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Nigeria’s Amanda Amaeshi named UK Changemaker 2024

Miss Amanda Amaeshi, an award-winning activist and campaigner, has been named My Life My Say’s "Changemaker of the Year" for 2024. Amaeshi, a final-year LLB...

Michael Simire - December 18, 2024

Gender

Prioritising action to end violence against women

In Nigeria, violence against women remains a pervasive and deeply troubling issue. It affects millions of women and girls. In spite of ongoing efforts to...

Michael Simire - December 12, 2024

Gender

Closing gender gap in agriculture can contribute $1bn annually to GDP – Group

Chairperson, National Agric Show Youth and Women in Agriculture Committee, Mrs. Nkiruka Okonkwo, says closing gender gap in agriculture can contribute $1 billion annually...

Michael Simire - November 28, 2024

Gender

Stakeholders urge Nigerian women to unite, empower themselves

Nigerian women have been urged to unite and empower themselves to take up leadership roles in various sectors of the society in spite of...

Michael Simire - November 28, 2024

Gender

BATN Foundation empowers 200 women in Zamfara with poultry resources

The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has launched a women empowerment initiative, distributing five-week-old broiler birds to 200 women in Zamfara State. The project...

Michael Simire - October 28, 2024

Gender

Report showcases women-led solutions for building drought resilience

Women and girls are not only experiencing greater hardships but are also demonstrating remarkable leadership in the face of drought, finds the new report...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2024

Gender

African Women’s Climate Assembly forges new pathway to climate action

The coastal town of Saly in Senegal on October 2024 played host to two critical African climate justice convergences - the 2024 Women's Climate Assembly (WCA)...

Michael Simire - October 15, 2024

Gender

How antimicrobial resistance threatens lives of Nigerian women

In Nigeria, where healthcare access is a challenge for many, the growing threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is particularly worrisome. Women, who are often the...

Michael Simire - October 6, 2024

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