Nigeria pushes for more women in parliament with special seats bill

Nigeria pushes for more women in parliament with special seats bill

[France 24 - Africa] - 25/09/2025
Hundreds of women gathered in Nigeria’s capital this week to support efforts to introduce a quota for female legislators. At present, women hold only 4 of 109 Senate seats and 16 of 360 seats in the House of Representatives. The proposed Special Seats Bill would create one additional seat for a (…)
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