has disclosed that the company prioritised women empowerment both internally and for sellers on its platform, 50% of whom are women.    Aligned with the United Nations Women’s multigenerational campaign, this year’s International Women’s Day is themed” I

Foreign

Rage over femicide fuels 80,000-strong women’s march in Mexico City

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2020 0

Some 80,000 people joined a largely-peaceful International Women’s Day march in Mexico City on Sunday in an act of protest against the rising rate of gender-based killings in the country, where an average of 10 women are murdered each day. Women carried banners reading “On the way home I want to feel free, not brave” […]

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Medical expert advises women on proper disposal of used sanitary pad

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Kaduna – Dr Amina Bello-Mukhtar, a medical practitioner at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, on Friday, advised women to be careful with the way they dispose  used sanitary pad to avoid spread of diseases. The doctor gave the advice in an interview in Kaduna. She said that proper menstrual hygiene management was key to having […]

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30 killed, women, children abducted as Boko Haram terrorists hit Borno again

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

Thirty people have been reportedly killed and a number of women and children abducted as Boko Haram terrorists burn down trucks and busses in Borno state. According to reports, we are tracking, the terrorists attacked traders in Auno, a town 24 km away from Maiduguri the capital of Borno state on Sunday night. My heart […]

Politics

Sanwo-Olu says potentials of women cannot be left untapped

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday led other stakeholders to flag off the State’s leg of the HeForShe Campaign, a United Nations initiative that rallies the support of men to fight gender inequality in the world. Speaking on the need for gender balancing at the event held at the Adeyemi Bero hall in […]

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Just in: Army rescues over 165 women, children from ISWAP

Ihesiulo Grace 2 January 2020 0

The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists and rescued 165 women and children from their captivity in Borno State. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the operations were carried out in […]

Opinion

Violence against women and girls: Can Nigeria ever tame this monster?

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

In Nigeria, a common counsel to girls about to marry is the need to keep her family’s secrets secret. She is told to avoid bringing in a third party into her marital quarrels so that her home’s dirty linens would not be exposed to the outside world. Stripped of all diplomatic niceties, it simply means […]

Health

68,000 Nigeria women killed by pregnancy, childbirth complications yearly – Rotary

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

Ibadan – Prof. Dolapo Lufadeju, the National Coordinator, Rotary International Project on National Family Planning Campaign, says Nigeria is losing 68,000 women yearly as a result of pregnancy and child birth complications. Lufadeju disclosed this on Thursday during the South West Family Planning Campaign Project of Rotary International in Ibadan. He said the figure

Politics

Kaduna Assembly confirms 2 more women as commissioners

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

Kaduna – The Kaduna House of Assembly on Thursday, confirmed two more women as commissioners. The Assembly also confirmed the nomination of a board member of the state Fiscal Responsibility Commission. Their confirmation followed a letter sent to the House by the Acting Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe. Those confirmed include Dr Amina Baloni as Commissioner […]

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23m girls, women, married as children in Nigeria – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Bauchi – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second largest number of child brides in the world, with 23 million girls and women married out as children in the country, thereby ending their educational strive. Mr Bhanu Pathak, Chief of Field Office (CFO) UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office, stated this in […]

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More women get appointments in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai has appointed two more women as Special Advisers, according to a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye. The new Special Advisers are among the 17 aides appointed by the governor on Tuesday. According to the statement, Mrs. Stella Amako is now SA Community Relations and Hajiya Zainab Shehu, SA Social Development. […]