President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu Zambia President Edgar Lungu, has recently reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring 40 per cent women representation in various elective positions as the country heads to.
Ministers of Gender and Women’s Affairs of the ECOWAS countries have recently pledged to work to ensure that gender is adequately addressed in the implementation of the ECOWAS Zero Hunger.
To enable women contribute their quota to National development and play their God-given role in the society, women and female professionals gathered at the University of Lagos to seek equality.
Senate President Bukola Saraki has recently advised Nigerian women to re-introduce the Gender Equality Bill, which was rejected by the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Reliance Financial Services, a non-banking financial institution in Gambia, has recently launched a new programme for women called ‘Reliance Women Finance Deposit for Development’ as part of the International Women’s.
The Federal Government has recently promised to help in the mass production of a car being developed by some female artisans under the Lady Mechanic Initiative.
The Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has recently asked government to initiate affirmative action programmes for women whose livelihoods have been disrupted by oil exploration activities in the oil-rich Albertine Grabben.
The US Consul General, Mr. John Bray has recently described his country’s bilateral relationship with Nigeria as mutually benefitting, saying that he would want Nigerian women to consider playing a.
