Women’s affirmative action in ECOWAS attainable with constitutional reviews – Speaker
(NAN) Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Sidie Tunis has called for a constitutional review in member states, as the best ...
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Feminist group seeks law for female quotas in political elective offices
By Henry Uche, Lagos The Nigerian Feminist Forum (NFF) in partnership with ActionAid and the Canadian Embassy is calling for ...
Nigerian women ripe enough for Presidency – Tallen
From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has said that Nigerian women are ripe enough ...
Female lawmakers task Buhari on Executive Bill on 35% affirmative action
Fred Itua and Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja Seven female senators and their 11 counterparts in the House of Representatives have called ...
#EndSARS: NGO demands 30 per cent affirmative action for youths
Jude Chinedu, Enugu An Enugu based NGO, Baywood Foundation, has demanded the implementation of 30 per cent affirmative action for ...
2019: Women’ll vote Ezekwesili if she’s in APC or PDP – Azikiwe
"When it comes to politics, if someone like Oby Ezekwesili is in PDP or APC, who says that women wouldn’t ...
Why Obaseki appointed more women into govt – Edo First Lady
The first lady told the women that affirmative action and the Beijing Declaration on women can only be achieved when ...
IMF’s advice on gender equality, the economy
According to the IMF, “Closing gender gaps and promoting gender equality is smart economics," especially for low-income countries such as ...
Affirmative action not best for women politicians but… – Sonaiya, former presidential candidate
"...let us deliberately put some competent women, who can demonstrate their ability in positions of authority. If what it will ...
