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Reserved Seats Bill: Stakeholders Chart Path for Passage
By Uzoamaka Mfoniso
As the National Public Hearing on the Reserved Seats Bill got underway in Abuja on September 22, stakeholders doubled down on calls for intensified mobilisation, lobbying, and strategic communication…
Women’s Minister Renews Push for Reserved Seats in Nigeria’s Legislature
By Uzoamaka Mfoniso
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has renewed calls for urgent constitutional reform to guarantee Reserved Seats for Women in Nigeria’s…
Reserved Seats Bill, Pursuit for Inclusive Governance not Tokenism – Benjamin Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said that the bill seeking to create reserved seats for women in the National and State Houses of Assembly is not an act of tokenism but a pursuit to…
Exclusion or Inclusion: Abuja Dialogue Tests Nigeria’s Political Will for Women
By Uzoamaka Mfoniso
Nigeria’s long-running struggle for women’s political inclusion is once again in sharp focus as activists, policymakers, and development partners gather in Abuja for "She The People", a flagship dialogue…
Nigeria’s Bold Moves on Women Empowerment Face Tough Questions as UN Report Raises Concerns
By Uzoamaka Mfoniso
The newly released Gender Snapshot 2025 by UN Women and UN DESA warns that the world is at a critical crossroads: decades of progress in gender equality are under threat, yet the potential for transformation…