March 8, 2025

  The wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Ododo, on Saturday urged leaders, organisations and individuals to join hands in accelerating actions to promote gender equalities. Mrs Ododo made the call at a program organised by her office as part of activities marking the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, with the theme, “Accelerate Action…

1. It is with great joy and a deep sense of responsibility that I stand before you today representing Her Excellency Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, the First Lady of Kogi State to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2025. This year’s theme, “Accelerate Action for Gender Equality,” is not just a statement; it is a call…

  Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated women in Kwara State and across the world for their resilience, creativity, and the joy that they bring to every space they occupy. In his statement on the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Governor said: “Women are critical stakeholders in our society and in our quest…

  As Nigeria joins the world in celebrating this year’s International Women’s Day, Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, has called for increased participation of women in politics and decision-making at all levels. In a statement personally issued by him to mark the occasion, Mustapha praised the resilience, intellect, and dedication of Nigerian…

  In line with its commitment to bridging the gender gap in the technology sector, a nonprofit organisation, Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSFAI), has launched its ‘Women in AI Fellowship’, to train Nigerian women to become Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineers. This medium gathered that the initiative, which was unveiled in Ilorin, the Kwara…

  Elders and youths from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across Kwara North and South Senatorial Districts have joined the former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for iftar at his GRA residence, in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The party elders and youths had also joined him to observe the Maghrib prayer before iftar…

  Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has admonished well-meaning and public-spirited individuals in the society on the spirit of community development and service to the underprivileged to engender a peaceful, united and crime-free society. Senator Saraki gave the admonition in Ilorin, the State capital, while hosting Kwara Indigenous businessmen, non-political associations,…

  As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, The Standup for Women Society honours the remarkable progress made by the federal and state governments towards gender equality, but more needs to be done to actualize the drum for equity  while acknowledging the significant improvement in Nigeria, especially the appointment of women into some sensitive quarters,  the SWS…