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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, 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 17, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

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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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Nigeria: FG flays low participation of women in governance

This Day Live

The Federal Government has stated that the low participation of women in governance and leadership position, particularly in politics, which has recorded far below 50 per cent is unacceptable, adding that such decimal does not tell the reality...

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Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria: young women’s experiences as aspirants in the 2023 elections

Blueprint

The 2023 general elections may have come and gone but the intrigues surrounding its conduct remain fresh in the minds of many, especially young women who ventured into the mucky waters of politics for the first time, ENE OSHABA writes, with...

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Friday, June 30, 2023

Nigeria, organisation advocates increased representation of women, PWDs in governance

Voice of Nigeria

The Women Rights Initiative (WORI), an NGO has advocated for increased representation of women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in governance. Its Executive Director, Dr Laiatu Bamaiyi, made the appeal in her Sallah message to Muslims in Birnin...

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria, democracy, women leaders and political tokenism

The Nation

The inauguration of legislative assemblies in the states and at the federal level has been completed. The data is in and it shows that less Nigerian women were elected into the legislature at all levels. Of the 1,019 women that contested for seats...

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria: there should be operational gender policy to encourage women in politics – Prof Okunna

Niger Delta Today

Prof Chinyere Stella Okunna is the first female Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan Africa. She is currently the Deputy Vice-chancellor (Academic), Paul University, a faith-based University in Awka, Anambra state...

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

NAWOJ seeks more political appointments for women in Nigeria

The Sun News

The National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Comrade Ladi Bala has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other State Governors to appoint more women into political positions for more participation of female...

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria: journalists strategise to encourage more women’s participation in politics

New Telegraph

Journalists across the nation’s media landscape have resolved to help enhance greater women’s participation in politics in the country through the instrumentality of sustained dialogue between women in politics and the media. The media practitioners...

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Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria: NGOs, stakeholders advocate more female political engagement

iBrandTV

Bukola Idowu, Kimpact Development Initiative, KDI, made the call on the sidelines of a Civil Society Organisations-Political party roundtable on Monday in Osogbo. Idowu stated that the need to reawaken gender equality, particularly women’s...

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Nigeria: eliminating the barriers to women’s participation in politics

Economic Confidential

A significant democratic weakness that threatens the validity of the modern democratic ideal is the underrepresentation of women. Therefore, parity democracy and the advancement of women in decision-making are major areas of work. Equal...

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

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Nigeria: women decision-makers can improve conservation and agriculture, study shows

Premium Times

A new study shows that conservation and agricultural production can improve when women farmers widely participate in group decisions about sustainable practices. The report, published in February in Communications Earth & Environment,...

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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Nigeria: UN Women seek action against electoral gender-based violence

Leadership News

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, has underscored the promotion of women’s empowerment in Nigeria’s political sector and the need to tackle electoral gender-based violence in the country...

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Nigeria needs more women integration in politics

Vanguard

The United States, US Department of States exchange program, International Visitors Leadership Program Alumni Association Nigeria (IVLPAAN), has canvassed for the integration of women in the nation’s political space. This is coming against the...

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Nigerian women least represented in governance – National Bureau of Statistics

Independent

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says women have continued to record low representation in all tiers and levels of governance. This is contained in the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2021 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The...

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Nigeria Decides: Vote for Candidates that will prioritise women’s development, Baobab advises

The Guardian Nigeria

The call for an increase in the representation of women in governance and other leadership positions has remained a mirage in Nigeria, with several factors militating against it, especially since the advent of the Fourth Republic. Although a total...

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Women party members and officials take the stage to speak at a rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress for incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria on Feb. 13, 2019. [Ben Curtis/AP Photo]

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Nigeria election: Women denounce poor political representation

Al Jazeera

Half of Nigeria’s population are women, but only 4 percent were elected in the 2019 election. Will the 2023 election be any different? Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria – On June 8, 2022, millions of Nigerians were glued to their phones, televisions, and other...

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