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Health

How food environments shape Nigerian women, girls’ lives

Healthy eating is often portrayed as a matter of willpower or personal choice. Yet, for millions of women and girls, the concept of choice...
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Gender

Over four million girls still at risk of female genital mutilation – UN

In 2026 alone, an estimated 4.5 million girls – many under the age of five – are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM)....
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Health

Nigeria to vaccinate 7.7m girls against leading cause of cervical cancer

Nigeria on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, introduced the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its routine immunisation system, aiming to reach 7.7 million girls –...
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Water & Sanitation

Menstrual Hygiene Day: WaterAid demands improved sanitation access to women, girls

On the occasion of the Menstrual Hygiene Day, WaterAid says it aims to help change the secrecy, shame and stigma associated with menstruation –...
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Sustainable Devpt

International Women’s Day: Stakeholders advocate for women, girls’ empowerment

In the light of the 2017 International Women’s Day, Executive Secretary, Youth Empowerment Foundation, Mrs Iwalola Akin-Jimoh, has said that women are overburdened in...
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Cover

Indigenous women oppose Cross River superhighway project

The Federal Government has been told not to approve the final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted to it last month by the Cross River...
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Photo News

Beyond endurance: Pictures telling Uganda’s water story

Stories of water harvesting, pollution, scarcity and misuse among others are not new in developing countries. And in Uganda and several other countries in Eastern...
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Land Degradation

VC, environmentalists raise alarm as world loses 10m hectares of forest annually

Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on Thursday, March 26, 2026, raised concerns over accelerating global deforestation,...
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News

WorldStage forecasts inflation drop to 12.94% amid reforms

WorldStage Nigeria projects inflation will ease to 12.94 per cent, citing ongoing reforms and cautious optimism for economic growth. The media...
Conservation

Kano reviews 1959 Forestry Law to boost environment protection

Kano State Government is updating and reviewing its forestry law to align with modern standards. Mustapha Mohammad, Permanent Secretary, Ministry...

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Land Degradation

VC, environmentalists raise alarm as world loses 10m hectares of forest annually

Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, on...
News

WorldStage forecasts inflation drop to 12.94% amid reforms

WorldStage Nigeria projects inflation will ease to 12.94 per cent,...