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GBV detrimental to girl-child’s development, says UNICEF Country Rep

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is detrimental to the development of the girl-child. Hawkins, who made...

Gender equality will take 300 years to achieve without investment, says UN report

The UN says achieving full gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), can take close to 300 years if the current...

World Bank engages GBV service providers in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, has engaged Gender-Based Violence (GBV) service providers, to provide health...

NSPRI trains rural women farmers on post-harvest crops management

The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI) on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, started training for rural women farmers in the Northern part of the...

UN Women establishes ‘HeForShe’ Network to promote gender equality

The United Nations Women (UN Women) has established a "HeForShe" Network, a campaign platform for men and boys to promote gender equality and women...

Minister reiterates support for gender policy on agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the ministry’s support for the implementation of the National Gender Policy on...

We’ll continue to promote gender responsiveness in COVID-19 recovery – UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it will continue to partner with UNWomen to promote gender responsiveness in the COVID-19 recovery. Haoliang Xu, Director,...

GIZ, stakeholders call for inclusion of African women in energy transition

Participants at a function on African Women for the Energy Transition in Lagos on Friday, June 24, 2022, called for inclusion of women to make...

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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has reiterated UN’s continued commitment to Kenya in the wake of deadly floods caused...
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Divestments: Shell assets estimated at 4.96 billion barrels oil reserve – NUPRC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) assets being...

19 African Heads of State call for $120bn IDA21 replenishment

Nineteen African Heads of State at the IDA21 summit in Nairobi have called for an ambitious and robust IDA...

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UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

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Divestments: Shell assets estimated at 4.96 billion barrels oil reserve – NUPRC

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