Global Handwashing Day, celebrated annually on October 15, raises awareness about handwashing with soap as one of the most affordable and effective ways to promote health and save lives. By Scholastica Ferox In commemoration of the 2025 Global Handwashing Day, the Network of Female Professionals in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (FEMinWASH), Cross River State chapter, […]
The event observed a minute of silence to honour the late Prof Bene Edwin Madunagu, a trailblazer in women’s advocacy. By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Cross River State, a town hall meeting themed “Amplifying Women’s Representation in Politics with a Special Focus on […]
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN Cross River recorded 586 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) between January and October, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Edema Irom, said in Calabar on Saturday. She told a news conference organized to kick start 16 days of activism against GBV that the figure represented only cases reported officially to […]