Gender Inequality Still a Major Challenge in Nigeria, UN Women Says

Gender Inequality Still a Major Challenge in Nigeria, UN Women Says

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The United Nations agency for gender equality, UN Women, has called for stronger efforts to tackle gender inequality in Nigeria, warning that many women and girls still face barriers to justice, safety and equal participation in public life. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja to mark International Women’s Day 2026, UN Women’s Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Beatrice Eyong, said the global theme for this […]

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Nigeria Immigration Service Marks International Women’s Day with Focus on Gender Equality

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has marked this year’s International Women’s Day with a call to strengthen gender equality and the protection of women’s rights within the organisation. The event, held on 6 March at the NIS headquarters in Abuja, was themed “Rights. Justice. Action: Strengthening Gender Mainstreaming in the Nigeria Immigration Service.” According to a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, Deputy Controller of […]

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NSCDC Anchors Security Delivery on Inclusivity, Launches Gender Policy II

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has launched its Gender Policy II, anchoring its security delivery framework on inclusivity and reaffirming its commitment to professionalism and people-centred operations. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, the Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, said inclusivity is central to building a stronger, more effective and trusted security institution. He noted that the policy aligns the Corps […]

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Nigerian military restates commitment to human security as gender advisers’ training opens in Abuja

By Zainab Uzomah The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa Oluyede, has reaffirmed the military’s commitment to a people-centred and ethically grounded security approach as the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) opened a new Human Security and Gender Advisers Course in Abuja. Speaking on Monday at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, and represented by the Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluation, Major General Ibrahim Lassa, the CDS praised […]

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FG, NAWOJ Train 100 Female Journalists to Boost Gender Representation in Newsrooms

By Zainab Uzomah The Federal Government and the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, have trained 100 female journalists to strengthen women’s visibility and leadership in Nigerian newsrooms. According to Nigerian Women Journalists NAWOJ, Abuja; the one-day capacity-building programme, hosted by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), focused on “Workplace Diversification: Advancing Female Journalists’ Role in the Newsroom.” Participants received training […]

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82 Nigerian Women on Death Row, ASF France Raises Alarm Over Gender Bias in Capital Punishment

By Zainab Uzomah Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France has revealed that at least 82 Nigerian women are currently on death row across correctional centres in the country, describing the figure as one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The organisation warned that many of the women have been “neglected and forgotten” despite facing circumstances shaped by gender-based discrimination. Angela Uwandu Uzoma-Iwuchukwu, the Country Director of ASF France in Nigeria, disclosed […]

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