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YNaija 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…

YNaija September 9, 2024

Empowering Women with Disabilities: EDC’s Transformative 3-Day Training Program in Iwo, Osogbo, and Ikirun, Osun State

In a significant stride toward fostering inclusivity and economic empowerment, the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) has recently concluded a groundbreaking 3-day training program aimed specifically at women with disabilities in…

Op-Ed Editor June 19, 2021

#PrideMonth: Boihood; Personal Triumphs of Being in Community With Bois

By Alexandra Maduagwu Boi has a variety of meanings. For this piece, which relates to masculine women or women-aligned people, and transmasculine people, the term means any of the following:•…

Ado Aminu May 26, 2021

Why legalising sex work could protect women

In the course of the series of interviews that became the YNaija documentary on sex workers, one wish made up the majority of what the sex workers who featured in…

Bernard Dayo April 12, 2021

The cyber harassment of women won’t stop because it’s rooted in patriarchy

While today's world of social media has made communication easier, with a proliferation of platforms meeting different needs and purposes, it has always been blighted by a dark side: cyber…

Ado Aminu April 8, 2021

#Edo2020: 8 Months pregnant Gold medalist being under scrutiny raises many questions

A heavily pregnant Nigerian athlete, Aminat Idrees, has won Taekwondo gold medal following her victory at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Benin City tagged Edo 2020. In relation to…

Ado Aminu April 1, 2021

Women intend to boycott Twitter to protest against misogyny and harassment

There could be a Twitter boycott on April 9, 2021 as women call for an end to online misogynistic attacks from men. If it happens, this will be the second…

Op-Ed Editor March 22, 2021

#IWD2021: In honour of Nawal El-Sadawy, the woman who inspired me to rethink Allah

by Asiya Hameed There are many reasons to write about the plight of women at any given time and not just on Women’s History Month. I was thinking about this…

Ado Aminu March 11, 2021

#HerStory Series: “I wanted my baby to shut up, forever.” | Women’s Month Special

As difficult as it is to believe, nay conceive of, while we talk about women's achievements in Nigeria over the years there is a whole generation of women left behind…

Ado Aminu March 9, 2021

Saadat Aliyu reminds us why we need to be intentional about preventing the erasure of women

On February 15, 2021 international news agency, Reuters attracted huge backlash after tweeting a piece announcing the election of former finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the DG of…

Ado Aminu February 27, 2021

Fatphobia, male centering | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

Conversations along the themes of the non-binary blog, while sometimes few and far between, continue. We compiled some of the more interesting tweets we saw in the past week. Enjoy,…

Ado Aminu February 17, 2021

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s win is a reminder that we have huge untapped potential in Nigerian women

Former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (NOI) has attained another first. As is to be expected, a litany of congratulatory messages to her for clinching the position of Director General of…

Bernard Dayo February 4, 2021

How women from IDP camps are getting back their livelihoods

Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are persons who have been displaced by natural disaster or conflicts from their homes, and with Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria and activities of other…

Ado Aminu January 27, 2021

Female privilege is a misnomer for sexism. Here’s some evidence

Time and again when women speak of the discrimination they face at work, home, the work place and in everyday life, an oft-repeated response from men is, “but you have…

Ado Aminu January 21, 2021

3 Nigerian men open up about feeling unlovable when they are broke

The designation of men as ‘providers’ is as old as human civilisation, and while the cost of this on men’s overall well-being – particularly as regards to their sense of…

Ado Aminu January 18, 2021

The Hijab-wearing woman’s experience that could help us better understand one another

Nigeria’s cultural landscape is still taking shape, we are caught in the thick of this process daily in the conversations we have about things we hitherto only have among inner…

Ado Aminu November 25, 2020

Duchess of Sussex opening up about her miscarriage could be the license women need to tell their stories

Women have consistently held back from sharing their stories of loss and grief for fear that it will come off inappropriate. The game-changing move by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan…

Bernard Dayo April 30, 2019

#SayHerNameNigeria is the hashtag creating awareness on the arrest and alleged sexual assault of women by the police in Abuja

Over the weekend, the police in Abuja in the capacity of the Joint Task Force raided nightclubs and arrested over seventy women, on the grounds of prostitution. Many horror stories,…

Edwin Okolo April 8, 2019

It is time women in Igbo land to have their #MeToo moment

If you have been following the news from Nigeria, then you have most certainly heard about the #ArewaMetoo movement. Inspired the sexual assault and rape of underaged girls in Kaduna,…

Deaduramilade Tawak July 26, 2018

Personal Essay: The Lessons we teach men, and women

The earliest and clearest incident I remember of men feeling superior, claiming their superiority over me, just because they are men happened when I was 8. After a double promotion…

YNaija NewsRoom June 11, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Feminism is radically different today from its predecessors, and that’s a good thing

It is important to note that women have always fought against oppressive social structures. It is the very nature of humans to rail against perceived injustice and to act accordingly…

YNaija NewsRoom April 8, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Where are the women in Nigerian politics?

There is no easy way to say this, the reality of present-day Nigeria is this; there are only a handful of women in policy-making positions today, and a good percentage…

Oyinkansola Momoh April 3, 2018

It’s almost a year and the MSG Hub is proof that women can support one another

It’s almost a year. One full year since I welcomed the first group of women to a place that fast became home. Home being a place where the heart is…

Editor April 1, 2018

Pamela Adie is ready to tell her story in ‘Under the Rainbow’

We need more LGBT activists living and working in Nigeria, period. It is understandable that because of our volatile religious and cultural climate, many people on the spectrum prefer to…

tosin adesina March 16, 2018

[The Activism Blog] There is another side of Dayo Benjamins Laniyi you don’t know

Last week I was in Abuja as a media participant at the Bold and Beautiful 2018, a week long program in commemoration of the international women's day with the theme…

tosin adesina March 14, 2018

Mohammed Kazaure tried it, on International Women’s Day of all days

On a day the entire world was celebrating the International Women's Day, the Honourable member representing Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi federal constituency in Jigawa state Honourable Mohammed Kazaure chose to denigrate womanhood. While…

Alexander Onukwue March 8, 2018

Opinion: Let’s tell the truth, Anthony Joshua was slaughtered on the altar of pseudo wokeness…. the future of women is next

New babies are the biggest threat to the planet, so some unified system is necessary for controlling them. Our faith in humans using their reason to handle this is turning…

Editor March 8, 2018

Sola Sobowale, Pamela Adie, Halima Dangote & more! YNaija.com and Leading Ladies Africa present the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria

In its quest to inspire a generation of women to do greater things in diverse fields of endeavour, Y!/YNaija.com, in partnership with Leading Ladies Africa project brings you Nigeria’s 100 Most Influential…

Tolu February 10, 2018

Lagos Innovates supports women in technology at SLAY Festival

Lagos Innovates, an initiative of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund is investing in the development of women in tech…

Tolu January 23, 2018

SLAY Festival returns for a mindblowing second edition

SLAY Festival 2018 promises to be fun, impactful and overall, an awesome event! It is the top festival for young women w…

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