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The African Union (AU) and the United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO) Friday signed the “Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional Program…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to empower 10 million women by 2027 as part of its broader strategy to transform Nigeria into a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
The Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is strengthening its commitment to gender equality in global trade by unveiling a new edition of the International Prize on Gender Equality in Trade, and launching consultations for its 2025-26 work plan.
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) and the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) have announced that they will host a special event on Friday, March 7, 2025, at NGX Group House, Lagos, to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, with the theme “Accelerate Action for All Women: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.”
The UN denounces surge in sexual violence in Sudan where civil war continues to ravage the country.
Bineta Diop, the African Union’s Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security has been feted at the just ended Assembly…
The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has revealed that approximately 600,000 women and children die every year in Africa due to the lack of access to clean cooking sources.
Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) has signed a $50 million loan portfolio guarantee agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to provide funding for MSMEs and women-owned businesses in Nigeria.
Between the end of December 2024 and January 2025, Chad recorded around ten cases of rape and femicide (women’s murder).
The national launch for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based violence in Uganda was officially kicked off on the…