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REVIEW: In 2025, Nigerian women intensified push for gender reforms

Nigeria, Jan. 4 -- Discussions around gender issues, especially women's representation in parliament, intensified in Nigeria in 2025. A legislative proposal, widely known as the Special Seats Bill or ... Read More


Nigeria's First Lady extends New Year wishes, commends support for Education Fund

Nigeria, Jan. 1 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has extended New Year wishes to Nigerians, emphasising hope, peace, and unity for 2026. In a statement on Wednesday, Mrs Tinubu thanked God fo... Read More


Key developments in women's rights, equality in Nigeria (November 2025 Edition)

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- November's gender matters highlighted the pervasive issue of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF-GBV), particularly the online abuse and exploitation targeting women a... Read More


Lagos govt launches anti-human trafficking initiative

Nigeria, Dec. 17 -- The Lagos State government has inaugurated 114 Local Government Focal Persons and Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) Anti-Human Trafficking Desk Officers to combat human... Read More


Uloma's Death: Group demands sanctions for Enugu Police over ignored abuse report

Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- DOHS Cares Foundation (Document Our History), a women and children-focused advocacy group, has urged the Enugu State Police Command to identify and sanction its officers who ignore... Read More


Nigerian doctor previously acquitted of rape, remanded in the UK for recording sexual acts

Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Olufemi Olaleye, a former medical director at the Optimal Cancer Care Foundation in Lagos, has been detained in the United Kingdom, facing three charges of voyeurism. Voyeurism is ... Read More


Experts call for inclusive and sustainable housing in Lagos

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- Experts have called for a new strategy for housing in Lagos that prioritises inclusivity and sustainability. Housing experts on Friday at a gathering in University of Lagos, tagge... Read More


Again, Badagry indigenes urge LASU council chair to address 'wrongful dismissal' of three lecturers

Nigeria, Nov. 27 -- The Concerned Sons and Daughters of Ikoga-Zebbe, Badagry, Lagos State, have written to Babatunde Ogala, chairperson of the Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU), u... Read More


Group pushes for anti-SLAPP law to protect journalists from abusive lawsuits

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- The Avocats Sans Frontieres France (ASF), also known as the Lawyers Without Borders, has called for the urgent implementation of an anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Par... Read More


Insecurity: Oluremi Tinubu warns against false reports, misinformation on social media

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed concern over the spread of fake news and misinformation on social media regarding the country's security situation. Mrs Tinubu,... Read More