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SITEI Conference: Experts seek inclusion of more women in extractive industry

Gender inequality, unequal remuneration and non-equitable distribution of resources have been attributed as some of the major hindrances plaguing the extractive sector of the...

Michael Simire - November 1, 2023

Gender

Climate change: Largest all-women voyage to set sail for Antarctica

An expedition of 188 women from all over the world is setting sail to Antarctica in November 2023, on a collaborative mission to promote...

Michael Simire - October 21, 2023

Gender

WIEN requests Tinubu to embrace gender diversity, inclusion

Foremost gender advocacy group in the energy industry, Women in Energy Network (WIEN), has requested President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to embrace gender equity and...

Michael Simire - October 18, 2023

Gender

AECF launches programme to empower women in agriculture sector in Kano

The AECF (Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund) on Monday, October 16, 2023, launched the Investing in Women in Nigeria (IIW-Nigeria), a CAN $15.7 million initiative...

Michael Simire - October 17, 2023

Gender

African voices call for radical action at Women’s Climate Assembly

The voices of 150 African women resonated loudly at the second Women's Climate Assembly 2023 (WCA) where participants from 17 countries across Central and West Africa converged on Lagos,...

Michael Simire - October 5, 2023

Gender

Climate resilience: AICCRA builds capacity of Ghanaian women champions

Fifteen gender champions have been trained to support women farmers in Ghana to mitigate climate risks and impact at a workshop organised in Kumasi. The...

Michael Simire - October 3, 2023

Gender

The world is failing girls and women, says UN report

Despite global efforts, the world is falling short of achieving gender equality. This year's edition of the UN Women and UN DESA "Progress on the...

Michael Simire - September 7, 2023

Gender

Climate change: Group lauds WISE for building an army of women green entrepreneurs

The Asteven Group has commended the Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), an NGO, for building an army of women and girls’ green entrepreneurs...

Michael Simire - August 27, 2023

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