Dr Kayode Afolabi, the Director and Head of the Reproductive Health, Federal Ministry of Health, on Thursday said that no fewer than 50,000 women die annually in Nigeria due to maternal causes.

Kano State Government has debunked rumours on its purported plan to ban women, regardless of their faith, from driving in the state.

Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC), an advocacy group, says Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) does not protect chastity, but drives promiscuity.

FAME Foundation has signed a Financial Agreement and Partnership of 20, 000 Euros with Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), the French Government public utility office on July 14, 2021 in Abuja.

The Zamfara State Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) has recorded no fewer than 400 sexual assault cases in the last two years, its Coordinator, Ahmad Shehu, said.

No fewer than 700 students of Government Science Secondary School, Maitama and Government Science Technical College, Area 3, Garki Abuja have completed five weeks training on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence SGBV and Gender-Based Violence GBV. 

Miss Dorcas Joshua, 15, who emerged “Minister of State for Education’’ at a programme to commemorate the International Girl-Child Day in Abuja, has advocated an increased investment in education.

There is global concern about the widening engagement gap between girls/young women and women who have attained their full potential. 

International President of the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), Mrs Mandy Asagba, on Monday, called on stakeholders to join in the crusade for a technological empowerment of the girl-child.

The International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International) has stressed the importance of the education of children, particularly the girl-child for a better, more prosperous and sustainable society.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has said that empowering women and youths was vital to value creation and promotion of economic growth in Africa.

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that Nigeria cannot afford to neglect its women population if the country must record meaningful growth and development.

Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria in Kaduna State, recorded 652 rape cases where children below 17 years were the victims between February 2019 and August 2021.

The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has launched a Menstrual Pad Bank to carter for the needs of women and girls during their monthly period.

A Bauchi based NGO, Ikra Foundation for Women and Youth Development (IFWYD), has called for provision of shelter for survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Darazo Local Government Area of the state.

There is a global concern that with most careers fast requiring some form of ICT skill, women and girls may find themselves struggling to get a place in the workplace of the future if the traditional notions that discourage girls from acquiring ICT skills are not consciously combated.