Tag: women

FG promoting women inclusion in oil, gas industry – Sylva

By Solomon Asowata   The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the Federal Government has been deliberately implementing gender-friendly policies that will promote women inclusion in the oil and gas industry.   Sylva spoke on Tuesday…
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NDE partners NCWS to train 1,850 women nationwide

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Wednesday promised to partner the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) to train 50 women in each state of the federation.   The Director-General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, made the promise when…
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My work will open more doors for women — UNICAL VC

Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calabar, has reiterated her desire to ensure that her work and position open more doors for women in the institution and nationally.   The vice-chancellor said this when she received the Nigerian Ambassador to…
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Buhari extols Nigerian women’s role in nation building

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised women for their vital roles in the growth of the Nigerian society.   The president commended the womenfolk on the occasion of the 2022 International Women’s Day, which has “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable…
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Foundation donates improved seedlings to women in Kaduna

When In Need Foundation (WIND), a non-governmental organisation, on Sunday donated okra and soya bean hybrid seeds to women in the southern part of Kaduna State.   The foundation also distributed wrappers to over 1,000 women on the occasion Nigeria’s…
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