The Lagos
The Lagos
Abuja — The Ministry of Women Affai
Violence against women takes many forms and it is a global phenomenon.
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.
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.
PREMIUM TIMES investigations have shown that women are under represented at the ongoing national conference in Abuja.
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.