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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 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.
Women in Nigeria face numerous challenges, including gender inequality, poverty, and a lack of access to education, mostly especially women in the northern region of the country are being denied of their right to education restricting them from some social activities. Healthcare and lack of participation in the political settings. [5]
In 1987, a workshop on the role of rural women in development was held in Abuja and led to the establishment of Better Life Program for the Rural Woman. [7] Currently the organisation has recently developed a new strategy which will be implemented over the next five years to ensure rural women in Nigeria and Africa are supported and empowered. [8]
As in other parts of Africa where country music is popular, country music in Nigeria is dominated by recordings from American artists. [7] However, a small number of Nigerian country and country-western musical acts have gained varying levels of popularity including Emma Ogosi, Ogak Jay Oke, Bongos Ikwue, and Poor Charley Akaa. [5] [7]
Women in Nigeria (WIN) is a political interest organization founded in 1982. The organization's interest concerns women's liberation, equality and social justice in Nigeria . [ 1 ] WIN is different from early women's groups in Nigeria because it affirms the belief that women's rights cannot be secured without addressing the broader issue of ...
Damilola Odufuwa was listed as one of 12 Women Leaders That Changed The World In 2020 by British Vogue. [9] She was also listed on the 2021 Times Next 100 list. [10] Damilola was the winner of the 2020 The Future Awards Africa Prize for Leading Conversations. [11] She was named in the Bloomberg 50 list of people who changed global business in ...
WOTCLEF was founded in 1999 by Amina Titi Atiku-Abubakar, the wife of Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president of Nigeria. WOTCLEF was registered in 2000 as an Incorporated Trusteeship under the Nigeria Law. It has since been campaigning against human trafficking in Nigeria and inspiring change in other African countries. [2]