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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 03, 2023
Women dialogue identifies factors impeding participation in politics
Nigerian Tribune
Participants at a one-day postmortem dialogue on assessing violence against women and women’s participation in the 2023 general elections on Wednesday have identified the patriarchal nature of Nigerian society and political parties as major...
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Thursday, August 03, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women’s representation in Nigerian politics on downward slide, says Rector
The Guardian
Seeks support for 35% affirmative action. The first female Rector of the Federal School of Surveying in Oyo State, Dr. Dupe Olayinka-Dosunmu, has decried poor women representation in Nigerian politics. She stated this during the bi-yearly...
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women’s participation in Nigeria’s politics moving backward: a call for action
Global Voices
Despite Nigeria's position as Africa's most populated country, with over 200 million people, and a female population of 49.46 percent according to the World Bank, women's representation in politics remains alarmingly low. Click here to read the...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women deserve at least 25% political appointments in Tinubu’s government –Oluyemisi Adesina
The Sun
Mrs Oluyemisi Adesina is a woman of many parts due to her lifestyle. If you call her a feminist, you are right; if you call her a politician, you are not wrong. And based on her profession, if you call her a computer scientist, you are absolutely...
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Source: Legit
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in power: full list of female deputy governors in Nigeria and their states
Legit
As the big brother of Africa, Nigeria is known for its rich cultural diversity and vibrant democracy. This trait has seen a steady rise in the participation of women in various leadership positions. Over the years, Nigerian women have shattered...
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Source: Naija Times
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in Nigerian politics: Where lies 35 percent affirmative action?
Naija Times
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had in his manifesto during the campaigns for the election that brought him into office, promised to work with the National Assembly (10th Assembly) to pass a law to increase women’s participation in government to at...
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Source: Carnegie Endowment For Peace
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
Why women haven’t been successful in Nigerian elections
Carnegie Endowment For Peace
Women’s representation in political offices continued to decline in the 2023 elections. Four main factors help explain why Africa’s largest economy is such a difficult space for women candidates. Women’s representation in Nigerian politics has been...
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New Telegraph
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Interviews
Why Nigeria should legislate more women into power
New Telegraph
What is your take on the claim that that high cost of electioneering in Nigeria discourages women from participating in politics? Money has always been a huge factor in determining who wins election in Nigeria and that to women is a huge challenge...
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Al Jazeera English
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Multimedia
Will more women be elected into senior political roles in Nigeria? | Inside Story
One female candidate in the conservative north is raising expectations she could become Nigeria's first elected state governor. 93 million people are registered to vote in the country's elections on February 25. Nigeria is the most populous in...
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Nigerian National Assembly (Picture IPU)
Monday, August 29, 2022
Case Study
Women’s political empowerment in Nigeria
Inter-Parliamentary Union
On 18 July  the IPU Gender Partnership Group and the National Assembly of Nigeria held an online briefing on women’s political empowerment to promote women’s participation in parliament in view of the 2023 Nigerian elections. There were 20...
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Women in politics: Striving for genuine change in a rigged system, By Fidelis Nwagwu
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women in politics: Striving for genuine change in a rigged system, By Fidelis Nwagwu
Premium Times
The message seems quite clear that politics in Nigeria is a game for rich, old men, to the detriment of the real change-making demographics - women and youths. Politics has almost become an exclusive club of male actors, who prevent the...
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Why women are insignificantly represented in Nigeria’s political structures —Tallen
Vanguard
Nigerian women have therefore over the years become targets of violence of diverse forms based on their positions in promoting transformative politics. The minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen said a sexist and...
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Friday, June 28, 2019
Women in Politics: Nigeria ranks 181 out of 193 countries
Punch
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom has said that Nigeria currently ranked 181 out of 193 countries polled in terms women’s participation in politics. Dr Joy Onyesoh, Country Director, WILPF Nigeria, said this on Thursday in Abuja....
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Monday, February 11, 2019
Wall of male prejudice stifles women’s rise in Nigerian politics
Bloomberg
When Bolanle Aliyu decided to run for governor of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, even her husband was initially reluctant to support her. Aliyu knew it was going to be tough once she entered the boisterous and sometimes violent world of Nigerian...
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Friday, February 01, 2019
Women Radio call on Nigerians to shun violence against women to increase women participation in 2019 elections
The Eagle Online
Women Radio 91.7 has embarked on advocacy visits to stakeholders of democracy in a bid to ensure 2019 general elections is peaceful and non-violent to increase women’s participation. Toun Okewale Sonaiya MD Women Radio during a visit to INEC...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women and political empowerment in Nigeria
The Guardian
By Davidson Aminu, Women and political empowerment in Nigeria is a topical issue and it has generated mixed reaction from both the educated and the general public. There are those who argue that women should be confined to their traditional role of...
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Where are all the women in Nigerian politics?
Equal Times
Daring to join the male-dominated world of Nigerian politics was a tough decision for Ladi Mamman Watila, particularly in the conservative north-eastern state of Borno. But in 2003, Watila ran for a seat in the House of Representatives (the lower...
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