Lilian Ezejelue UPDATED – Residents of Lagos state aired their views about the governance of Lagos state and their hopes that the state government will run a transparent government, especially with relation to its budget. This was expressed during a…
Bukola Obaujo According to statistics, women account for 49% of Nigerian population, yet the same women are marginalized by the so called cultural stereotype, traditional practices and patriarchal structure of the society: thereby limiting their contribution in economic, politics and…
Commonwealth Correspondent Femi Asu is on the ground in Pretoria, covering the second Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work. He will be posting periodic updates from the event. Follow him on Twitter @asufemi The Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and…
Lilian Ezejelue The women of Corporate Accountability International, held a rally this morning, 17th of March 2016 to protest the move by the Lagos state government to privatize water. The protest, which was tagged African Women Wash Net Meeting, took…
By Our Reporter 350 Africa in close collaboration with 350 Nigeria is recruiting 10 candidates who are interested in partaking in an activism workshop due to take place in the second half of April 2016. This workshop will provide the…
Lilian Ezejelue Nigerian women revealed on Friday that they can achieve more in every industry, including in the media if treated equally and given same opportunities as their male counterparts. This revelation came during a tweet chat organized by the…
By Our Reporter Female Undergraduates in Nigerian Universities are invited to apply for the 2016 NWAG Scholarship. The Nigerian Women Association of Georgia (NWAG) is awarding 37 one-time scholarships, one per state of origin as well as one for the…
By Our Reporter Deadline: 20 April 2016 Nominations are open for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education 2016 with a motive to improve and promote the educational prospects of girls and women…
Jerri Eddings Updated – Since the beginning of the year, Nigerians can use a simple tool on a major news site to find out if their doctors are licensed practitioners or con artists preying on the sick. ICFJ Knight Fellows…
Kemi Busari A biblical dimension was today introduced in support of insurance as Olusegun Bankole the Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications & Brand Management of Sovereign Trust Insurance PLC argued that the art of safeguarding properties against risk was perfected…
