For instance, Katsina adopted the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act and established a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC); Abia’s Ministry of Women Affairs adopted Invictus Africa’s ...

West African leaders are gathering in Accra, Ghana, for a two-day meeting to address the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and ...

Press Release - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the adoption by consensus of the landmark UN Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/58/L.27/Rev.1 on Human Rights Defenders and New ...

The first sub-regional multi-sport event was held at the Ibom Meridien Resort in Nigeria, with athletes from Abia, Akwa Ibom, ...

"Nigerians do not appreciate the level of respect and the leadership role that is placed on us on the global stage." ...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent reforms in social protection policies to make them gender-responsive, warning that without comprehensive changes, women around the ...

One in three children is out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), leaving an estimated 30 million children ...

Mahmuda Terrorist Cell Threatens Yoruba StatesBy Segun OnibiyoKemaanji, Niger State - The stench of blood still lingers in the air at the edge of Kainji Lake National Park, where rusted bulle ...

Kwara residents have countered claims by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). The residents lamented the incessant attacks from ...