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IWD: Jonathan Foundation calls for investment in technology to fight biases against women

    IWD: Jonathan Foundation calls for investment in technology to fight biases against women

The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) says more investment in technology will address structural biases against women and girls in Nigeria. Wealth Ominabo, communication officer of the foundation, issued a statement

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CSOs demand state of emergency on election violence, say female politicians at risk

    CSOs demand state of emergency on election violence, say female politicians at risk

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) says there is an increase in discrimination and violence against female politicians in Nigeria. The concern was raised in a joint statement signed

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UNICEF: How discrimination against children affects their education, health

    UNICEF: How discrimination against children affects their education, health

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says children should be protected and not marginalised based on their race, ethnicity, religion and language. Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said this in

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Purported religious bigotry against Yoruba Muslims and where Kperogi got it wrong

    Purported religious bigotry against Yoruba Muslims and where Kperogi got it wrong

When the news filtered in on November 1, 2021, that a building on Gerrard Road Ikoyi, belonging to a renowned property developer in Lagos, Femi Osibona, had collapsed, it sounded

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Staff of Canadian varsity demand justice for George Floyd

  Staff of Canadian varsity demand justice for George Floyd

Some staff of the University of Alberta in Canada have demanded justice for George Floyd, a black American citizen. Floyd

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Senate to amend police law requiring female officers to seek permission to marry

  Senate to amend police law requiring female officers to seek permission to marry

A bill seeking to expunge sections of the police act that are discriminatory to female officers has passed second reading

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‘Married women can’t join the police’… 5 ways the constitution discriminates against women

  ‘Married women can’t join the police’… 5 ways the constitution discriminates against women

On March 16, Nigerian legislators refused to pass for second reading, the bill on gender equality. The bill, titled ‘Gender

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