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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Coalition seeks assent to independent candidacy bill
Voice of Nigeria
Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian Government ahead of the 2027 general election, to pass the Independent Candidacy Bill into law to enable more women participation in politics. The stakeholders made the call at a postmortem dialogue titled “...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Coalition urges more women in governance
Leadership News
A three-day conference of coalition of civil organisations in Nigeria has called for more opportunities for women in politics and governance in the present political dispensation and beyond. The conference organised by ‘The Girls Democracy...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
CSOs to FG: Take crucial steps to protect women’s rights
Vanguard
Leading civil society organizations, the Initiative for Research, Innovation, and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) and Partners West Africa, Nigeria (PWAN), have urged the Federal Government to prioritize the domestication and implementation of...
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New Telegraph NG
Monday, May 22, 2023
Coalition seeks more women inclusion in Nigerian politics
New Telegraph NG
Following the decline in the number of women elected into elective offices in the 2023 general election, women groups in the country have called for more inclusion in the political process of the country. The Women Advocates Research and...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Corruption scares Nigerian women from politics – Female don
Daily Trust
A political science lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr Damilola Agbalajobi ,has said participation of Nigerian women in politics has drastically reduced because of the corrupt practices exhibited by their male counterparts. The don made...
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Constitution review in Nigeria: Committee presents 68 alterations as women protest exclusion from politics - Daily Post
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Constitution review in Nigeria: Committee presents 68 alterations as women protest exclusion from politics
Daily Post
The House of Representatives special committee on review of the 1999 Constitution has presented the first batch of its report.  The Committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), presented the 68 alterations to the green chamber....
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Abuja City gate - credits: Blueprint
Thursday, January 20, 2022
CSOs seek women participation in Abuja area councils’ election
Blueprint
Women groups and Gender Focused Civil society organisation has called for more women participation in the forthcoming FCT area council election. According to the CSOs, women constitute half of the population in the country and form massive support...
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Civic space in Nigeria is shrinking, and it’s affecting women participation - The Cable
Monday, November 01, 2021
Civic space in Nigeria is shrinking, and it’s affecting women participation
The Cable
It is important for citizens to be given enabling structures to enable civil organisation and participation. This will, in turn, aid the creation of progressive institutional structures. But then the enactment and promotion of harsh policies and the...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Constitution review: Female legislators unite on inclusion of women’s rights
Punch
Female legislators in the National Assembly have formed a team to lobby their male colleagues for the purpose of ensuring the inclusion of women’s rights in the nation’s constitution. Several attempts made by the women in parliament over the years...
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Thursday, May 02, 2013
Challenges Nigerian women face in politics
As the 2015 election steadily approaches, and campaign strategies by various politicians and political offices holders already in full gear, women are being charged to gear up to vie for elective positions in the country. But the odds are stacked...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Comesa's First Ladies Hold Talks
Comesa First Ladies round table conference opened yesterday in Nairobi amid calls for increased financial allocation to empower women in the region. For more information, please visit All Africa's Website.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Challenges in upholding the rights of women and children in Nigeria
The conference is a cross-disciplinary forum for researchers, policymakers and practitioners to address the problems facing women and children in Nigeria. Organized by: THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA), LAGOS BRANCH Deadline for abstracts/...
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