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Women Representation in some Nigerian Elective and Appointive Positions (1999 – 2019)

Despite women’s contributions to the electoral process, their participation in governance has continued to decline  in the country. Please download to view summary of gender index in elective positions in the Nigerian political space.

March 27, 2019 ... Download

Nigeria – Proportion (%) of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments

Proportion(%) of seats held by women in National Parliaments (%) in Nigeria was 6.8% (Senate) and 5.60 (House of Representatives) as of 2017. Percentages over the past 17 years have a record high of 7.9% in 2007 and lowest of 3.8% in 2003 for Senate, while for the House of Representatives, 7.8% in 2011 was […]

June 4, 2018 ... Download

FEMALE CANDIDATES -SENATORIAL-CANDIDATES

March 29, 2015 25KB Download

FEMALE CANDIDATES -PRESIDENTIAL-LIST

March 29, 2015 28KB Download

FEMALE CANDIDATES – HOUSE OF REPS 2015

March 29, 2015 45KB Download

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The Nigerian Women’s Trust Fund (WF) was created in 2011 to increase the representation of women in Nigerian governance at all levels and address the growing concerns about the gender imbalance in elective and appointive positions.

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