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Features
Fear and Misconceptions Keep Family Planning Out of Reach for Millions in Nigeria
Twenty-seven-year-old Simi Adewale (not her real name) and her husband, based in Abuja, North-central Nigeria, eagerly planned to embrace family…
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How a Late Cancer Diagnosis Caused Four Years of Struggle
Image discretion warning: This story contains descriptions of a medical condition and includes an image of a tumour removed during…
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The Risks of Living With An Undiagnosed Health Condition as a Nigerian Woman
“Why don’t you just get married?” This was what a doctor told Rahma Jamila Hassan when she complained about her…
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Gender & SGBV
Women and Girls Facing Dire Social Protection Gaps Worldwide, Says UN Women
Despite global efforts to improve social protection since 2015, more than two billion women and girls are still left unprotected—trapped…
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Analyses
The Subtlety Of Gender Pay Gaps In Nigeria
The concept of a gender pay gap in Nigeria often surfaces in feminist conversations. While many government organisations base pay…
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News
UN Calls For Immediate Global Action To Close Gender Gaps
The United Nations Women (UN Women), in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, have called…
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Features
Dysmenorrhea: A Gynecological Condition Affecting the Lives Of Nigerian Women
During a summer coaching class in her first year at Junior secondary school, the then 11-year-old Nini Orise* experienced her…
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Gender & SGBV
Her Husband Promised To Either Kill Or Cripple Her. Hours Later, He Accomplished One.
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… On the day Huraira Buba now recognises as her last day with…
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Features
What It Costs To Rent A House As A Single Woman In Nigeria
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… It was in 2021 that Janet Moses* first moved into the bungalow…
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Gender & SGBV
Female Students At The Forefront Of Nigeria’s Largest Campus Solar Plant Project
Despite comprising the majority of the workforce in many African countries, women hold less than 20 per cent of science…
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