Some Civil Society Groups in Nigeria have called on the incoming administration to, as a matter of urgency, pass the Gender Bills into law to enable more women inclusion in governance and strategic appointive positions.
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To mark the Children’s Day celebration, some schools in the FCT, Saturday, engaged in sporting activities to improve the health, wellbeing and talent detection amongst pupils at a young age.
The Child Rights Advocates Cluster in Kogi State under the auspices of Tediin, a non-governmental organization in Kogi State, North Central Nigeria, has held In-School training for Secondary School Students in the state to raise students’ awareness on the provisions of child rights law, and other constitutional rights of children in Nigeria.
Gombi Local Government Area is one of the 21 Local Government Areas in Adamawa state. It is situated in the central zone of the state.
An NGO, Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF), supported over I00 hearing impaired girls with one year supply of sanitary pads.
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says that a larger percentage of trafficking and adoption crimes in the country are committed by women.
The Federal Government has trained security personnel on the need to implement the revised 2021 to 2026 National Gender Policy (NGP) to improve gender equality and women empowerment.
Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen has lauded the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and ActionAid Nigeria for promoting women’s cause in the implementation of the Women’s Voices and Leadership (WVL) project across the federation.
The Federal Government has launched the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy, Nigeria Country Gender Equality Profile and the Development Partners Group on Gender (DPGG) Equality Women’s Coordination Strategic framework for 2023-2028.
An NGO, Young Mom’s Support Initiative and some traditional leaders have tasked the incoming government and other stakeholders on women inclusion and empowerment to promote peace, unity and national development.