The UNFPA chief also highlighted the importance of engaging men and boys in interrupting patterns of violence and changing harmful attitudes.
Women’s affairs minister Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim says closing gender gaps can potentially add N15 trillion to Nigeria’s GDP annually by 2025.
Magistrates in Cross River on Wednesday embarked on a three-day warning strike over alleged poor welfare and other conditions of service.
Germany organised a seven-day basic training course for operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons in Abuja.
Mark Weinrich, IUHF’s secretary general, said this at a visit to the FMBN’s managing director, Shehu Osidi, in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mr Igbodo advised women to acquire income-generating skills and be financially empowered.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has landed Governor Abba Yusuf for fulfilling his promise to implement the new N71,000 minimum wage for workers in Kano.
“Now that the suspended aide of the Lagos state governor has confessed that the suspects were murdered, the public deserves answers,” said Mr Effiong.
President Bola Tinubu says social dialogues on labour reforms are necessary for Nigeria’s development.
The National Human Rights Commission says it has received about 1,238 written complaints on human rights abuses in Abia.
