Tag: Pauline Tallen

A’isha Buhari demands Minister to transfer N500m she collected for her AFLPM pet project

Aminu Imam

President of the Africa First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM), Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday visited the site of the ongoing construction of the new permanent secretariat of the AFLPM in Abuja, publicly demanding that Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, to immediately release N500 million she allegedly collected for the AFLPM project. The First Lady, accompanied by Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, expressed her satisfaction with the work progress. While commending the contribution of the Federal Government to the project, the First Lady however expressed the need for the Minister of Women Affairs…

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Cases of domestic, sexual violence tripled during Covid-19 lockdown – Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, yesterday said cases of domestic and sexual violence tripled during the Covid-19 lockdown. Recall that the Federal Government imposed the lockdown in April last year in a bid to check the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Tallen, who disclosed this during a programme to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the World Union of Catholic Women in Abuja, was, however, silent on the number of reported cases before and during the lockdown. She also warned on discrimination between the male and the girl child…

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Minister urges NAWOJ to push for good governance

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister for Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, on Saturday urged the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to advocate for good governance of the country. Tallen made the call at a  three day 10th triennial delegates conference of NAWOJ tagged “Female Journalists in Contemporary Nigeria” in Minna, Niger. “You should advocate for good governance, security and good health system through your job,” she said. She said that the measure would bring about the development of the country. The Minister adviced the women journalists to give priority to gender-based issues concerning…

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Rape: Women Affairs Minister advocates death penalty for perpetrators

Ishaku Yohanna

Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death penalty for rape and related offences. Tallen made her stand public during the Flag-off of National Cooking Gas and Tree Planting project held in Girei town, headquarter of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa on Friday. The minister also advocated stiff penalty for child labour offences and other dehumanizing treatment against children. “For the first time in the history of Nigeria, we have a President who has brought the issues of gender based violence to the national focus. “Nigerian women and…

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No development plan’ll succeed without women’s involvement – Tallen

Ishaku Yohanna

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, says any development plan that does not involve or put women at the center of it is bound to fail. She said many of the challenges Nigeria is facing is because women, who constitute a huge segment of the population, are being neglected. The Minister stated this when she featured on Guest of the Week, a programme on Liberty Television. Dame Pauline, who noted that Women were key towards growing the nation, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for recognizing their roles in nation…

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