The Tabitha Cumi Foundation (TCF) has launched a new project to promote girls’ rights and education in underserved communities across Nigeria. Speaking at the Abuja launch, Executive Director Adedayo Erinle said the initiative, called Girls’ Rights Education and Protection Project (G-REAP), is funded by the Ford Foundation and aims to support vulnerable adolescent girls. Represented
A new initiative to strengthen student-led responses to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has been launched at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. The eight-week Next Gen Nexus Virtual Institute on Sexual Violence Response, Leadership, and Advocacy is organised by BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights in collaboration with OAU’s Clinic for Human Rights, with support from
Stakeholders in Bauchi State have urged the state government to prioritise gender-responsive education financing in the 2026 budget to promote inclusive learning opportunities for girls. The call was made on Tuesday at the Girls’ Budget Townhall themed “Our Voices, Our Budget: Girls Speak for Inclusive Education 2026,” organised by the Young Leaders Network (YLN) in
The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Aliyu, has launched the disbursement of cash support to 41,821 female students under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, is part of a Conditional Cash Transfer programme aimed at tackling economic barriers to girl-child education in the
The Nigerian Young Academy (NYA) has elected Professor Temitope Olabisi Onuminya of the University of Lagos as its new president, the first woman to lead the body in its 15-year history. Professor Onuminya, from the Department of Botany, becomes the Academy’s 8th president. Known for her research in plant systematics and conservation, she has been
The Schlumberger Foundation has announced the 2026 Faculty for the Future Fellowship, a programme offering up to $50,000 annually to female scholars from developing and emerging countries pursuing PhD or post-doctoral research in STEM at leading universities abroad. Applications are open until November 7, 2025, with reference letters due by November 14, 2025. The fellowship
In a bid to shape a better future for boys, the Great Achievers Initiative for Youth and Community Development (GAIYD) has called on government at all levels and development partners to promote educational participation among boys nationwide. Dr. Hillary Akpua, GAIYD founder, said that the group is committed to empowering the boy child through various
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has called on government and industry leaders to make Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education more accessible to girls from a young age. Speaking during a webinar to mark the International Day of Women in Engineering, APWEN President Dr Adebisi Osim said girls need early
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has urged stakeholders to engage with policymakers to make Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education accessible to the girl-child. Dr Adebisi Osim, APWEN President, gave this remark while celebrating the International Day of Women in Engineering (INWED) organised by the association. Osim referenced a report
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project in Zamfara has advised parents and guardians to take advantage of its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Programme. The initiative is meant to promote female education in Zamfara by enrolling adolescent girls in schools. Hajiya Maryam Nadama, the head of the AGILE delegation, stated that the
