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(Nigeria)  President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian women as they celebrate this year's International Women's Day. Lawan described the theme of this year's celebration, "Choose to Challenge",   as apt in reminding society of the pivotal roles women play in the family and nation-building and the need to pay attention to the challenges confronting them. "Women play indispensable roles in private and public lives and deserve full support and respect of society for those roles. "Our women also deserve support and encouragement to participate without discrimination or inhibitions in governance and public affairs in general. "Our public policies should therefore deliberately seek to get the best from them for the peace and progress of our country," Lawan said. The Senate President said the National Assembly will always promote and defend the rights and interests of the Nigerian women and fight anything that stands

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State (Nigeria) Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has said that the society will be incomplete if women are not fully incorporated as partners in progress in all facets of human endeavour. The Governor also feels that any society that fails to see the potentials in women and accord them their right of place does so at its own peril. Governor Uzodimma’s remark   is sequel to this year’s International Women’s Day ceremony to be marked globally on March 8, 2021. The theme of this year’s event is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a Covid-19 World.” According to Governor Uzodimma, women have demonstrated capacity in all spheres of human endeavour, including where men could not, hence their diverse abilities should complement that of the menfolk in making the society a better place for all to live in a post Covid-19 era. Governor Uzodimma whose government has demonstrated high level of gender equality and sensitivity with more than 3

Nigerian Senate (Nigeria) The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offences from working with children, either as a teacher in schools or under any other job description likely to expose children to any form of abuse such as rape. The passage of the Child Rights Act, 2003 (Amendment) Bill, 2020, followed a clause-by-clause consideration of a report by the Committee on Women Affairs, Chaired by Senator Betty Apiafi (PDP, Cross River West). The Upper Chamber in an amendment to Section 195 of the Principal Act, inserted a new clause 195A which provides that: “In Criminal proceedings, a person will be found unsuitable to work with children – (a) on conviction of murder, attempted murder, rape, indecent assault or assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm with regards to a child; or “(b) Persons whom the court have deemed incapable of understanding proceedings or entering a proper Defence due to mental illness as ruled by the court especially in

*Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu (Nigeria) Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said the government under the leadership of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa will not compromise the Child's Development Policy as entrenched in the Delta State Child Rights Law of 2009. He insisted that the future belongs to the children of today and so government had a duty to give them a pride of place in governance. Aniagwu made this assertion today while playing host to members of the Delta State Child Rights Implementation Committee who were on advocacy visit to his office, to solicit his assistance in creating awareness on the implication of abuse of children's rights ahead of full execution of the Child Rights Law. He expressed happiness at the modus the committee had adopted to carry out its assignment as backed by law, stating that every hand must be on deck to actualise the all-important child development duty of the state. "The fath

*President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan (Nigeria) President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured women from his home state of Yobe that he will support the state Governor Mai Mala Buni in his efforts to broaden opportunity for women participation in governance. Lawan gave the assurance on Tuesday when some women from Yobe State led by a member of the House of Representatives,   Khadija Abba Ibrahim paid him a courtesy visit in his office. "It is our desire to see that our state produces many more women holding political offices, appointed and elective offices. "I am sure that His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni will assure you of that. I want to assure you that I will support him fully to ensure that we get more women into elected offices as well as appointed offices. "He(Governor) has already done so much for the youths in the state. I can't think of any more youth friendly Governor in Nigeria than our Governor Mai Mala Buni. "Most of his appointee

(Nigeria) Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugwuanyi, has called on stakeholders in the state to create adequate awareness against poor sanitation and a statewide movement to stop open defecation in order to make the state open defecation free by 2025. Mrs. Ugwuanyi who made the call during the end of the two-day inception workshop for the development of the state’s roadmap for the attainment of the “Open Defecation Free, ODF,” goal by 2025, stressed that sanitation is critical to health and human capital as well as economic growth. The workshop was organized by the Enugu State Ministry of Water Resources, the state’s Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, ENRUWASSA and Mrs Ugwuanyi’s pet project, Ugo’s Touch of Life Foundation, U-TOLF, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Speaking further, the Enugu governor’s wife added that open defecation and poor sanitation pollute the environment and cause health problems, disclosing that high level of

*Nigerian Senate (Nigeria) President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that the passage of the sexual harassment bill by the Senate will ensure the safety of students of tertiary institutions in the country.

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (middle); Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Deaconess Grace Isu-Gekpe (second left) and the Executive Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu (second right) when the commission paid an advocacy visit to the Minister on rape and gender based violence in Abuja on Thursday.     (Nigeria0 Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said his ministry is partnering with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to launch a national campaign against rape and gender-based violence in the country.

*Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Nigeria) The Federal Government has directed the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gang-rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in Benin and the serial sexual abuse of a minor in Jigawa State by 14 men, with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice.

*Nigerian Senate (Nigeria) The Senate has advocated gender parity as a priority for women in the amendment of the Constitution.

(Nigeria) Department of Social Affairs of the African Union Commission, AUC, has convened an awareness raising Summit with members of the Pan-African Parliament, PAP, to tap into their crucial role in policy formulation and ensuring prevention and prosecution of Online Child Sexual Exploitation, OCSE.

*Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi (Nigeria) Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has said that women should be given more of the empowerment opportunities made available by the Federal Government as they are good managers of resources.

(Nigeria) Rivers State Security Council has said it was working  round the clock to ensure that the recent disturbing killing of young women is stopped and the perpetrators made to face the full weight of the law.

(Nigeria) Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in Lagos State, Mrs. Cecilia Bolaji Dada said that the time to take all issues concerning women in Lagos to the next level was now.

*Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State (Nigeria) Senior Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Women Mobilisation, Chief Odjuvwumiderhi Majemite,  has empowered  widows with several food stuff and money as part of her gift for Easter celebration.

Wife of Rivers State Governor,  Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike receiving a souvenir from the Rector of St Peter's Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom,  Ven. Dr. Chimela Samuel during the Mother's day celebration on Sunday. (Nigeria) Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike has urged Mothers to remain hardworking and work towards promoting   the ideals of great family life for the good of the society.

L-R: Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo and Special Assistant to the PDP Rivers State Governorship Candidate on Female Youths, Hon Soibi Ibibo Jack at the Obi Wali Cultural Centre in Port Harcourt after they endorsed him for a second term on Sunday.     (Nigeria) Thousands of female youths from the 23 local government areas of Rivers State have endorsed state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike for a second term.

(Nigeria) Wife of Ekiti State governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has said that she was delighted at the United Nations Women award given the state government, describing it as a remarkable recognition of the state government’s laudable activities in gender mainstreaming.

Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi being presented the  Genger Mainstreaming award of the UN Women by EkitiState SDGs and Focal Person, Mr OlukayodeAdunmo, in her office in Ado-Ekiti. (Nigeria) The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has received the "Gender Mainstreaming Award" presented to the state government by the UN Women.

(Nigeria)  The Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Nyesom-Wike has called for the proper education of the girl-child to empower them to face  the  challenges  of life. Speaking during the  Governor Wike's Widows Outreach programme for the 23 LGAs in Rivers state on Friday in Port Harcourt, Justice Nyesom-Wike  said that trained women have the capacity to withstand the pressures  of widowhood. She said: "If the girls are trained, they will have the capacity to face widowhood, if unfortunately it comes ". The Rivers Governor's  Wife urged mothers to  train their sons in ways that they will have respect for women.  She advised  widows not to allow the unfortunate circumstance  to destroy  their future, as they  can still contribute  to the growth of the state.  "That you  have lost your husbands does not mean that you cannot rise above  the unfortunate situation. I urge you to move ahead and contribute  to the development of the state ", she sa