The Katsina State Government, says it is set to establish a standard drug abuse rehabilitation Centre for women in the state. The centre will provide counselling, skills acquisition training to both married and unmarried ladies that indulged in drug abuse. Gov. Aminu Masari stated this when he received the presidential task force committee on tackling […]
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Sanitation council wants tax reduction on sanitary pads
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to reduce tax paid on the importation of sanitary pads to promote menstrual health in the country. Dr Virginia Kamowa, the Technical Expert on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM), WSSCC made this call at the ongoing Training of Trainers Workshop on […]
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UNICEF trains 25 women on production of reusable pads
The UN Children’s Fund has trained 25 women in the production of reusable sanitary pads to improve women and girls’ health in Malumfashi Local Council in Katsina State. Mr Job Ominyi, a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer, said this on the sidelines of a Training of Trainers workshop on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) in […]
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Ganduje thanks supporters for re-electing him
Ganduje has thanked the people of the state for re-electing him for a second term. NAN reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Ganduje, winner of the Kano State governorship supplementary election held Saturday. In the supplementary election held in 28 out of the 44 local government areas in the state, […]
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Foundation educates women on healthy practices
SOW&G foundation has organised a health outreach for women and girls in Sangotedo axis of Ajah, Lagos. The women were taught by seasoned health and nutrition professionals, who admonished them on the prevention of communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles, as well as daily maintenance of personal hygiene. The foundation’s secretary, Nedy Akwiwu said: “The foundation […]
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Agagu’s wife, others make case for women in nation-building
The wife of a former governor of Ondo State, Chief (Mrs). OlufunkeAgagu, Doctor Bridget ItsueliPhd, Founder, Relate African Organisation, Lion Lynda OduOkpeseyi, Constitutional Area Speaker, New Voices For English West African Countries, and Lion (Mrs.) KemiSarumi, Chairperson, New Voices, Women Symposium Committee, among others, have urged women, irrespective of religious, tribal or political divide, to brace up against obstacles militating the role of women in nation-building.
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Banks with more women on board better managed – Emefiele
Banks in efforts to address gender disparities
WOMEN, today, are accepted as pillars of the smallest economic unit, the family. From them, great people, both male and female, have been birthed. This shows that women are forces to be reckoned with in terms of nation-building and economic development. However, the special qualities possessed by women have been downgraded and played to a minor key due to ignorance on the part of most and lack of concern or appreciation by others. Hence the establishment of structures of inequality against women, as opposed to men, has come to generate the phenomenon of gender disparity.
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‘Women are better empowered with insurance’
There is no financial plan that empowers a woman better than an insurance policy, the Marketing and Customer Executive, Old Mutual, Mrs Alero Ladipo, has said. In a statement by the company, Mrs Ladipo said the company commemorates with millions across the world on the International Women’s Day (IWD), a day dedicated to celebrating the […] …
Trump slammed for ‘silence’ on white supremacist threat
Democrats led by an Arab-American lawmaker attacked President Donald Trump’s “silence” on the rise of white supremacy Sunday as reaction to the New Zealand mosque massacre spilled into a heated US debate over religious and racial bigotry. With controversy swirling over Trump’s tepid response to the massacre, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was […]
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