#GenderEquality Archives | FAMOUS REPORTERS

Oct

06

2023

Deputy Speaker, Kalu Decries Neglect of Girl Child Education, Gender Based Violence

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Deputy Speaker, Kalu Decries Neglect of Girl Child Education, Gender Based Violence The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has expressed concern over the rising number of uneducated girl-child and incidence of Sexual Gender-Based Violence against girls in Nigeria. Kalu expressed the concerns on Thursday when he received a delegation from the Female Student Vanguard for Girl Child Education in Nigeria from Kano State who paid him a courtesy visit his office at the National Assembly complex Abuja. He observed that the issues if not tackled will have negative consequences on the child’s physical,…

SPEAK OUT, OSUN NSCDC ADMONISHES VICTIMS OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE

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SPEAK OUT, OSUN NSCDC ADMONISHES VICTIMS OF GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE • As NSCDC Special Female Squad celebrates one-year anniversary In a bid to fight both external and internal forces that threaten the peaceful atmosphere in schools across the country, schoolchildren, especially females in Osun state have been charged to always speak out when they are being abused. National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report that the charge to break the silence was made by various speakers during the first year celebration of NSCDC Special Female Squad in Osun state. The Zonal Commander in charge of Zone…

International Women’s Day: FCT NAWOJ wins FAME football tournament

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International Women’s Day: FCT NAWOJ wins FAME football tournament By Jonathan Lois, FCT, Abuja The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter on women week, emerged the overall winner of the annual International Women’s Day (IWD) football tournament in Abuja. A statement signed by the Secretary of NAWOJ, FCT chapter, Nkiru Okeke recently said that the event was organised by Fame Foundation in partnership with some CSOs and NGOs as part of activities to mark the 2023 IWD. The tournament was declared open by the Minster of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare. Dignitaries from different organisations including at the…