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Nigeria

August 10, 2013
Poverty, tradition bane of northern women’s progress, Nigeria

Hajiya Hafsat Baba is one of the major personalities in the North who have been speaking in support of women and child development in the region and Nigeria in general.

July 21, 2013
Nigeria: Women Seek Better Deal Ahead of 2015 Elections

Two years away from the general elections, Nigerian women who converged under different organizations and auspices at a two-day summit organized by Nigerian Women in Parliament with the support of United Nations Development Programme and Democratic Governance for Development (UNDP/DGD), have

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.