Sheroes Quote: Hawwah Jiddare
'Being a Nigerian is simply exhausting. Being a Nigerian woman is doubly exhausting. Being a Nigerian woman from the North takes the cake'. Hawwah Jiddare
Sheroes Quote: Karen Quinones-Axalan
'It takes bravery to show up and be vulnerable, which means not being able to control what the outcome will be. It is not the critic that counts, but the…
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'Let is pledge to leave a more equitable world free of all violence against women and girls.' Fatmata B. Jallo
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'We are on the verge of the greatest acceleration of women's empowerment in history due to the connective power of digital technology.' Jensine Larsen Founder: World Pulse
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Sexual Assault Referral Centers
Below is a list of sexual assault referral centers in Nigeria. Sexual assault includes rape, molestation, sexual harassment, pedophilia, SGBV, and other forms of child violation. 1.The Mirabel Centre Lagos…
The ‘MYTH’ of strict African parenting
The idea that gentle, sensitive, and respectful parenting will damage, spoil, or weaken children is a myth perpetuated by the belief or fear that children will lack resilience if they…
Culture of silence an anathema to the fight against SBV
The Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre is a sexual assualt referral centre established to serve as a place where victims of rape and gender base violence get free medical, legal…
Sheroes Rising Webinar Series II
Parental Alienation is a phenomenon that is prevalent in our societies yet invisible and unknown even by those who are guilty of it. It is one of the most toxic…
The Feminist
No doubt, there is a certain amount from the younger generation of African men do not share the same thoughts and opinions of the older generation of men; of women…
My take on Early Marriage: Yushau Shu’aibu
In preparation for the 2021 edition of the International Women’s Day, Hawwah Jiddare, a vocal feminist from Northern Nigeria and Chevening Scholar requested if I could recommend any person to…
Active citizen or social activist: Aisha Yesufu
She is a businesswoman. Mother. Wife. Activist: Aisha Yesufu Aisha Yesufu is a successful businesswoman, prominent activist, and social critic. She first came to national prominence during Bring Back Our…
Sheroes Rising Webinar Series: Sending a Boy to do a Man’s Job.
In commemoration of the upcoming International Women's Day Celebration, Sheroes Rising Initiative for Development, the mother organisation of sheroes.ng publication is holding its first webinar series on March 8th 2021.…
Idu Train station named
In continuation of the present administration’s practice of naming some major railway stations and its facilities in the country after some deserving Nigerian citizens, the Federal Government has named the…
Sheroes Quote
"Investing in women is smart economics. Investing in Girls and catching them upstream is even smarter economics. Educating our young Girls is the foundation of Nigeria's growth and development". Ngozi…
Nigerian’s Ngozi Okonjo Iweala makes history
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has emerged the first female and African to head the World Trade Organisation. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala is a Nigerian two time Minister of Finance who has…
The Northern Woman’s life of violence and domestic abuse
From being deprived of access to equal education, work and a free reign to effectively compete with their male counterpart, Northern Nigerian women are going through steady assaults on both…
Yobe University gets first Female Vice Chancellor
The Governing Council of Federal University, Gashua in Yobe state has approved the appointment of Professor Maimuna Waziri as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University. This was the outcome of…
3 lockdowns and a divorce
I don't know who needs to hear this right now but I thought long and hard about sharing this information, but lets be honest, the past year has been something…
Sheroes Rising partners with Kaduna Bookathon
” When children are exposed to books they start to read better. the number of books in the home is a more significant predictor of a child’s reading attainment than…
