Tag: women participation

Journalism must mainstream women as subjects and storytellers – Osoba ….. as WSCIJ launches female experts guide to improve women representation in Media Industry

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State,Aremo Olusegun Osoba has called for journalism to mainstream women as both subjects and storytellers. Aremo Osoba stated this at the 10th anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Report Women! Programme and public presentation of the Report Women! Experts source guide website on Thursday, 3 October 2024, in Lagos. At the event, speakers expressed hope that the female expert’s source guide would address the underrepresentation of women in newsrooms by providing journalists with access to a diverse range of…

EDI FESTIVAL: Ooni seeks more women participation in Governance as Ife remembers Moremi

Emporium Reporters

The Arole Oduduwa and Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has sought the increased inclusion of more women in leadership positions across the country.   Ooni Ogunwusi who doubled as Co-Chairman, National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), made the call at his ancient Ile- Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife on Monday, while celebrating the annual Edi Festival. EDI Festival is an annual ritual in Ile-ife done in acknowledgment of the heroic life and sacrifice of Moremi Ajasoro, an Ife woman who helped to secure the land…

Lawan receives HeForShe Award,pledges to support women participation in all spheres of life

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday pledged to give more support for women participation in governance, politics, business and other spheres of life. Lawan made the pledge in a speech after he was presented with an award of HeForShe by a group of women led by the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen in Abuja. He said, “I believe we should give our women all the opportunities available for them to participate not only in governance but in all spheres of life, because governance is limited. “The…