A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Zaki’s Gem Support Foundation (ZGSF) has disclosed that it has trained 106 gender based violence Ambassadors as parts of its efforts to end violence against women, vulnerable in Kebbi state. The Founder of the NGO, Hajiya Nafisa Zaki, stated this on Tuesday during the 2nd International Conference on Gender Based …
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has urged women to embark on regular HIV/AIDS screening to know their status and access free medical services. She made the call during the free HIV screening on Tuesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2020 World AIDS Day. The day is celebrated globally on Dec. 1, to …
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A Non-governmental Organisation, Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All, CSACEFA, on Tuesday, stated that the absence of a policy or law that engenders the girl child education was what has accounted for the low enrollment ratio of the girls into various schools in the State. The NGO which made its findings known while …
A non-governmental organisation, High Level Women Advocacy (HILWA), is sensitising rural communities in Zamfara on the importance of girl-child education. The Kano State Chairperson of HILWA, Prof. Aisha Ismail, told newsmen in Gusau on Friday that the campaign was targeting parents. She said parents were being urged to allow their children, especially girls, to attend …
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The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, has said the reason 47 million Nigerians still practice open defecation is because access to sanitary facilities have remained a mirage to a vast majority of its citizenry. He said many people still use the bush and water bodies as their regular means for excreta disposal. Abubakar …
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The Aisha Buhari Foundation (ABF) on Monday distributed sanitary kits to women and children in three hospitals in Lagos state. The hospitals visited were the Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Onikan Health Centre and the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital. Speaking at the presentation, the Special Assistant on Events Management and Domestic affairs to the First Lady, …
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Nigerians contribute to the world in so many ways. Our hats off to Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu at Yale who helped develop a COVID-19 vaccine!.Dr. Onyema Ogbuagbu,a Nigerian doctors helped the drug company Pfizer develop the first effective COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.Onyema is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease at Yale School …
The esteemed African NGO Awards was introduced to acknowledge and reward the exceptional work and the results gained by the trailblazers of the corporate domain, in the face of the ever increasing challenges in Africa. Continuing our search, the 2020 African NGO Awards seek out the leading lights of the NGO industry, looking for those …
As part of efforts towards improving the standard of living of Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWD), the Lagos State Government has empowered 10 physically challenged members of the Lagos State Vulcanisers Association with Ubiquitous Boxes (U-Box) and other tools to enhance their productivity and wealth.Presenting the equipment to the beneficiaries, on Tuesday, at the Lagos …
The Center for Citizens with Disability, an NGO, has urged the National Assembly to hasten the confirmation of nominees for the National Disability Commission presented to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. The centre said that this was necessary for the commission to take off fully and discharge its responsibilities to the over 25 million people …
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