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Women’s marginalization in Nigeria’s democracy is an individual rights problem

πŸ“° The ICIR πŸ• July 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM

By Agbeye Oburumu Women have been underrepresented in Nigeria’s democracy. Since the return to democracy in 1999, Nigerian women have held less than 5 per cent of the seats in the National Assembly. Currently, women hold 4.2 per centΒ of the seats in the National Assembly, ranking Nigeria 178th out of 182 countries for female parliamentary […]

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