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  2. Female empowerment in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Female empowerment in Nigeria is an economic process that involves empowering Nigerian women as a poverty reduction measure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Empowerment is the development of women in terms of politics, social and economic strength in nation development.

  3. Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation

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    In a bid to improve the living standard of women in the State, the State Government through the Ministry of Women Development and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has embarked upon a variety of empowerment programmes aimed at advancing the potentials of women to earn a decent living. The ultimate goal is to make them economically secure.

  4. National Social Investment Program - Wikipedia

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    The National Social Investment Program of Nigeria is a social welfare initiative launched by the federal government of Nigeria in 2015. The program, overseen by the National Social Investment Office, aims to promote equitable resource distribution to vulnerable populations, such as children, youth, and women.

  5. National Commission for Women (Nigeria) - Wikipedia

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    The National Commission for Women (NCW) was a Nigerian organization established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1989, [1] and charged with promoting the welfare of women in Nigeria. [2] The NCW was a predecessor of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development .

  6. Women in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    The Igbo women of Nigeria were politically active in their communities during this period. One political system that was prevalent here was the dual-sex system. In this system, women's organizations and men's organizations acted side by side. Some examples of these women-led organizations were secret societies and courts for women.

  7. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

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    The Ministry of Women Affairs is required to review substantive and procedural laws that affect women. [1] Some activities undertaken by the Ministry include cottage industry projects such as bee-keeping, pottery and vegetable oil production to boost the economic empowerment of women, where the Ministry provides equipment and training to women's cooperatives.

  8. National Council of Women's Societies - Wikipedia

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    National Council of Women's Societies, also known by its acronym NCWS, is a Nigerian non-governmental and non-partisan women's organization composed of a network of independent women organizations in Nigeria binding together to use NCWS' platform to advocate gender welfare issues to the government and society.

  9. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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    The Women-gov project in Brazil and India, for instance, has helped women improve their understanding of and communication with local government via ICTs. [34] In Brazil, the project trained female community leaders to access and utilize online data on government health services to better respond to public health concerns in their communities.