In central Nigeria's Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are ...

Rachel Iliya only took up rugby league last year but is now hoping to help Nigeria reach the Women's World Cup for the first ...

A statement cited by Legit.ng on Tuesday, October 14, the Founding Executive Director of Centre, Dr. Otive Igbuzor, described ...

Hundreds of women protested in the Nigerian capital Monday to push for a bill that would add women-only seats in the Senate and House of Representatives. Several African countries, from Senegal to ...

The National Association of Shea Products of Nigeria (Naspan), the sector's umbrella body, has backed the ban as a "strategic and critical repositioning" of the industry. But it urged the government ...

Female startups in Nigeria are sounding the alarm over deep-rooted inequities in access to capital, warning that structural ...

The advocacy for empowering women to participate more actively in politics and governance in Nigeria is gathering momentum ...

The United States is cutting billions in foreign aid. In Nigeria, pregnant women and others now face higher risks from HIV.

Nigeria’s Paralympic bronze medallist, Eniola Bolaji, has won a gold medal in the women's singles SL3 category at the First ...

THE International Labour Organization, ILO, on Tuesday said despite recent improvements in the national unemployment rate which was 4.3 per cent, down from 5.4 per cent in 2023, Youth unemployment has ...

Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says Nigeria’s democracy needs strong institutions, not the goodwill of a few.