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Maryam Hajiya Uwais, MFR is a Nigerian business woman, lawyer, human right activist and politician who served as the Special Advisor on Social Investments to Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 till 2023. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She has over 36 years experience in law practice, including roles at the Kano state ministry of industry, the central bank of Nigeria and ...
Women in Nigeria face numerous challenges, including gender inequality, poverty, and a lack of access to education and healthcare. [5] Despite these challenges, Nigerian women are making strides in all areas of life and are becoming increasingly empowered to take control of their lives and their futures. [6]
Nkiru Balonwu is an entrepreneur and activist based in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] She is known for her views of women as the solution to Africa's problems [2] and is the founder and chairperson of African Women on Board, an independent, women-led African non-profit organisation focused on advancing narratives to improve realities for women and girls of African heritage. [3]
Nigerian women. 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. It is also a way of reducing women's vulnerability and dependency in all spheres of ...
In partnership with UNDP, Nigeria is taking steps to leverage its tax system to improve the lives of women. If Nigeria, with all its challenges, can do it, so can the rest of the world.
Sarah Nnadzwa Jibril (born 1945) is a Nigerian politician, psychologist, social reform proponent, and philanthropist. She is known for serving as the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Ethics and Moral Values and for her advocacy of the emancipation and empowerment of Nigerian women and children. Jibril is Nigeria's first female ...
Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye (born 23 December 1973) [1] is a Nigerian lawyer, entrepreneur, politician, and film producer.She contested for the first female candidate for the presidency in Nigeria under the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 general elections but later stepped down for Bola Tinubu.
Emem Isong is known to be very private and prefers to stay mostly out of the public eye, she rarely grants interviews. This, according to her, is because she wishes her work to be consumed on its merits alone without her personal life influencing her viewers. [19] However, Isong is married to Misodi Akama [8] with whom she had twins with in ...