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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Nigeria: political inclusion - WFD asks national assembly to introduce laws on quotas for women, PWDS
All Africa
WFD recommended that the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) should impress on the legislators to create laws that will use both incentives and sanctions to enhance political inclusion. The Westminster Foundation for...
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Monday, September 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
How Nigeria’s youngest female lawmaker is coping
Vanguard Newspapers
27-year-old Ruqayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onirin Constituency of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State in the State House of Assembly is currently the youngest female legislator in Nigeria. A 2022 graduate of Mass Communication...
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Monday, September 11, 2023
Minister laments declining number of women in political positions
Vanguard Newspapers
MINISTER for Women Affairs, Dr Uju Ohaneye says the number of women elected into political positions in Nigeria is witnessing a decline in Nigeria , advocacy and charter for gender inclusiveness not withstanding. Speaking in Calabar at the...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
100 days of overhauling Abia
The Sun Nigeria
The mantra is the NEW ABIA, and this announces the new government of Labour Party. Governor Alex Otti is in the saddle and, in the first 100 days, it has not been about a new government but about an intentional and calculated action of...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Enugu youths, women should participate in politics
Vanguard
A civil society organisation keen on amplifying voices of women in Nigeria, TechHerNG, has encouraged women in the country to engage and participate in politics. This was as the organisation committed to leveraging technology for social impact...
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Monday, September 04, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Gender equality and governance: role of women in Nigerian politics
The Sun Nigeria
For most Nigerians, the 4 per cent inclusion of women in the ministerial list of President Bola Tinubu is a step back for gender equality in Nigeria’s politics and an eye-opener of the many hurdles women encounter in occupying political roles. This...
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Monday, August 28, 2023
‘Meeting quota for women in government would have been a legacy for Tinubu’
The Guardian Nigeria
Last Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated 45 ministers into his cabinet and as part of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). But gender and women advocates have continued to express disappointment at the composition of the cabinet,...
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Monday, August 28, 2023
NILDS decries low female representation in Nigerian politics
Pulse Nigeria
Speaking in Abuja at the closing ceremony of a three-day International Conference on Women Participation in Governance organised by NILDS, Aulaiman said: ”the number of women in politics when compared to men is very insignificant. Democracy is...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Men should consider stepping aside for women in politics, says Akpabio
The Cable
Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, says sometimes men should consider stepping aside to enable women take front-row seats in politics. Akpabio spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at an international conference on women in governance. The conference...
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Monday, August 21, 2023
Experts call for increased participation of women in politics
The Guardian Nigeria
Experts have called for increased participation of women in politics and governance saying their inputs and efforts are critical to Nigeria’s growth and development. They made the call at a programme for political experts at the Ebony Life Place...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women’s representation in politics extremely poor – Vilita Bashir
Leadership News
The director-general, National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), Dr Asbestos Vilita-Bashir has decried poor women representation in politics in Borno State and Nigeria in general. Dr Vilita-Bashir stated this on Friday in Maiduguri during the...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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6% Nigerian women participation in politics worrisome , say experts
The Sun Nigeria
Participation of Nigerian women in politics has been described as the lowest in Africa despite the fact that the country is regarded as the giant of Africa. Omowonuola Okunnu, lecturer in politics at Bournemouth University, United Kingdom stated...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Ministerial list: is it freedom for Nigerian women?
Punch Newspapers
In the Beijing Declaration adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, the participating countries and respective governments expressed their commitment to advance the goals of equality, development, and peace for all women...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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Nigerian women, activism and politics
Independent Nigeria
In the words of Melinda Gates, “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the truly powerful woman is one who uses her voice.” This sentiment resonates strongly with my recent experience when my elementary school daughter asked me...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2023
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Oyo lawmaker decries low representation of Women in Nigerian Politics
Order Paper
A Member of the House of Representatives representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has raised concerns about the low representation of women as currently experienced in Nigerian politics. She disclosed this at a one-...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Revelead: why women lose elections in Nigeria – Survey
21st Century Chronicle
Women are politically very active in Nigeria and make up about 60 per cent of the crowd during campaigns and elections, according to available statistics. One would thus expect that with this level of participation, the number of women holding...
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Monday, August 07, 2023
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Ministerial List: Why women are not adequately represented in governance – Gender experts
Premium Times
Following the low representation of women in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list, gender experts have highlighted reasons Nigerian women remain marginalised in governance. Mr Tinubu had nominated only nine women in his 48 member cabinet, a...
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Monday, August 07, 2023
Lawmaker laments low representation of women in Nigerian politics
Nigerian Tribune
The lawmaker representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has decried what she described as the low representation of women in Nigerian politics, adding that it is increasingly becoming...
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