An NGO, Hope for Second Chance Foundation (HOSEC), has advised parents to stop stereotypes against the boy-child and focus on their mental health and development.
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Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen on Tuesday, advocated for the incoming 10th National Assembly to promote inclusiveness and gender equality in the country.
A report on the safety of girls and women shows that 95 per cent of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger and Nasarawa state communities are perpetrated by men and boys.
Minister of Women Affairs Pauline Tallen and the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) urged the incoming government to bridge digital gender inequality.
Women in Anambra on Thursday in Awka staged a peaceful protest against what they termed “`barbaric widowhood practices’’.
The President, Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) Mrs Aisha Buhari, has inaugurated the newly constructed headquarters of the mission along Airport Road in Abuja, Nigeria.
Ninth Assembly Women in Parliament have urged the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to ensure that the court ruling granting women 35 per cent affirmative action was implemented.
Following an increasing number of gender-based related cases in Kano State, the government has inaugurated a strategic knowledge management technical working committee on gender-based violence (GBV).
Female parliamentarians have asked ECOWAS governments for 30 percent female representation in their various national parliaments to enhance development in the sub-region.
First Lady Aisha Buhari has urged wealthy Nigerians to support the on-going effort at providing a conductive learning environment for children with special needs in the country.