Int’l Day of Girl Child: MSSN Lagos warns against discrimination of Muslim students
The Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit has called on the government to ensure that all Muslim students are free to express their faith in an inclusive and tolerant society.
Aisha Buhari becomes Ambassador of ‘Merck Foundation More Than a Mother’
For her efforts in building healthcare capacity, breaking the stigma for infertility and support girl education in Nigeria, Nigeria First lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari was recognized by Merck Foundation as Ambassador of ‘Merck Foundation More Than a Mother’ for building capacity in the health care sector.
Adesina distributes reusable pads to indigent girls, women
The drive to stop girls and women continuous use of rags for menstruation, and to give the female gender a space to share their experiences of menses without being ashamed, gave birth to the nongovernmental organisation, Nathaniel Albert Foundation.
Aisha Buhari, Dolapo Osinbajo, join calls for more women at NASS
The call for an increase in the seats for women at the National Assembly, on Wednesday received a boost as the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, stormed the legislative chambers to drum support for the clamour
Cultivating healthy lifestyle, key to improving mental health in workplace — Dr Somi Igbene
“I still work very long hours, and while I’m alive, I can’t honestly say I have a life outside work.”
Women still cannot own land — Ovaioza Yunusa
Imu Ovaioza Yunusa is a fierce young Nigerian agro entrepreneur redefining the agricultural sector. She is the CEO of Ovaioza Group of Companies, a business with an interest in agriculture and the recreational industry. Through Ovaioza Farm Produce Storage Business (OFPSB), she engages in the propagation, processing, storage, distribution and retailing of farm produce, while contributing to domestic resource mobilization.
HIV/AIDS: Children should be included in ART— UNAIDS, NACA, others
According to an investigation, Nigeria has the second highest HIV/AIDS burden in the world with an estimated 3.2 (2.3–4.3) million people living with HIV. Cases of HIV/AIDS were first diagnosed and reported in 1986
What Ambode told Sanwo-Olu at handing over
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State and Chairman of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Bolanle Ambode, last Sunday, officially handed over to the wife of the Governor-elect, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, at emotion-laden event.
Vanguard Newspaper’s Women roundtable inspired birth of women in Progress, says Dr Ena Onikoyi
Spokesperson, Women in Progress, WIP, a service group with focus on preventive healthcare and confidence building for girls, Dr Ena Onikoyi, has said that hundreds of girls, as well as potential victims of diabetes and hypertension, would have benefitted from the group’s intervention by the end of this year.
Why I released video clips of HIV-positive youths — Ifeoma Theodore
By Josephine Agbonkhese On December 1, 2018, Mrs Ifeoma Theodore Jnr Ezeobi, a writer, sex awareness advocate and staunch lover of teenagers and young adults, released video clips of three HIV-positive young adults who shared their tales of hope and implored the world to shun stigmatization, in commemoration of World Aids Day 2018. Titled ‘HIV […]
Aisha Buhari, Michelle Obama to receive awards at Miss Inspire Nigeria
Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs Aisha Buhari, will lead other notable Nigerian women and world’s most powerful women like Michelle Obama and others to the grand finale of Miss Inspire Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2019 that will hold on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 at The Hall, Oregun, Lagos.
Aisha Buhari lauds wives of Ambassadors for their humanitarian services to IDPs in Nigeria
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commended wives of the heads of diplomatic missions in Nigeria for providing boreholes to three different Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camps in Abuja.
4 gynecology questions girls are too embarrassed to ask about
Fear and procrastination are some of the many reasons women delay going to the gynecologist.
No tribalism for me, I don’t have to sing in Yoruba to make it — Nanbie
Nambam Claire-Ann Shitery, fondly called ‘Nanbie’ is a Jos-born Nigerian afro-pop singer/songwriter and keyboardist who started writing songs at the tender age of seven. At the age of thirteen, she had honed her singing skills to a point that she knew she was fully ready for the music making craft. In this exclusive interview with Star Tracker, she reveals why she took on music ahead pursuing career in Biological Engineering , which she studied at Near East University.
A woman is incomplete without marriage – Uchenna Uba
Up and coming Actress and Scriptwriter Uche Uba started her acting odyssey in 2010 and has since then gone further to produce her first movie. The beautiful Anambra indigene in this interview shares her story.
Amnesty is good; attitudinal change is better – Eeefy Ike
Ms. Eeefy Ike is the Chief Executive Officer of Style is Innate, an outfit that is into hand-crafted jewellery, an actress, activist, motivational speaker, image consultant, author and the Communications Director of Gedisco Energy Solutions. In this chat in Abuja recently with Vanguard, she talks about her project with ex-militants in the Presidential Amnesty programme. She shares her experience, saying that if we don’t change our mindset, we should forget any form of progress. Excerpts:
