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The United Nations Agency for Children (UNICEF) says an estimated 68 million child marriages have been averted over the past 25 years due to education, proving that progress is possible when girls are supported and their rights are protected.
The Convener of the Executive Women’s Summit, a high-level annual leadership event in Lagos, Mrs. Bola Matel-Okoh, has called for a shift from gender representation to greater participation, influence and economic authority for women in corporate organisations.
Ramaphosa announces four immediate measures to combat gender-based violence and femicide as South Africa grapples with a series of killings of women.
The Ouagadougou Partnership has called for stronger national leadership, sustainable financing and regional cooperation to sustain family planning gains in Francophone West Africa amid changing global health financing.
Across Africa, growing attention to sustainable finance is creating new opportunities to mobilise capital towards development priorities, including gender equality and women’s economic empowerment.
The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD) organised an institutional retreat from September 9 to 11 in Saly, on Senegal’s…
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says the gender gap in Nigeria’s agricultural productivity costs the country $2.3 billion annually, about 2 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), has empowered 500 women in Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria.
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has joined Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to launch an economic empowerment programme targeting vulnerable women.
The Union Bank of Nigeria’s dedicated proposition for women, has partnered with Zuri Circle Network (ZCN) to empower 98 female entrepreneurs through the Fearless Female Founders (FFF) 2.0 Accelerator Programme.