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The Thread: Everday cooking, raising the boy child, and parenting
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, said Twitter is the town hall of online platforms. Arguably yes, especially with the number of conversations that go on Facebook every other day, but Twitter…
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Children’s Day: Taking stock of how Nigeria fails children caught in conflict
There appears to be an existing pattern to the celebration of Children’s Day in Nigeria, and it belies the unseriousness that underlies the symbolic gestures which characterises the celebrations. From…
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[The Activism Blog] World Bank releases N30m to Kaduna schools
In its bid to improve teaching and learning facilities at a UBE Primary School with 22,240 pupils in Rigasa, a suburb of Kaduna, the World Bank has released the sum…
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YNaija Says: Every day is a #DayoftheGirl in Nigeria
All over the world, it is. But we do not feel like talking about the 1.1 billion young girls born into a world so unfairly prejudiced against them. #SorryNotSorry. We’d…
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#DayoftheGirl: Actress, Omotola shares her experiences as a child
On the event of the International Day of the Girl Child, Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde narrated the struggles of her childhood, a rare post, she called it. She made it…
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[The Activism Blog] #DayoftheGirl: UNESCO dwells on girl empowerment
The United Nation Education Science and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for the empowerment of the girl child. A tweet posted via its official handle @UNESCO reads, “Today is #dayofthegirl!…
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Affirmative: Why the girl child can now believe
by Alexander O. Onukwue At least one in every three Ministers appointed by the President, and Commissioners chosen in the 36 states of Nigeria, will henceforth mandatorily be a woman.…
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#Impact365: “I watched parents throw out their pregnant teenage girls” | Dammy Opawole of iBuildAfrica Foundation opens up on the NGO
The girl child in Nigeria faces a myriad of challenges that require collective effort to provide relief to. There are hundreds of non-governmental organisations that cater to the needs of…
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‘Send your girls to school, stop early marriage’ | Sanusi tells northerners
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II on Thursday called on wealthy individuals in the North to use their wealth to educate the girl child instead of building mosques.…
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#Impact365: Betty Abah’s NGO is campaigning against child marriage across Nigeria
Betty Abah is passionate about this initiative that seeks to protect young, vulnerable children. You could tell from just listening to her and how her face lit up as she…
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Arit Okpo: For girls’ everywhere [NEW VOICES]
by Arit Okpo So it was International Day of the Girl Child recently, a day set aside to celebrate the girl child around the world and showcase her unique potential…
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The Ambassadors Summit 3.0: Activate your eagle
The Ambassadors Summit is an annual gathering of Africa's rising leaders across fields to interact, interface and interchange ideas on how to reposition themselves for relevance and leadership in their…
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#Impact365: This NGO plans to send 1,000 children back to school – here’s how
Africa Education Aid for Development Network (AFEADEN) is a non-governmental organization that is providing education for underpriviledged and displaced children in Africa. The organisation is spread across several African countries.…
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Sani Abdulrahman: Defying the odds – Girl child education in Zamfara
It’s a particularly humid April morning at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Gusau, Zamfara State, where Mariam and her 63 other classmates sat with their eyes steadfastly glued…
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NGO urges the new National Assembly to protect the girl child
With the vulnerability of the girl child, the new administration in the National Assembly has been urged to have the child protected. A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Girl-Child Rights Awareness Initiative…
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@Alkayy: This is why Nigerian girls are still in trouble (Y! FrontPage)
by Alkasim Abdulkadir It is no longer news that approximately 10.5 million kids are out of school in Nigeria, in proper context 1 out of 7 school children are out…
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Naomi Lucas: What’s all this noise about the girl child?
by Naomi Lucas Last week Nigeria’s Senate Constitution Review Committee proposed the deletion of Section 29, Subsection 4b of our Constitution. 79 out of 109 Senators voted in favour of…
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Bizarre: Court dissolves marriage after husband claims mother-in-law “demands his finger nails”
by Chi Ibe A man has begged the Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end his marriage claiming his mother-in-law had turned his wife against him. Luqman Agoro told the court…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy