The Lagos State Government reiterated their unwavering commitment to continually implement initiatives targeted at empowering women and youths to become useful and responsible citizens. The State’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Cecelia Dada said the present administration would spare no effort to equip women and young persons with the requisite skills aimed at ...

A former Governorship aspirant, Natasha Akpoti, has inaugurated a scheme of a business start-up fund for 5000 Kogi women and youths. Speaking at the inauguration, Akpoti said the first phase of the soft loan scheme with zero interest rate was meant for women across the 21 local government areas of the state who are mainly ...

GOVERNOR OBASEKI LAUDS WOMEN HUMANITARIAN WORKERS The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has applauded the role of women humanitarian workers, who work under harsh conditions to reach difficult terrains and deliver aid to victims of conflicts across the world. Obaseki said as the world marks World Humanitarian Day, he salutes the courage of women humanitarian ...

AN AWARENESS WOMEN GROUP WANTS TALLEN APPOINTED WOMEN AFFAIRS MINISTER An Awareness Group has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Dame Paulien Tallen as the minister for Women Affairs. The national coordinator Murna Kande Bulama, said women in Nigeria stand to gain a lot by having Tallen as their minister representative.  Bulama said Tallen ...

The Federal Government says about 131,000 women and 373,000 children under five years will enjoy free basic healthcare in the next nine months in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Alhaji Abdullahi Mashi, made the disclosure at the launch of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund for the FCT at ...

The first lady of Lagos state, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has assured residents of the State of the unwavering commitment of the present administration to invest massively in provision of quality healthcare services to the people, saying that no effort would be spared to improve on the situation in the sector. Dr Sanwo-Olu, who is a ...

In fulfillment of his election promise to accelerate his administration’s development agenda, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, transmitted a list of Commissioner-designates to the House of Assembly for ratification. The list contained twenty five names, out which are 8 women constituting 32% female representation, who are to assume duty as Commissioners and Special Advisers, making ...

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