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December 12, 2016
Nigeria: Lagos State Deputy Governor calls for laws that encourage more women in politics

The Lagos

September 14, 2016
Women Affairs Ministry and others call for a Gender Bill in Nigeria

Abuja — The Ministry of Women Affai

Interviews

Interviews

October 13, 2015
NDI's New Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women during Nigerian Elections

Violence against women takes many forms and it is a global phenomenon.

Presidential aspirant, Professor Remi Sonaiya, has expressed her wish to change the face of politics in Nigeria
March 23, 2015
Nigeria's only female presidential candidate done with cheerleading

Lagos (AFP) - The two main candidates for the governorship of Nigeria's Lagos state took to the stage, making a flurry of promises to the all-female audience at the select Cosmopolitan Women's Club.

August 27, 2014
Reasons women are not participating in politics

Unfriendly political environmental factors, culture, tradition and religious belief, low level of education as some of the barriers militating against Nigerian women’s participation in politics.

April 1, 2014
Nigerian Women Under-Represented At National Conference, but Fighting to Be Heard

PREMIUM TIMES investigations have shown that women are under represented at the ongoing national conference in Abuja.

October 29, 2013
Nigeria: Maina Wants Action for More Women in Govt

Women Affairs Minister Hajiya Zainab Maina has called for the adoption of special measures to entrench affirmative action-certain percentage of women- in both elective and appointive positions at all levels in the 2015 elections.