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Guinea-Bissau has reinforced its national commitment to the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda by hosting a high-level capacity-building workshop led by the ECOWAS Commission. The event, held in Bissau, focused on equipping key national actors with tools to effectively monitor and report on WPS initiatives using a simplified version…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and supported by the World Bank-funded Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP), has organized a joint eTrade for Women Workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. The workshop aimed to promote women-led…
The Federal Government has hailed the graduation of 50 women from a specialised training in vehicle conversion from petrol to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), calling it a landmark moment in Nigeria’s clean energy transition and gender empowerment agenda. Speaking at the event held in Benin City, Edo State, the Minister…
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, secured a place in the final round of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after defeating South Africa’s Bantwana 2-0 on Saturday. The victory sealed a dominant 5-1 aggregate win for Nigeria in the penultimate round of the qualifying series. Harmony Chidi, who…
Women Groups Want Akpabio to Step Down, Demand Investigation into Alleged Sexual Harassment Saga …call for public hearing by Senate Committee on Ethics, for transparency, accountability Members of WOMANIFESTO, a coalition of over 350 women’s rights advocates, practitioners, and activists, have expressed deep concern over recent developments in the National…
A Non Governmental Organization, Rite Place Health in partnership with Southern Women Empowerment Forum is organizing a two-day Event on the International Water Conference with the theme: Beyond Access, Quality Matters. This is contained in a statement by the President, Southern Women Empowerment Forum, Honourable Doctor Helen Taiwo Adebakin and…
NAWOJ FCT Distributes Menstrual Pads and Writing Materials to Students in FCT The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) FCT Chapter has taken a significant step towards improving menstrual hygiene and curbing gender-based violence by distributing free sanitary pads and writing materials to students at Junior Secondary School 1, Jabi,…
10/02/24 Comrade Bassey Itang of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, has emerged the Chairperson of the FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ. Comrade Itang became unopposed after the incumbent Chairperson, Comrade Ann Daniel withdrew from the contest following controversies that emanated after the suspension of the…
A Christian Group, “Women in Ministry” has launched a programme to reach out to the sick and the needy in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory ahead of it’s conference tagged: “Women Of The Right Hand”. Part of the programme was the distribution of gift items and to sick…
While identifying the key areas of colaborativo such as the girl-child education and gender-based violence, she noted that, her office’s mandates and that of NAWOJ are similar.
