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July 16, 2013
Nigeria: Politics - Still Hard for Women At the Top

The lot of Nigerian women in the workplace has not always been pleasant. It is even more brutish in the political arena. Gender activists and other stakeholders gathered in Abuja recently to ponder their lot.

June 26, 2013
Radio Drama Promotes women and youth political participation in northern Nigeria

In one episode of the Nigerian radio drama Dukan Karshe, a young man and woman decide to run for their local council to correct injustices, including government funds being diverted from schools and hospitals to line the pockets of local politicians.

May 24, 2013
Funmi Olayinka, a woman of courage, Nigeria

She arrived the Ekiti State political firmament unheralded, but she left in blaze of glory after breathing her last on Saturday, 6 April following a l

May 8, 2013
2015: It’s time for women governors, speakers, senate president, says Nwaogu, Nigeria

Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who represents Abia Central senatorial districts in the 7th Senate, is a strong voice, especially among the eight women in the chamber, and one of the aspirants said to be lining up for the Abia governorship race in 2015.

May 8, 2013
2015: It’s time for women governors, speakers, senate president, says Nwaogu, Nigeria

Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who represents Abia Central senatorial districts in the 7th Senate, is a strong voice, especially among the eight women in the chamber, and one of the aspirants said to be lining up for the Abia governorship race in 2015.

May 2, 2013
Challenges Nigerian women face in politics

As the 2015 election steadily approaches, and campaign strategies by various politicians and political office

April 25, 2013
Nigeria: Jonathan Promises Women More Than 35 Per Cent of Political Position

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to give Nigerian women more than the 35 per cent affirmative action they agitated for, consid

April 1, 2013
UNDP tasks stakeholders on gender-balanced election in 2015, Nigeria

Ahead of the 2015 polls in Nigeria the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Democratic Governance for Development (DGD) held a five-day training of not fewer than 40 civil society organisations across the country, on the BRIDGE (Building Resources in Governance and Elec

Perceptions on Gender Equity: Measuring the Security & Political Implications for Nigeria

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March 22, 2013

Perceptions on Gender Equity: Measuring the Security & Political Implications for Nigeria

The role of perception in the dominant discourse cannot be underplayed considering the security and political implications.

The role of perception in the dominant discourse cannot be underplayed considering the security and political implications.