Women in Parliament

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…

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…

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…

By Uzoamaka Mfoniso At a time when African countries are rewriting the rules of political inclusion, why is the “Giant of Africa”, Nigeria, still trailing global tables on women in parliament? According to the…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the parliament will vote on the special seats bill alongside other crucial constitutional amendment bills upon resumption of plenary…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman Constitution Review Committee, Rt Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has said that the low representation of women in governance can lead to underutilization of talent, limited…

The leadership of the House of Representatives, Wednesday, had an interactive session with the representatives of the Nigerian women, where the issue of special seats for women in parliament took the centre stage. The session,…

House of Representatives is presently considering a bill to reserve seats for women in the parliament, the deputy speaker of the House, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said. He made the disclosure in Owerri, Imo State on…