Proposed tariff increase on sanitary products will affect availability, affordability of sanitary pads, pose danger to menstrual hygiene – Tallen
May 26, 2021 The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen has said that the proposed tariff increase in sanitary products poses danger to Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM). Tallen said…
Jangebe abduction will be the last to happen – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that last Friday’s abduction of female students from Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, will be the last to happen. The president’s statement was…
Women Affairs Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19, goes into self-isolation
The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Tallen tested positive after a routine test conducted on her and members of the family. According…
Nigeria@60: Airforce launches comic book in honour of late Tolulope Arotile
The Nigerian Air Force has launched a comic book titled ‘Girls Can Fly’ in honour of late flying officer, Tolulope Arotile. Arotile, Nigeria’s first-ever female combat helicopter pilot died in…
Sports Minister hosts youths as they discuss ‘My Nigerian Dream’
Sports Minister Sunday Dare is the host of an event currently holding in Abuja with a group of young Nigerians discussing ‘My Nigerian Dream’. The panelists include popular musician Waje;…
NAWOJ begins one week virtual nationwide protest against rape, gender based violence
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has started a one-week nationwide protest against increased cases of rape, killings and other forms of violence against women in the country. The…
Treat reported cases of rape with gravity – Minister urges, judges, Police
The Minister of Women Affairs Pauline Tallen has called on law enforcement agencies to expedite rape cases which has spiked since the lockdown began over the coronavirus pandemic. Tallen raised…
UNGA President arrives Nigeria, says he’s excited to be home
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, UNGA President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), arrived Nigeria to rousing welcome on Thursday night on a four-day official visit to the…