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Game of Loans: How Female Entrepreneurs in Gbagi Market Are Navigating Financial Tightrope
In the heart of Ibadan, Nigeria’s third-largest city, lies the renowned Gbagi Market, one of West Africa’s largest textile hubs and a place where colours, commerce, and culture merge. The air pulses with movement: traders…
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Cleaning Up or Messing Up? Morning Fresh Ad Sparks Gender Role Debate
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, Morning Fresh Nigeria launched the #MyNameMyBottle campaign, inspired by Coca-Cola’s “Share a Coke” initiative. However, unlike Coca-Cola’s inclusive naming approach, Morning Fresh exclusively used female names and titles such as…
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Breast Ironing: An FGM practice that harms girls because of men
Majority of people are familiar with femicide, misogyny, gender-based violence, and rape. However, they refuse to imagine the experience of an eleven-year-old girl in the dead of the night at her mother’s kitchen. She screamed…
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Menstrual Hygiene Should Not Be A Luxury
Today, May 28, is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. The theme, “Together for a #PeriodFriendlyWorld,” sounds appealing, right? It’s a comforting slogan. But who are we fooling when an estimated 37 million women and girls in…
