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IWD 2017: Women’s rights are human rights – Guterres

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, while celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD), emphasises that empowering women and girls is the only way to protect...

IWD 2017: Women must be part of digital revolution – Mlambo-Ngcuka

UN Women Executive Director, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, on International Women's Day (IWD), says that if women are to compete successfully for high-paying ‘new collar’ jobs,...

IWD 2017: Women must exercise their freedoms – Bokova

Irina Bokova, Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in a speech to commemorate the 2017 International Women’s Day (IWD), insists...

International Women’s Day: Stakeholders advocate for women, girls’ empowerment

In the light of the 2017 International Women’s Day, Executive Secretary, Youth Empowerment Foundation, Mrs Iwalola Akin-Jimoh, has said that women are overburdened in...

Oxfam seeks easy access to land for women farmers

Towards ensuring that women in rural areas are empowered particularly in the area of agriculture, an international organisation committed to the eradication of poverty,...

IWD 2016: Hygienic toilets will keep girls in school, says WaterAid

As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day on Tuesday, March 8, WaterAid is calling for water, sanitation and handwashing facilities with soap in...

Women’s rights and Liberia’s landmark land law reform

The percentage of land owned by women is disproportionately small considering their crucial contribution to agriculture and especially the food security of households and...

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160 Anambra communities face gully erosion threat – Official

The Managing Director of Anambra State Erosion, Watershed and Climate Change Agency (ANSEWCCA), Prof. Philip Phil-Eze, says no fewer...
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Nigeria’s oil reserves stand at 37.28bn barrels, gas hit 210.54 tcf – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Friday, April 11, 2025, said that the nation’s crude oil reserves...

Oando confirms three attacks on its pipelines in Bayelsa

Nigeria’s gas export has dipped following three sabotage attacks on a major pipeline in Bayelsa State which feeds the...

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160 Anambra communities face gully erosion threat – Official

The Managing Director of Anambra State Erosion, Watershed and...

Nigeria’s oil reserves stand at 37.28bn barrels, gas hit 210.54 tcf – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Friday,...