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Can the Special Seats Bill deliver the gender parity Nigeria needs?

18 Jun 2026, 20:00 GMT By Pamela Ephraim
Can the Special Seats Bill deliver the gender parity Nigeria needs?

Despite comprising 50 percent of the population, women hold just 4.5 percent of seats in the National Assembly. Nigeria consistently ranks near the bottom globally and in Africa on women’s parliamentary representation.