Girls Takeover 2025
Girls Takeover 2025 by Plan International is a part of the Global #StandWithGirls Campaign. This initiative will give young Nigerian girls the unique opportunity to step into leadership positions, engage with…
Chanja Datti @ 10
With its Hausa name meaning “transform dirt'' Chanja Datti has grown into one of Nigeria’s leading social enterprises in plastic the recycling space. Founded in 2015 by Olufunto Boroffice, in…
Birth control to pain control: Nigerian Women Turn to Contraceptives for Relief
Every month, Bolanle Oyebamji endured waves of pain radiating from her lower back, through her legs, and across her pelvis. For the recent graduate of Ekiti State University, menstruation was…
My WHY
My decision to join social and behavioural change communication is rooted in my passion, which is linked to my childhood experiences in northeast Nigeria. Growing up in my community, I experienced many physical,…
ABUJA: Woman Murdered After Accepting a Lift
A woman was given a lift by unidentified persons and subsequently killed in Abuja Ngeria. The woman's corpse, who was identified as belonging to Dorcas Yohanna from Askira UBA Borno…
Africa missing in GDO
Africa is missing in the Gender Data Index Out of all 34 evaluated countries in Africa, only a few have achieved impressive performances compared to others; Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda,…
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Being Woman in Nigeria; Risky Business.
Femicide has become a common phenomenon in Nigeria with every week witnessing the story of a woman mercilessly slaughtered. Last week, the story of how Amaye was stoned to death…
Women and Girls in Floods: Hidden Struggles, Urgent Needs
When floodwaters rise in Pakistan, the headlines often focus on collapsed homes, broken roads, and swollen rivers. But hidden behind those numbers are the daily struggles of women and…
Sheroes.NG publisher goes into politics
The Founder of Sheroes Rising Development Initiative and Publisher of www.sheroes.ng has thrown her hat into the political ring. Hawwah Abdullahi Gambo made this known via a press release she…
Presidential declaration: KHADIJAH Okunnu-Lamidi
As the 2023 elections draw near, Nigerians and the entire world are looking forward to what everyone agrees is a defining moment for the country. It is in view of…
Amina J Mohammed Gets Second Term As UN DSG
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term. Prior to her appointment in 2017, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment…
NDA Gets Female Best Graduating Cadet.
Her name is Uchechi Promise Echefu. She recently graduated cadet from the Nigeria Defence Academy Kaduna (NDA). Uchechi emerged the best graduating cadet with a First Class Honours in Computer…
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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…
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…
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…
Feminists Speak About Struggling for Voices in an Age of Patriarchy
“For any society to develop and compete with global development, gender inequality must be bridged, gender-based violence must be stopped, and girl child education must be given a…
Aisha Yesufu during the #endsars protest
How Aisha Yesufu made BBC 100 Women 2020 list
The BBC has selected one of Bring Back Our Girls conveners, Aisha Yesufu among the most influential women in 2020. Aisha Yesufu, a successful businesswoman came to prominence when she…
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Rape: Grandfather and Gang
70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday has defiled and impregnated his own granddaughter in Ogun State. The matter was reported to the Ogun State Police Command by a relative of the victim,…
Islam, Feminism, and Culture
Growing up as a girl, I have seen a lot of injustices committed against women. With time, I began to ask questions as to why women are considered vulnerable, voiceless…
The Nigerian Child; Rights, Violation and Abuse.
Child rights are about the protection of the fundamental and essential rights and dignity of the child, who according to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)…
