…Samuel Chukwueze Rasheedat Ajibade (Paris Saint-Germain) Ajibade is one of the leading Nigerian women in European football, wearing the number 10 shirt at one of the continent’s top clubs. She scored as PSG thrashed Oud-Heverlee Leuven 5-0 in the Women’s Champions League and in their 3-1 win over FC Fleury 91. The forw…

…has commenced the implementation of its share subscription grant initiative for Nigerian women, with the programme extending to eligible policewomen and military women. The Dangote Group confirmed to The PUNCH that eligible female personnel in the police and military are among the beneficiaries covered by the initiativ…

…but also a pathway to greater professional and economic opportunities for young Nigerian women. NELFUND said the latest figures were consistent with its broader mandate of ensuring that financial circumstances did not prevent eligible Nigerians from accessing and completing higher education. The Fund added that, with d…

Poverty has convinced majority of Nigerian women that every man with money is the right man to marry- BBNaija's Tochi Reality TV star, Tochi, believes that poverty is the reason a lot of Nigerian women believe that a man with money is always the right one for them to get married to. Financial empowerment as a man has b…

…of the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), the International Press Centre (IPC), the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), TAF Africa, The Kukah Centre (TKC) and Yiaga Africa, said it deployed 823 accredited observers across polling units in all 30 local government areas to monitor the election, which was contested by 1…

…to the university's Department of Physics, a milestone that opened doors for younger Nigerian women pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Her research spans atmospheric physics, space-weather physics, electronics, and particle physics, and she has built a reputation for translating scien…

"Nigerian women are controlling, impatient, loud and only care about money" - South African woman says A South African woman has gone viral after opening up about how her opinion of Nigerian women completely changed after marrying a Nigerian man. She admitted that she once believed Nigerian women were bossy, controllin…

Organisers of a campaign aimed at preserving the history of Nigerian women, HerStory of Nigeria, have said that exposing young girls to the stories of trailblazing women will equip them with the confidence, identity, and values needed to excel and contribute meaningfully to national development. The project team lead a…

…ban AI as he joked that the videos and photos of him getting married are AI-generated. "Nigerian women are using AI to edit men into marriage," he said. To the men claiming he ended their marriage, Gehgeh trolled them, stating that many of them can't even approach a woman to woo her but they are now putting the blame o…

A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Taiwo Tsele, has warned that millions of Nigerian women face an increased risk of osteoporosis after menopause, urging early screening and lifestyle changes to prevent fractures, disability, and loss of independence in old age. Tsele gave the warning at the inaugural meet…

…strengthening efforts to boost non-oil exports and expand the participation of Nigerian women in international digital trade. The grants were awarded under the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy Fund, a global initiative designed to help women entrepreneurs adopt digital technologies, improve their export competiti…

…University in the United States, Olabanke Goriola, has said skin bleaching among Nigerian women is driven by childhood conditioning that equates lighter skin with better treatment. She said the practice is not vanity but a response to psychological wounds inflicted long before any product is bought. Goriola, who founde…

…humanity. "Her appointment and diplomatic recognition further affirmed the capacity of Nigerian women to excel globally and represent the country with dignity and honour." He expressed confidence that Ajimobi would record outstanding success in her diplomatic assignment in Austria. The APC governorship candidate, there…

…launched with a clear ambition, to increase female representation in WACT and empower Nigerian women with the technical skills and competitive advantage needed to thrive in their chosen fields. From the first cohort, participants secured roles and scholarships using this platform. We mark an even greater milestone as o…

…branch." The renewed attention comes weeks after First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu urged Nigerian women to embrace low-capital businesses such as frying akara, roasting corn and producing kulikuli, describing them as sustainable ventures that could benefit from grants instead of loans. Her remarks drew criticism from m…

…and ballot-paper irregularities. The hub, comprising the Kukah Centre, TAF Africa, Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), Yiaga Africa, International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), made this known in a preliminary statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. According to the hub reports, 246…

…of the observation hub, which comprises the Kukah Centre (TKC), TAF Africa, the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), Yiaga Africa, the International Press Centre (IPC) and the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO). Presenting the statement were Samson Itodo of Yiaga Africa, Asabe Ndahi of the Kukah Centre, Akin Akingbulu…

…with disabilities (PWDs) and other vulnerable groups in the electoral process. The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), one of the organisations within the observation hub, reported that women, who constitute about 51 per cent of the voting population in Ekiti State, participated actively as voters, polling officials and…