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The Kano State Government has launched the 2025 First Round of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), a state-wide campaign offering vital health services for pregnant women and children in all 44 local government areas. UNICEF Backs the Initiative with Health and Nutrition Support Speaking at the launch in Birji Primary Healthcare Centre, Madobi, … Read more
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has praised the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria for its strong efforts in promoting justice, gender equality, and the protection of women’s and children’s rights. She shared her appreciation during a courtesy visit from a FIDA delegation led by … Read more
Kwara State has taken an important step to help women grow and do well. The state has agreed to use a special plan called the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy. This plan helps more women take part in business, work, and leadership. The Federal Government says this is a very good move that will … Read more
Nigeria has about 1.9 million people living with HIV. This is one of the highest numbers in the world. A big problem is mother-to-child HIV transmission. This means that babies are getting the virus from their mothers before or after birth, or during breastfeeding. Every day in 2024, over 700 children got HIV, and about … Read more
A well-known activist, Aisha Yesufu, has promised to support Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Natasha wants to return to her job at the National Assembly on Tuesday. However, the Senate is not happy about this and has warned her not to resume yet. Aisha Yesufu spoke on Sunrise Daily. She said she and others will go with … Read more
On Monday, Abiodun Essiet, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Community Engagement, joined other leaders and women’s rights groups to ask lawmakers to pass the Reserved Seats for Women Bill. The meeting, held in Abuja, was called “A New Chapter for Nigeria: Advancing Women’s Political Representation.” Essiet asked lawmakers to treat this … Read more
Protect the Child Foundation (PTCF), a non-governmental group, is asking the Kogi government and religious leaders to act fast against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Kogi. SGBV means hurting someone because of their sex or gender. It includes touching without permission, forced sex, beating, and treating girls or boys as less important. The group … Read more
Police in Kebbi State say they have arrested 11 men who are suspected of doing something very wrong to a 13-year-old girl who has trouble thinking clearly. Police say the men took advantage of her many times. The girl later became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy on July 8, 2025. This case … Read more
Leaders in farming have asked traditional rulers in Enugu to stop harmful practices that make it hard for women farmers to get farmland. They said this during a big meeting called by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The meeting happened on Thursday in Enugu. The event was part of a program called Gender … Read more
The Ekiti deputy governor, Mrs. Monisade Afuye, says Governor Biodun Oyebanji is the best leader for the state. She wants him to keep leading until the year 2030. She says the state cannot risk trying a new person who has no experience. According to her, Governor Oyebanji has been tested and trusted. She spoke at … Read more
