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International Women’s Day: CBN Governor, Emefiele seeks gender parity

admin2 years ago5 min

Emefiele reiterates CBN’s commitment to promoting gender equality and financial inclusion among women through such policies, attributes successes recorded by the Bank to the hard work, resilience, and commitment of its female staff

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ECOWAS Speaker to engage 10th Assembly leadership on women’s representation

Elizabeth Atime2 years ago2 min

ECOWAS Speaker queries low representation of women in parliament, wants advocacy campaign to be organised across the sub-region to have a minimum of 30 per cent quota for women

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24 years after, women’s representation at National Assembly stands at 3.62%

Editor2 years ago17 min

This special commemorating International Women's Day x-rays the fate of women's representation following the 2023 elections and highlights the success of female representatives in each geo-political zone of the country

ECOFEPA: ECOWAS Speaker pledges support for women integration in politics

Elizabeth Atime2 years ago3 min

Speaker Tunis praised ECOFEPA for firmly reinforcing the need to mentor the next generation of decision-makers to bridge existing gaps and bestow sound political and decision-making legacies to them

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Women Empowerment: Lawan advocates quality education for Girl-child as best model

Ojochenemi Onje-James2 years ago4 min

Nigeria's Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, harps on prioritising girl-child education as the best model of women empowerment, stressing that such path is considered important by any society desirous of genuine development

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IWD: Women Inclusion in Politics and Governance

admin2 years ago1 min

Shocking: None of the eight Female Senators in the current Ninth National Assembly will return to the 10th National Assembly by June. It’s a special Women’s Week episode. Watch this video to know more about the Female Lawmakers in the Nigerian National Assembly.

Reps go for 111 additional seats for women, reject state police

admin3 years ago2 min

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Constitution Review has adopted a proposal seeking for the creation of 111 additional legislative seats in the National Assembly to be occupied solely by women beginning from the next general election. The House Committee also recommended the creation of two additional seats per senatorial zone reserve for women in state Houses of Assembly and the FCT. Meanwhile, a proposition to create state police suffered another setback after...

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Parliament Spotlight: Muhammad Adamu Oyanki | Member-Elect, Nasarawa State House of Assembly

Editor2 years ago4 min

In this edition of Parliament Spotlight, we spotlight 26-year-old Muhammad Adamu Oyanki, Member-Elect for Doma North Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly

Editors Pick Featured Spotlight State Assemblies

Parliament Spotlight: Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu | Youngest female Member-Elect

Editor2 years ago4 min

In this special edition of Parliament Spotlight, OrderPaper spotlights Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, the youngest female Member-Elect in Nigeria from this electoral cycle

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ECOFEPA hails Sierra Leonean President over Gender Empowerment Law

Elizabeth Atime2 years ago5 min

At two-day symposium of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentary Association (ECOFEPA) on Proportional Representation of Women in Politics, Sierra Leonean government receives praise for passage of Gender Empowerment Bill READ ALSO: 24 years after, women’s representation at National Assembly stands at 3.62% The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Female Parliamentary Association (ECOFEPA) has commended the Sierra Leonean government for putting women on the map of history by passing the Gender...

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