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December 7, 2018
Nigeria: UN Women and UNDP launch awareness programme to prevent violence against women

United Nation Women and United Nations Development programme (UNDP) on Monday launched a programme guide to prevent violence against women in the 2019 general elections.

November 30, 2018
Nigerian women in politics call for gender responsive reporting

In the build up to the 2019 general elections, Nigerian women have thought it wise that if nothing is done urgently, the few women that were lucky to secure their party tickets may not get the kind of publicity they deserve to win during the 2019 gen

November 23, 2018
2019: UN Women solicit media support for Nigerian female politicians

The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) on Thursday in Abuja expressed commitment to promoting inclusive and peaceful elections in Nigeria in 2019.

November 16, 2018
Nigeria: Women shatter the political glass ceiling in Africa's most populous nation

Eunice Atuejide’s face dripped hot sweat as she gesticulated toward a group of other female politicians gathered before her.

October 22, 2018
Nigeria must protect and promote women’s participation in politics, say UN experts

GENEVA (22 October 2018) – UN human rights experts* are urging Nigeria to take immediate steps to remedy deliberate attempts to exclude women candidates from recent party primary elections for seats in state and national legislatures.

October 2, 2018
NGO seeks to end violence against women in politics in Nigeria

The Executive Director of Hope for Family Development Initiative(HFDI), Mr Aremu Stephen has called for an end to violence against women in politics.

September 12, 2018
Nigeria: Female aspirant, others eye Badaru’s seat in Jigawa

As the 2019 general elections draw near, those who want to wrest power from the governor of Jigawa State, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, are busy strategising. To this end, their posters have virtually taken over major towns of the state.

September 12, 2018
Nigeria: Women politicians reveal what men are doing to them

Women politicians in Kogi State have revealed what they have been going through in the hands of men in the state.