241 women groups storm Lagos Assembly, demand expansion of Domestic Violence Law
No fewer than 241 women groups, on Monday, stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly, demanding the expansion of the state’s Domestic Violence Law (2007).
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Tag: WARDC
Why SDG-5 has not been achieved—WARDC
One of the reasons why the five targets of the Sustainable Development Goal-5, SDG-5, has not been met is because government is unsupportive towards the goal’s attainment.
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WARDC’s survey faults COVID-19 response framework
The Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, report of a national survey carried out to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households has revealed lapses in the nation’s emergency response framework.
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NBA, WARDC seek comprehensive Sexual Harassment Bill
The first elected female chairperson of the Nigeria Bar Association, FCT Chapter, Barr. Hauwa Shekarau, and the Executive Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center, WARDC, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, have called for a more comprehensive Sexual Harassment Bill that would enable Nigeria to tackle the rampant cases of sexual harassment more realistically.
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Gender-Based Violence: WARDC trains women’s rights defenders on communication skills
By Josephine Agbonkhese No fewer than forty women’s rights defenders are currently undergoing a two-day capacity-building training on communication skills and public speaking in Lagos. Organised by the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, the training, which kicked-off on Monday, is an EU-UN Spotlight Initiative project aimed at strengthening civil society organisations and women
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ICPC, NHRC, WARDC, others task Nigerians on fight against corruption
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC; National Human Rights Commission, NHRC; Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, and some other government agencies, have called on Nigerians, especially women, to join in the fight against corruption so as to effectively combat crime and other corrupt practices in the country.
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WARDC seeks end to abuse of women’s rights, launches S.H.E Movement
By Josephine Agbonkhese Perturbed by the continued reign of impunity in matters of Gender-Based Violence, GBV; Harmful Practices, HP; and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, SRHR, in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC, has launched ‘S.H.E Movement’—an initiative meant to create voices among men and women of all ages in Nigeria.
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WARDC tasks FG on gender-based violence
The Federal Government has been advised to urgently create more institutions that can address the root causes of gender-based violence, the impunity that often goes with the scourge, implement policies and enact laws that can support victims and survivors.
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60% of Nigerians unemployed- WARDC
The Executive Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center, WARDC, Mrs. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, has said 60 percent of the Nigerian population, made up largely of women and youths, is jobless.
Read MoreInsurgents killed 490 teachers in Borno—WARDC
No fewer than 490 teachers in Borno State were killed, while trying to protect school children from insurgents, the Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, has said.
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