Nigeria

Female deputy governors seek 35% quota for women in state assemblies

by Women Times on March 27, 2026

By Prosper Mene Nigeria’s female deputy governors have called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt a 35 per cent affirmative action quota for women in elective positions, particularly in State Houses of Assembly,

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70% female, 30% male students suffer GBV in tertiary institutions — Report

by Women Times on March 27, 2026

By Prosper Mene A new report has revealed alarming levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigerian tertiary institutions, with 70%

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Female Engineers Seek Stronger Support for Women in STEM

by Women Times on March 25, 2026

By Prosper Mene Female engineers in Nigeria are intensifying calls for greater investment, mentorship, and policy support to boost women’s

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Fidelity Bank Launches ‘Give Her Power’ Initiative and Signs MoU to Boost Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria

by Women Times on March 11, 2026

L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Innoson Kiara Academy, Endi Ezengwa; Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Lagos State, Bolaji Cecilia

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𝗔𝗨 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝘀 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻, 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻

by Women Times on February 23, 2026

By Prosper Mene The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara

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‎𝗞𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗸𝘂𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀

by Women Times on February 18, 2026

By Prosper Mene Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has voiced strong concern over the rising trend of indiscriminate and unsubstantiated accusations of corruption leveled against the entire judiciary, describing them as a "troubling

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