Spotlighting 7 Women-Owned NGOs in Nigeria Fighting for Women’s Rights

In honor of International Women’s Month, we are spotlighting 7 women-owned NGOs that work to keep women safe, improve lives, foster education, and collect and document statistics on gender-based violence faced by women and other vulnerable communities. She Writes Woman is a mental health organization founded by Hauwa Ojeifo. One of the major roles of... Read More

For The Culture

NGOs, Women’s Rights

November 6, 2024

Exclusive Interview: Founders of PadHer, Siren and Herbode Share their Dreams for the Future of Feminism

In a time when women are being ignored, ostracised, underappreciated, and murdered, these women have stood up, ten toes down, and said “no more” to the world that we live in. They have decided to fight against patriarchy and traditional societal beliefs, and they have chosen to lead the fight for women’s freedom through outreaches,... Read More

Deep Dive, For The Culture

feminism, feminists, LGBTQ+, NGOs, Non-Governmental Organisations, women

June 7, 2018

Lipton partners Non-Government Organisations to empower 1,000 widows with ‘Reasons to Smile’ campaign

As part of its commitment to empower 1,000 widows across Nigeria, Lipton Yellow Label Tea has partnered with Hope for Life Initiative, God’s Wives, and Women and Orphans Empowerment Organisation on its ‘Reasons to Smile’ campaign. Designed to support the women through untold hardship and discrimination, the campaign will provide them with the needed opportunities... Read More

The Thread: “The watchers must be watched” | Making a case for NGO accountability

In Nigeria, all yahoo yahoo is not online. It is painful to admit, but as a people, we are creative at cutting corners and sewing extra lining into the pockets of our trousers to better ferry the loot. At the top, we have budget padding or grass cutting. Mid level, we have a plethora of Ponzi... Read More

Opinion

419 Scams, civil responsibility, NGO Bill, NGOs, nigeria, The Thread

September 12, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM VIII: “We are now winning the war”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

#northeaststories, boko haram, Borno, Cameroon, Chad, Goodluck Jonathan, Greg Odika, Muhammadu Buhari, NEMA, NGOs, Niger, north-east stories, sambisa forest, sticky, they survived boko haram, we survived boko haram

September 9, 2016

NGOs using Chibok girls in the U.S. for tourism, money making – Minister

The federal government and parents of some Chibok schoolgirls who escaped captivity from Boko Haram terrorists have accused some Non-Governmental Organisations of using the girls for tourism to make money, according to Premium Times. The NGO was alleged to be in the habit of taking the young girls out to narrate their experience while receiving cash... Read More

The News Blog

Aishatu Alhassan, Chibok girls, donation, education, NGOs, parents, tourism

April 24, 2015

‘College Acquaintance Rape Education’ workshop to hold in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen The 3rd and 4th editions of the College Acquaintance Rape Education workshop will hold on the 28th and 29th of April. College Acquaintance Rape Education (C.A.R.E) is a follow up plan for the annual Walk Against Rape Campaign. The workshop is a special demonstration that brings together parents, guardians, teachers, youth advocates... Read More

The News Blog

College Acquaintance Rape Education, CSO’s, faith based organizations, guardians, NGOs, parents, student delegates and entertainers, Teachers, youth advocates and activists

July 25, 2013

Open Government Partnership: NGOs call on federal government to take urgent steps

We, the under-listed non-governmental organizations (NGOs), are today calling on the Federal Government and its relevant agencies to take urgent steps to comply with the eligibility requirements of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global initiative launched on 20 September 2011 to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and... Read More

BudgIT Nigeria, Federal Government, Media Rights Agenda, NGOs, open government partnership, Public and Private Development Centre, qualify, urgent steps

Spotlighting 7 Women-Owned NGOs in Nigeria Fighting for Women’s Rights

Exclusive Interview: Founders of PadHer, Siren and Herbode Share their Dreams for the Future of Feminism

APC nominates Akpabio and Tajudeen for Senate President and Speaker; APC Representatives Reject Tinubu’s Zoning, Plot Upset in Speakership Battle | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Lipton partners Non-Government Organisations to empower 1,000 widows with ‘Reasons to Smile’ campaign

The Thread: “The watchers must be watched” | Making a case for NGO accountability

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM VIII: “We are now winning the war”

NGOs using Chibok girls in the U.S. for tourism, money making – Minister

‘College Acquaintance Rape Education’ workshop to hold in Lagos

Open Government Partnership: NGOs call on federal government to take urgent steps

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