Tag: Women

How to Access AfDB, MTN $500M Grant to Boost Financial Inclusion
October 22, 2021 No Responses

How to Access AfDB, MTN $500M Grant to Boost Financial Inclusion

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a grant worth $500,000 dollars with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN, for a study on the economic, religious and social factors hampering access to finance by women in...
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Gynaecologist Urges Women Not to Remove Their Pubic Hair
March 11, 2021 No Responses

Gynaecologist Urges Women Not to Remove Their Pubic Hair

Why women should not remove their pubic hair by Gynecologists'
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NIGERIA: Why I Entrusted Women with Nation’s Treasury – Buhari
September 13, 2019 No Responses

NIGERIA: Why I Entrusted Women with Nation’s Treasury – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says placing women in strategic positions of his government, like the financial sector, is to ensure effective management of limited resources, and promote a stronger sense of inclusiveness. The president gave the insight into his pr...
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12,000 Women Develop VVF Annually in Nigeria—-Official
April 8, 2019 No Responses

12,000 Women Develop VVF Annually in Nigeria—-Official

No fewer than 12,000 women develop new cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) annually in Nigeria with 5,000 VVF cases treated, according to the National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Babbar-Ruga, Katsina. Dr Aliyu Muhammad El-ladan, Medical Director of the centre,...
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Men Die Earlier than Women Everywhere in the World – WHO
April 4, 2019 No Responses

Men Die Earlier than Women Everywhere in the World – WHO

A World Health Organisation (WHO) report says men are more likely to die earlier than women due to uneven access to health services. According to “2019 World Health Statistics” published on the WHO website on Thursday, the trend is similar...
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‘Excessive Make-up, Photo Apps on Social Media Deceitful’
March 1, 2019 No Responses

‘Excessive Make-up, Photo Apps on Social Media Deceitful’

make-up transformation photo credit: nairaland.com Men living in Abuja, within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have described the excessive use of make-up and photo apps on pictures to enhance looks on the social media by women as deceitful. In different.....
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Get married early to avoid developing fibroids – Gynaecologist advises Nigerian women
December 6, 2018 No Responses

Get married early to avoid developing fibroids – Gynaecologist advises Nigerian women

A gynaecologist and an obstetrician, Dr Gabriel Akilo, on Thursday urged women to get married at an early age or in their 20s to avoid developing fibroids. Akilo made the suggestion at the 9th Symposium and Awards organised by the...
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Why Women Occupy Top Positions at Banks, FBN CEO Reveals
October 21, 2018 No Responses

Why Women Occupy Top Positions at Banks, FBN CEO Reveals

Banking used to be largely dominated by men, but there has been a significant shift over the years, as more women have risen to influential positions in the industry. And according to Managing Director/CEO, FBNQuest Merchant Bank, Kayode Akinkugbe who...
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Where are all the women in Nigerian politics?
August 8, 2018 No Responses

Where are all the women in Nigerian politics?

A young Nigerian girl walks past election posters, some showing the winning presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari, in Kaduna, Nigeria on 30 March 2015. In Nigeria, women are battling for equal representation and participation in the political sphere. (AP/Jer...
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Consent, Crucial in Sexual Relationship – Expert
June 28, 2018 No Responses

Consent, Crucial in Sexual Relationship – Expert

Ms Prisca Obika, Programme Officer Legal, Women Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA), an NGO, on Wednesday said that sexual relationship among spouses not based on consent could be termed as rape. Obika, who disclosed this in an interview with...
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