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Metro News
Women Rally As Campaign For Seat Reservation Bill Gains Momentum
A town hall meeting in Calabar saw legal and civil society leaders intensify calls for a seat reservation for…
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Metro News
Nigerian Army Opens Recruitment For Tradesmen, Non-Tradesmen, And Women
The Nigerian Army has announced the commencement of recruitment for tradesmen, non-tradesmen, and women for its 89th Regular Recruits…
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Metro News
NGO Advocates For Increased Women’s Participation In Nigerian Politics
Stand To End Rape (STER), a Non-Governmental Organization, has taken significant steps to amplify women’s participation in politics, hosting a…
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Women Lawyers
NBA-WF Conference: Folashade Alli, SAN Says 35 Women SANs Out Of 720 Unacceptable
Mrs. Folashade Alli (SAN), chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBA WF) Conference Planning Committee, has expressed…
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Women Lawyers
Judges Identify Policy, Strategy For Women To Break Glass Ceilings
The National Association of Women Judges of Nigeria (NAWJN) has stressed the policy and strategy that will bridge…
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Women Lawyers
Give The Baby Your Surname – British Lawyer Advises Pregnant Women
British lawyer, Dr. Charlotte Proudman has taken to Twitter to pass a message to pregnant women. The research associate…
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Features
The Women In Tinubu’s Ministerial List
President Bola Tinubu transmitted the much-awaited ministerial nominees’ list to the nation’s Senate on Thursday. The list contains 28 nominees…
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Foreign News
Egypt Accused Of Torturing Women Over Alleged IS Ties
Women and girls related to suspected members of an Isis affiliate in North Sinai have been arbitrarily detained…
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Opinion
Laws That Discriminate Against Women In Nigeria – By YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE
Over the years, there have been constant calls for equity among the genders especially in the face of obvious discrimination…
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Metro News
NBS Report: Women Occupied Only 13.73% Of Ministerial Positions Since 1999
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that women still do not have equal access to decision making and…
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Litigation
Affirmative Action: Court Orders Nigerian Govt To Reserve 35% Of Public Offices For Women
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the federal government to enforce the National Gender Policy by allotting…
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Opinion
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Features
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Path To Supreme Court Nomination Was Paved By Trailblazing Black Women Judges
By Sharon D. Wright Austin Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people…
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The Bench
Shari’ah Court Decries Hindrances Against Progress Of Women In Nigeria
Khadi of the Bauchi State Sharia Court of Appeal, Muhammad Uthman El-Mainari, has lamented that Nigeria as a male-dominated society…
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Metro News
FIDA Seeks Legal Backing For Women In Politics
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria, Kogi State branch, is seeking a legal framework to back women’s participation in…
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Lawyers' Events
#BreakTheBias: Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022
Everyday should be a day for celebrating women because of their extraordinary contributions to the society despite the unfavourable odds…
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