In October, a presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, convicted of killing her husband, stirred controversy and reopened ...

Limited, for the third consecutive year, participated as a Gold Sponsor of the annual WIMBIZ (Women in Management, ...

KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — Aisha Muhammed was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she had the convulsions and high blood pressure of eclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death. Her village’s ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Monday hosted and splashed gifts on the triumphant national women’s soccer team who overcame poor preparations and missing payments to win ...

Nigeria has historically been a society where gender roles were rigidly defined. Women were often downgraded to domestic responsibilities alone, with little or no opportunities to excel in business or ...

In Nigeria, where women make up half the 237.5 million population, an estimated 23 million female entrepreneurs account for 41 percent of the nation’s micro-businesses. This places the West African ...

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