Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, says bills seeking to promote better female representation in governance would have succeeded if President Muhammadu Buhari was in support. The national assembly had, on
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Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara, has asked the national assembly to have a rethink on the rejected gender bills in order to make Nigeria’s political system gender-friendly. Abdulrazaq said this
Aisha Buhari, the first lady, has urged the national assembly to review its decision on the gender bills that were recently rejected by the lawmakers. The lawmakers had, on Tuesday,
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says the national assembly missed a “golden opportunity” to redesign the country’s political landscape when it rejected five bills seeking to include women in politics
Comfort Lamptey, UN Women country representative to Nigeria, says parliaments with more female members address a wider range of issues.
Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, says the male lawmakers who voted against gender bills seeking to amend the constitution
The ninth national assembly, in 2019, commenced a process to amend the 1999 constitution. On Tuesday, the senate and house
The senate and house of representatives, on Tuesday, voted on 68 bills seeking to amend the 1999 constitution. The voting
Women groups across the country say they plan to hold a protest at the national assembly to call for a
The majority of lawmakers in the house of representatives and senate have rejected a constitutional bill seeking to provide pension
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