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ActionAid: Nigerian Women Spend Five Hours Daily on Unpaid Care

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2026

Women in four Nigerian states spend an average of five hours daily on unpaid domestic and care work, compared with about one hour for men, highlighting a gender disparity that ActionAid Nigeria says is undermining women’s economic opportunities and equality. The organisation, therefore, called

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ActionAid Raises Alarm as 33.4% of Nigerian Women Married Before 18

Daily Dispatch October 10, 2026

…Group urges governments to enforce child marriage laws, boost girls’ education ActionAid Nigeria has called on federal and state governments to strengthen enforcement of laws against child marriage and increase investment in girls’ education and rights, warning that early marriage continues to deprive millions of Nigerian girls of opportunities to determine their futures.

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Support APC or Leave Kuje: ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Council Chairman’s Remark

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has condemned an alleged directive by the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, that residents must support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or leave the council, describing the remark as a troubling threat to democratic freedoms, while warning that political intimidation could become normalised ahead of the 2027 elections. The

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ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Alleged Exploitation of Nigerian Women in Russian Alabuga Programme

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Demands Urgent Probe ActionAid Nigeria has called for an urgent investigation into reports that young African women, including Nigerians, were allegedly deceived into joining Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme with promises of education, vocational training and lucrative jobs, only to face exploitation, unsafe working conditions and possible involvement in military

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Missing Phone Must Never Become Death Sentence – ActionAid

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

…Demands Justice for Slain UniJos Student ActionAid Nigeria has condemned the alleged torture and killing of a 25-year-old University of Jos student, Ibrahim Mbaya, over the alleged theft of a mobile phone, describing the incident as a grim reflection of the growing breakdown of the rule of law and public confidence in Nigeria’s justice system. […]

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ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Poverty, Insecurity, Debt Burden, Flood Threats

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has raised the alarm over the worsening conditions confronting millions of Nigerians, warning that rising poverty, insecurity, debt servicing, food inflation and climate-related disasters are placing the country’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens under unprecedented pressure. The organisation’s General Assembly and Board of Directors issued the