2 d. ago Reserved seats for women bill: Kaduna women, others call for quick passage

demands for the swift passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill dominated the First Kaduna State Parliamentary Stakeholders’ Power Table, as women leaders, government officials and civil society actors urged federal and state lawmakers to take “decisive legislative action” for women’s political inclusion.” Attorney-General and commissioner for Justice, Mr James Kanyip, set the tone […]

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5 d. ago Additional elective seats will boost Nigeria’s democratic profile — Stakeholders

Stakeholders who converged in Abuja on Friday expressed optimism that the proposed Reserved Seats for Women Bill will enhance Nigeria's democratic profile among the comity of nations and address decades of gender imbalance in political representation.

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6 d. ago Women Affairs Minister, party leaders mobilise final push for Special Seats Bill

Calls for stronger women’s representation in politics intensified in Abuja on Thursday as government officials, political party women leaders, and read more Women Affairs Minister, party leaders mobilise final push for Special Seats Bill

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1 week ago Remi Tinubu Rallies NASS For Passage Of Reserved Seats For Women Bill

First Lady Remi Tinubu has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to deliver a historic breakthrough for women’s political representation by passing the Women’s Special Seats Bill now before the legislature. She made the appeal on Friday night at a dinner she hosted for Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of […]

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3 w. ago Bill for special seats for women gets backing in Rivers as APC women file support for Tinubu’27

The Bill to set aside special parliamentary seats to women has got huge backing in Rivers State. The Bill proposes read more Bill for special seats for women gets backing in Rivers as APC women file support for Tinubu’27

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3 w. ago Women’s rights: Ooni mobilises support for special seats bill

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that protecting women's rights and supporting their

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