On Women
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US Bans Transgender Males from Women’s Sports
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order n Feb. 5, 2025, barring transgender males from competing in women’s sports, reinforcing his administration’s stance on Title IX and escalating restrictions on transgender rights. Titled “Keeping…
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Zahrah Audu Launches Regulatory Reforms to Boost Business Climate
Zahrah Mustapha Audu, the new Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has started her tenure by making moves to enhance Nigeria’s business environment. Days after her appointment in Jan. 2025, she…
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The Lives Behind Nigeria’s 20 Million FGM Survivors
Today, February 6, is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). On this day, we are forced to confront a harrowing truth: over twenty million Nigerian women and girls live with…
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UN Urges Swift Action to Protect Women Amid Worsening Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, with women and girls disproportionately affected by escalating violence, UN Women has warned. Speaking at a press briefing at…
