THE MINISTRY’S MANDATE
“The broad mandate of the Ministry is to advise government on Gender and Children issues. Issues affecting Persons with Disabilities and the Aged; initiate policy guidelines and lead the process of gender equality and mainstreaming at both the National and International levels”.
VISION
“To help build a Nigerian Society that guarantees equal access to social, economic and wealth creation opportunities to all, irrespective of gender, places premium on protection of the child, the aged and persons with disabilities; focuses attention of key operators in both private and public sectors on mainstreaming the concerns of these groups of people in national development process”.
MISSION
“To help build a Nigerian Society that guarantees equal access to social, economic and wealth creation opportunities to all, irrespective of gender, places premium on protection of the child, the aged and persons with disabilities; focuses attention of key operators in both private and public sectors on mainstreaming the concerns of these groups of people in national development process”.
WHO WE ARE
Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development was created consequent upon of the response to The United Nations agreement to establish Institutional Mechanisms for the
THE MINISTRY'S PARASTATAL
The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) is an agency of Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. It is a non-political not-for-profit organization established by
PRESS RELEASE
UNICEF RE-AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR FIGHT AGAINST SEXUAL AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has strongly reiterated its support for on-going nationwide initiative by the Federal Government to combat against the scourge of sexual and gender-based violence being championed by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.
