From Our Correspondent, Abuja The Nigerian Women’s Economic Development (NigWED), an NGO, says it will train 10,000 female students on financial intelligence, leadership skills and political participation. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Lugard Okonobo, Director-General of NigWED, announced the planned training during a Mentor-Mentee session it organised, on Friday, in Abuja. According to Okonobo, the benefiting […]
By Vivian Ihechu When Mrs Mary James informed her friends that she would be taking her daughter, Faith, 13, to get a dose of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, they exchanged perplexing glances. Her friends, Mrs Hope Uwa and Mrs Yemi Adams questioned her decision, based on many yet to be founded concerns on HPV vaccine. However, […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde As the war on Gaza approaches its five-month mark, Gazan women continue to suffer its devastating impact, the ‘UN Women’ has said in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith at the weekend. “While this war spares no one, UN Women data shows that it kills and injures women in unprecedented ways. “As UN […]
From Our Correspondent An appeal has gone to Gov. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State to make history by appointing the first woman to fill the vacant Deputy Governor’s position. The National Coordinator of “Nothing Without Women”, a renowned socio-political group, Alhaja (Hon) F. I Gidado, made the call during an interaction with newsmen, on Monday, […]
From Our Correspondent Wife of Edo Governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki has threatened legal action against public officials who marginalise women in appointments, especially at the local government level. Obaseki made the threat Wednesday evening at the Edo Women Summit, to mark the 2023 Alaghodaro Summit in Benin City. TheNewsZenith reports that the event attracted women […]