By Ada Nkong The need to empower and uplift women as a tool to national development has been emphasized. Former First Lady of Imo State, Nneoma Nkechi Rochas Okorocha, stressed this during her inauguration of the Nneoma Women, Imo State Chapter, as a hub of empowerment, mentorship, and transformation across the state. In her welcome… Continue reading Ex-Imo 1st Lady, Nneoma Rochas Set to Empower, Mentor Women
Category: Gender
Girl Child Empowerment: Junior Achievement Nigeria, Ministry of Women Affairs Launch SET4LYF
By Ada Nkong The Federal government, in partnership with Junior Achievement Nigeria, a Non-governmental organization, on Tuesday launched SET4LYF (School-To-Work Educational Transitions for Long-Term Youth Fulfillment), an initiative aimed at empowering 180,000 adolescents, especially vulnerable girls in underserved communities across the country. SET4LYF aims to equip adolescents with entrepreneurial, digital, leadership, and life skills, providing… Continue reading Girl Child Empowerment: Junior Achievement Nigeria, Ministry of Women Affairs Launch SET4LYF
NAWOJ FCT Advocates Early Cancer Screening
By Ada Nkong The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter has urged women to undertake early and regular cancer screening. The call was made at its June 2025 Congress for women across the country to take advantage of free cancer screening opportunities, warning that ignorance and late detection are major causes of avoidable… Continue reading NAWOJ FCT Advocates Early Cancer Screening
Women Empowerment: Stakeholders Advocate Collaboration at Pre 5th Colloquium
By Ada Nkong Women Entrepreneurs at the 2025 Pre-5th Colloquium, tagged Peace Africa, which drew participants and thought leaders from diverse fields of endevour to Abuja on Tuesday, May 6 have undertaken to collaborate for development. In her Opening Address, Dr. Jophia Gupar, Founder of the Pan-African Young Women Development Initiatives, who revealed that the… Continue reading Women Empowerment: Stakeholders Advocate Collaboration at Pre 5th Colloquium
Unseen Struggles: Ghanaian Women Journalists Demand Equality
By Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Years ago, as a young female journalist in Accra, I experienced an injustice that left me reeling. I’d been working late in the editing suite, exhausted but determined to complete my reportage. Yet, when my turn finally came, a male colleague’s work was prioritized by the editor, simply because they were… Continue reading Unseen Struggles: Ghanaian Women Journalists Demand Equality
