…as NUJ Ekiti Chair Pleges support for the initiative, calls for massive rural awareness
By Akubulu Ngozi
As parts of efforts to campaign against Female Genital Mutilation, FGM… Read More
Context
Given the centrality of women’s role in society, it is now well acknowledged that empowering a man leads to empowering an individual, but empowering a woman empowers an e… Read More
Talent is amazing, and it’s in us and the people around us. People of African heritage have showcased talent in various fields. But it’s rare to find sisters from one family with… Read More
Prayer 1: For The Victims of Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia Background Information:In Somalia, about 98% of women and girls between the ages of 15 and 49 have been subjected to Female… Read More
International Day of the Girl Child: Empowering the Future
Every year on October 11th, the world comes together to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child. This special day [Interna… Read More
Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, Tuesday, said 24,720 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases were reported in the 36 states and the FCT between September to 3 Oc… Read More
What are social norms?
Social norms are the perceived informal, mostly unwritten, rules that define acceptable and appropriate actions within a given group or community, thus guiding human… Read More
Cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, SGBV, are not abetting in Nigeria, stakeholders say.
This is despite efforts of rights activists and members of civil society organisations, as wel… Read More
I had Infidel recently recommended to me via a book club. It is from 2007, autobiographical, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist and former politician. She is a cri… Read More
Margaret Obi is the wife of Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State and a presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. She is a businesswoman, a philanthropist, and a child adv… Read More
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that aims to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights among its member states. The UN has been a partner of Nigeria sin… Read More
A teacher called home about a student in their class. The parent did not recognize the name and said that the student does not live in their home. The teacher must have the wrong number.
It… Read More
Top 10 United Nations Logos – UN Logo Design Inspiration
Commercial and non-commercial organisations have fundamentally different objectives when designing branding materials like l… Read More
This August marks twenty years of peace in Liberia following the end of the brutal civil war there, followed by a successful democratic transition. In this blog, the UN Resident Coordinator… Read More
In today’s world, it is important to stay informed about the significant days and dates that hold national and international importance. Whether you are a government job aspirant, a st… Read More
On this day in 1983, Burkina Faso's Marxist revolutionaryThomas Sankara becomes President of Burkina Faso.Four short years for Thomas Sankara in power in Burkina FasoVasu before his… Read More
Putschists in Niger said Thursday they had won broad army support and called for calm in the troubled... View this e-mail in your browser DAILY NEWSLETTER … Read More
Customs and traditions suppress reason leading to obscurantism. Do you agree? ✅ Customs are a widely accepted discourse to behave or do something that is clearly defined in a part… Read More
NAIROBI, Kenya July 15 – Kenya has recorded remarkable strides in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a human rights violation, practiced in some communities in the coun… Read More
The country representative of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, Ulla Mueller, has called for an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), saying the practice is a violation of human ri… Read More
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a proposal in India to formulate and implement personal laws of citizens which apply to all citizens equally regardless of their religion, gender, and sexual orie… Read More