Tag: IWD
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Int’l Women’s Day: Gbajabiamila’s wife celebrates Nigerian women
The wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salamatu Gbajabiamila, has celebrated Nigerian women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day over their resilience over the years. Mrs Gbajabiamila said she was proud of Nigerian women and paid glowing tributes to them, calling for the elimination of inequity and injustice that women…
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Google earmarks $25m grant for girls in Africa
Google.org on Monday announced that it had earmarked $25m grant funding for its new Global Impact Challenge (GIC) for Women and Girls in Africa. Juliet Ehimuan, Country Director, Google Nigeria, said at a virtual event to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) that Google was also reinforcing its commitment to the empowerment of women and…
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IWD: Presidency releases checklist of ”The 50 Buhari Women” to celebrate Nigerian women
The Presidency on Sunday released a checklist of what it described as ” The Buhari Women” as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD). TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that March 8 of every year is observed globally as IWD. Theme for 2021 is Choose to Challenge. A statement by the President’s spokesman,…
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IWD: Ecobank celebrates women, reiterates equal opportunities
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated the bank’s commitment to gender parity among staff. In a message to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020, Akinwuntan said this year’s edition with the theme: #EachforEqual underscores the compelling need of gender equality and sustainable efforts of women empowerment at workplace for which Ecobank is…
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IWD: France will ‘name, shame’ firms who pay women less – Macron
France will “name and shame” employers who pay women less than men, President Emmanuel Macron said in comments marking International Women’s Day on Thursday. “We are going to put in place a system that will allow us to name the businesses where the law is least respected and where checks show the greatest salary gaps,”…