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Gishiri cutting (292 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gishiri or gishiri cutting is a form of female genital mutilation performed commonly by the Hausa-Fulani people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger

Statue of Elizabeth II, Lagos (873 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

A bronze sculpture of Elizabeth II by the Nigerian sculptor Ben Enwonwu was commissioned by the Queen on her visit to Nigeria in 1956, and she sat for

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (4,387 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, MON (/fʊnmi ˈlaɪjoʊ ˈrænsəm ˈkuːti/; born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Olufela Folorunso Thomas; 25 October 1900 – 13 April

Women's War (3,583 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

African nationalism. There was a long history of collective action by women in Nigeria prior to the revolt. In the 1910s, women in Agbaja stayed away from

2014 Gumsuri kidnappings (372 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 13 December 2014, 172–185 villagers in the village of Gumsuri were kidnapped, suspected to be by Boko Haram militants. 32–35 people were killed. Gunmen

Moremi Ajasoro (1,038 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Moremi Ajasoro (Yoruba: Mọremí Àjàṣorò) was a legendary Yoruba queen and folk heroine in the Yorubaland region of present-day southwestern Nigeria who

Chioma Ajunwa (1,229 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chioma Ajunwa-Opara (born 25 December 1970) – also known as Chioma Ajunwa – is a Nigerian former track and field athlete and football player, notable for

Amina of Zazzau (2,099 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Amina (also Aminatu, born c. 1533; died 1610; pronunciation) was a Hausa historical figure in the city-state of Zazzau (now Zaria in Kaduna State), in

Luwo (Ooni) (190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Ooni Lúwo Gbàgìdá (sometimes spelled as Luwo) was the 21st Ooni of Ife, a paramount traditional ruler of Ile Ife, the ancestral home of the Yorubas in

Yelwa massacre (268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Yelwa massacre was a series of related incidents of religious violence between Muslims and Christians which took place in Yelwa, Nigeria between February

Associate international cricket in 2018–19 (162 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The 2018–19 Associate international cricket season was from September 2018 to April 2019. The International Cricket Council (ICC) granted Twenty20 International

Asaba massacre (985 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Asaba massacre occurred on October 5-7 1967 in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria during the Nigerian Civil War. The massacre targeted the people of Asaba

Flora Nwapa (1,976 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

especially Feminists (both with capital F and small f) about the role of women in Nigeria, their economic independence, their relationship with their husbands

Orompoto (579 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Orompoto (also spelled Oronpoto) was an Alaafin of the Yoruba Oyo Empire, the first female Alaafin to be precise. The empire of which she ruled is located

Idia (2,442 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Idia was the mother of Esigie, who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550. Historians are uncertain as regards her period of life; they

Grace Alele-Williams (2,444 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grace Awani Alele-Williams OON, FMAN, FNAE (16 December 1932 – 25 March 2022) was a Nigerian professor of mathematics education, who made history as the

Agnes Yewande Savage (912 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 7 September 1964) was a Nigerian-Scottish medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify

Itunu Hotonu (550 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rear Admiral Itunu Hotonu (born 18 January 1959) is a Nigerian naval officer and architect. One of the first women officers and amongst the first architects

Blessing Liman (227 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Blessing Liman (born 13 March 1984), is a Nigerian member of the Nigerian Air Force best known for being Nigeria's first female military pilot. Blessing

Miss Nigeria (3,297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Miss Nigeria is an annual pageant showcasing positive attributes of Nigerian women, and awarding university scholarships. The winner is expected to portray

Safiya Hussaini (658 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu (born 1967) is a Nigerian woman condemned to death for adultery in 2002. She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto

Adetoun Ogunsheye (848 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

administration of Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka. "The Role and Status of Women in Nigeria", Presence Africaine, Vol. 4 (1960), pp. 33–49. A preliminary bibliography

Anyanwu (sculpture) (1,323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Anyanwu (English: The Awakening) is a bronze sculpture created by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu between 1954 and 1955. It is a representation of the

Chinyere Kalu (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chinyere Kalu, MFR (née Onyenucheya) is the first Nigerian female commercial pilot and the first woman to fly an aircraft in Nigeria. She served as the

Lynching of Deborah Yakubu (1,700 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

On 12 May 2022, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year Christian college student, was stoned to death by a mob of Muslim students in Sokoto, Nigeria, after

Wuraola Esan (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Wuraola Adepeju Esan (1909–1985) was a Nigerian teacher, feminist and politician. She combined her political ambitions with those of a traditional

Zulu Sofola (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nwazuluwa Onuekwuke "Zulu" Sofola (22 June 1935 – 5 September 1995) was the first published female Nigerian playwright and dramatist. Sofola was also a

Daurama (312 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Daurama (pronunciation) or Magajiya Daurama (pronunciation) (fl. 9th century) was a ruler of the Hausa people who, as the last Kabara of Daura, presided

Kudirat Abiola (948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alhaja Kudirat Abiola (born Kudirat Olayinka Adeyemi) CFR, popularly known simply as Kudirat Abiola (1951 – 4 June 1996), was a Nigerian pro-democracy

Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn (564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ifeoma Iphie Aggrey-Fynn (8 June 1980 – 2 June 2015), known to most simply as Iphie, was a Ghanaian-Nigerian media personality, writer and public speaker

Folake Solanke (1,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Folake Solanke (born 29 March 1932), SAN, CON, is a Nigerian lawyer, administrator and social critic. She is the first female Senior Advocate of

Benin ivory mask (3,177 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form

Aderonke Kale (623 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aderonke Kale (31 July 1939 – 8 November 2023) was a Nigerian army psychiatrist who became the first female major-general in the Nigerian Army. She rose

Abeokuta Women's Revolt (1,499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Abeokuta Women's Revolt (also called the Egba Women's Tax Riot) was a resistance movement led by the Abeokuta Women's Union (AWU) in the late 1940s

Elizabeth Olowu (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Princess Elizabeth Olowu is a Nigerian sculptor and the daughter of Oba Akenzua II, who was a leader of the Edo people in what is now Benin City, Nigeria

Tanimowo Ogunlesi (456 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tanimowo Ogunlesi who was born in 1908 and died in 2002 was a Nigerian women's rights activist and the leader of the Women's Improvement League. She was

Efunsetan Aniwura (1,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Ẹfúnṣetán Aníwúrà (c. 1820s – June 30, 1874) was the second Iyalode of Ibadan and one of the pre-eminent slave traders in the 19th century Ibadan

Bisoye Tejuoso (471 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Esther Bisoye Tejuoso (1916 – 19 September 1996) was a Nigerian businesswoman from Abeokuta. She was born into the family of an Egba farmer who was

Omu Okwei (715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Madam Okwei Opene, otherwise known as Omu Okwei of Ossomari (1872–1943), was a Nigerian queen merchant from Ossomari. Madam Omu Okwei-Anuenyi Opene was

Tejumade Alakija (447 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tejumade Alakija (17 May 1925 – August, 2013) was a Nigerian civil servant who rose to be the first female head of Oyo State's civil service. Princess

Gracious David-West (939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gracious David-West (born c. 1980) is a Nigerian convicted serial killer. From July until September 2019, David-West killed at least 15 women, mostly in

P. A. Ogundipe (789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Phebean Ajibola Ogundipe, née Itayemi, OON (1927–2020) was a Nigerian author and civil servant. Writing as Phebean Itayemi, she became the first Nigerian

Modupe Omo-Eboh (293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Modupe Omo-Eboh (1922 – 25 February 2002) was a Nigerian lawyer and jurist who was the country's first female judge. Modupe Akingbehin was born in Lagos

Bola Kuforiji-Olubi (709 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi OON MON (28 September 1936 – 3 December 2016) was a Nigerian traditional aristocrat, accountant, banker and politician. She was

Disappearance of Charity Aiyedogbon (1,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charity Aiyedogbon was a Nigerian businesswoman who went missing on 9 May 2016 in Abuja. Paul Ezeugo and Emmanuel Adogah have since confessed to the murder

Emotan (481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emotan (fl. 1440–1473) was a market woman who traded in foodstuffs around the Oba Market in the ancient Benin kingdom during the reign of Oba Uwaifiokun

Sitting on a man (680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sitting on a man refers to an Igbo method of public shaming, often employed by women, involving the assembly at a man's hut or workplace to express grievances

Esther Soyannwo (208 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Esther Oladunni Soyannwo (née Ososami) was a Nigerian teacher and politician. In 1964 she was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives,

Aissa Koli (922 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aissa Koli or Aisa Kili (Āʾisha Kili), sometimes called Aisa Kili Ngirmaramma, was a ruler of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-to-late 16th century, ruling

Murder of Eunice Olawale (881 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eunice Olawale was a Nigerian Christian female preacher who was murdered by suspected Muslim extremists in the early hours of July 9, 2016 while evangelizing

Ayisha Osori (791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

women economic and political participation and ending violence against women in Nigeria. Her book Love Does Not Win Elections gives her insight into Nigerian

Nkoyo Toyo (871 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

organization to improve access to economic and political opportunities for women in Nigeria. Nkoyo Toyo is an expert in governance with membership in various global

Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun (913 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun is the first Nigerian female professor of psychiatry. She is a Professor at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan

Omo-Oba Adenrele Ademola (491 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Princess Adenrele Ademola or Omo-Oba Adenrele Ademola (born 1916) was a Nigerian princess and nurse. She trained as a nurse in London in the 1930s, and

Toun Okewale Sonaiya (464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

broadcaster. In 2015, she launched WFM 91.7, the first radio station for women in Nigeria. Sonaiya is also the CEO of WFM 91.7 . Sonaiya previously worked for

Temi Olajide (773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

She was listed in the Leading Ladies Africa – 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2016 alongside Jemima Osunde, Kiki Mordi, Mercy Chinwo, Nancy Isime

Grace Oyelude (598 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grace Atinuke Oyelude (born 16 November 1931) is a retired registered nurse, midwife, and hospital administrator who rose to prominence as the first Miss

Queen Amina Statue (511 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Queen Amina Statue is an equestrian statue in honour of Queen Amina, an Hausa Warrior Queen of Zazzau. The sculpture was originally designed by Ben Ekanem

Anike Agbaje-Williams (471 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anike Agbaje-Williams (née Kuforiji; 23 October 1936 – 26 February 2025) was a Nigerian newsreader who was the first female television staff announcer

Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin (439 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christianah Oluwatoyin Oluwasesin (first name also given as Christiana, last name also as Oluwaseesin, Oluseesin or Olusesan), (Ekiti State, 1977 – Gandu

Dorothy Ufot (557 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dorothy Udeme Ufot SAN is a Nigerian lawyer with specialty in Commercial law. She is the first woman from Akwa Ibom State to be elevated to the rank of

Wahaya (321 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wahaya is a practice whereby girls and women are bought as unofficial wives and are called fifth wives, whereby they have none of the legal rights that

Taaooma (756 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved November 15, 2020. "Leading ladies Africa – 100 Most inspiring women in Nigeria 2020". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-03-14

Controlling behavior in relationships (1,206 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

relationships and intimate partner physical and sexual violence against women in Nigeria. BMC public health, 11, 1-11. Graham-Kevan, N., & Archer, J. (2008)

Hadiza Lantana Oboh (219 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hadiza Lantana Oboh (1959–1998) was a Nigerian pilot. She was the first and only female pilot for Nigeria Airways. She was murdered on 8 February at her

Ray of Light Foundation (775 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

first secondary school with buildOn. It assisted the Global Fund for Women in Nigeria with the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping in 2014, and the International

Mfon Ekpo (591 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In 2017, Ekpo was named one of the most inspiring and influential women in Nigeria by Leading Ladies Africa and shortlisted for the British Council Alumni

Murder of Oluwabamise Ayanwole (1,217 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bamise (Oluwabamise) Toyosi Ayanwole was a young Nigerian woman who was abducted after boarding a BRT in Lagos, Nigeria and found dead 9 days later. Bamise

Cîroc (1,745 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

promote Black-owned businesses and especially businesses owned by Black women. In Nigeria, Cîroc promoted fashion entrepreneur Ozinna Anumudu as its "newly

ACE Charity Foundation (558 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

orphans, and vulnerable children (especially adolescent girls) and women in Nigeria," praised BellaNaija, a lifestyle and entertainment website. It aims

Nigeria women's national cricket team (573 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018. "Rwanda Women in Nigeria T20I Series - Cricket Schedules, Updates, Results". ESPNcricinfo.com

Bimbo Oloyede (502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Oloyede had hosted several public speaking and training sessions for women in Nigeria. Her WODEF has actually been rewarding the role of deserving women

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (6,321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Africa. She also empowered women and youth with the Growing Girls and Women in Nigeria Programme (GWIN), a gender-responsive budgeting system, and the highly

ActionAid (2,069 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(including acid attacks) in Bangladesh, offering free cancer tests to women in Nigeria who could not afford them, and tackling female genital mutilation in

Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

education and empowerment of Muslim women in Nigeria. It is the civil society umbrella body for Muslim women in Nigeria. The organization was founded by

Lagos Market Women Tax Protest (1940–1941) (750 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Lagos Market Women Tax Protest took place between 16 December 1940 and 12 January 1941, primarily to reject the Income Tax Ordinance imposed on women

Amy Ashwood Garvey (1,704 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

president, William Tubman. While there she researched the conditions for women in Nigeria and she gave talks to women's groups. She then returned to London,

Ruth Obih (552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Business Day Leading Women (2013) Listed as one of 100 most influential Women in Nigeria by #YWOMEN (2015) THISDAY's Real Estate Women who make it happen (2015)

Monsurat Sunmonu (1,955 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

government as Speaker. Sunmonu was honoured as one of the leading women in Nigeria. As Speaker, Sunmonu spearheaded the Oyo state House of Assembly to

Nigeria Basketball Federation (1,782 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Women Basketball League is the top professional basketball League for Women in Nigeria. SAVANNAH CONFERENCE Bauchi Nets (Bauchi) Kano Pillars (basketball)

Farida Kabir (831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

100 women named in Leading Ladies Africa (LLA)’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria list for 2019. Kabir served as the Federal ICT advisor for the Department

Fasama (190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fasama was a consort of mai Dunama I Umemi of the Kanem–Bornu Empire (r. 1097–1150/1151) and the mother of Dunama's heir, Biri I Uthman (r. 1150/1151–1174/1176)

Bakwa Turunku (804 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bakwa Turunku (fl. 1500s) was the twenty-second ruler of Zazzau. Little is known with certainty about Bakwa's life, and traditions differ regarding their

Murder of Cynthia Okogosu (3,856 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cynthia Udoka Osokogu was a Nigerian woman who was stalked on Facebook, lured from her residence in Abuja to a Lagos hotel under the pretext of business

Fatimah Tuggar (2,411 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

representations and Western perspectives of technology and labor by women in Nigeria. Spinner and the Spindle (1995) and Working Woman (1997) exemplify

Murder of Hauwa Liman (1,248 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hauwa Mohammed Liman, a 24-year-old Nigerian nurse and humanitarian worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross, was abducted in March 2018

Nafiu Isyaku Rabiu (1,609 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nafiu Isyaku Rabiu is a prominent businessman from Kano who became infamous for killing his wife. He is the eldest son of the late Alhaji Isyaku Rabiu

Adenrele Sonariwo (965 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2017. In March 2017, she was listed as one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria. She has spoken at TEDx events, and been a member of the jury at Dak'art

Barbara Okereke (297 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2020 The Guardian included her on their list of 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria. Karen Mwendera, #30Under30: Business Category 2019, Forbes Africa

Women's Health and Equal Rights Initiative (322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of human rights and equal access to opportunities for marginalized women in Nigeria. They have implemented series of mental health and human rights training

Minna Salami (788 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

YNaija.com and Leading Ladies Africa present the 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria". YNaija. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2024. Official website

Daisy Danjuma (592 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

have one child. Sanusi, Ayobami (8 February 2025). "Top 5 richest women in Nigeria". Tribune Online. Retrieved 24 June 2025. "Senate:The AC Challenge"

Temie Giwa-Tubosun (1,992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Right". In March 2017, Giwa was named as one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria for 2017. In May 2017, she was selected as part of "six entrepreneurs

Dolapo Adeleke (763 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

2018 she was listed as Leading Ladies Africa's ‘100 Most Inspiring Women In Nigeria.’ LowlaDee Wrote, Directed and Edited the 60 minutes Valentine's Day

Iheoma Obibi (616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

In 2015, Obibi was listed by YNaija among the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria. "Interview with Iheoma Obibi, founder of Nigeria's first online sex

Omawumi (1,112 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

literary work geared toward portraying the plights and struggles of women in Nigeria. She subsequently went on to score a role in Olurumbi, a Yoruba indigenous

Lamide Akintobi (427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by Women in Journalism Nigeria and as one of the 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria in 2019 by Leading Ladies Africa. Akintobi is the daughter of Nigerian

Damilola Odufuwa (638 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

rights and safety, economic empowerment, and political participation of women in Nigeria. For its first project, the organization supported the #EndSARS protests

Ibukun Awosika (491 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(September 11, 2015). "As Ibukun Awosika scores another first for women in Nigeria". Daily Trust Nigeria. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016

Islam in Nigeria (5,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the population that is Muslim, it's estimated that about ⅓ of Muslim women in Nigeria wear the hijab. Despite this, there remains a divisive stance on whether

Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello (495 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dozie, Aiboni Elohor, Hafsat Abiola-Costello make list of 100 Leading Women in Nigeria". Vanguard News. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-03-08. Official website

Black Panther (film) (25,912 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

from her comic counterpart. She begins the film fighting for enslaved women in Nigeria. Nyong'o trained in judo, jujitsu, silat, and Filipino martial arts

Ola Brown (1,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Africa's 30 Under 30 for 2015 YWomen – YNaija 100 Most Influential Women in Nigeria 2015 Silverbird Group Extraordinary Business Achievement Award, 2018

Jaaruma (500 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Lori Brotto Laura Berman "Leading ladies Africa – 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2018". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-10-10. "#BBNaija: Jaruma Gifts Tacha

Abimbola Jayeola (383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

name was listed in Leading Ladies Africa (LLA)’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria. Legit.ng (1 June 2020). "Abimbola Jaiyeola, Nigeria's first female

Tinuade Sanda (831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Excellence (AfriSAFE). She is listed among the five most influential women in Nigeria and was a key member of the privatisation team that examined Eko Electricity

Matse Uwatse (942 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

commercial quantities. In 2016, she was listed as one of 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria by YNaija. In 2020, she was listed as one of the top 121 food bloggers

Modupe Ozolua (1,327 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Ladies Of Africa (Nigeria)" 2022 "One of Africa’s 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria" (2022) Award of Excellence Obafemi Awolowo University, Moremi Hall

Domestic violence (32,821 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Explaining trends and patterns in attitudes towards wife-beating among women in Nigeria: analysis of 2003, 2008, and 2013 Demographic and Health Survey data"

Magnus Hirschfeld (12,671 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to cultural contexts, and criticized him for his remarks that Hausa women in Nigeria were well known for their lesbian tendencies and would have been executed

Yemisi Aribisala (1,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2016. In March 2017, Aribisala was listed as one of the 100 inspiring women in Nigeria in 2017. On 13 February 2018, Longthroat Memoirs: Soups Sex & Nigerian

Nike Davies-Okundaye (1,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

constrained positions. Okundaye strives to improve lives of disadvantaged women in Nigeria through art. She teaches the unique techniques of indigo cloth-dyeing

Akudo Oguaghamba (448 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ISSION-TO-VICE-CHANCELLOR" (PDF). UNN. "Empowering Sexual Minority Women in Nigeria". Equitas. 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2021-06-16. "AKUDO OGUAGHAMBA". Equitas

Sandra Ezekwesili (416 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(2021-03-11). "Here's the 2021 List of 9to5Chick's Top 100 Career Women in Nigeria". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2024-07-25. US Consul General, Claire Pierangelo

Rabiu Kwankwaso (4,494 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

disabilities, and orphans, in an effort to alleviate poverty especially among women in Nigeria. On his 64th birthday in 2020, Kwankwaso inaugurated a 300-pupil capacity

Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke (316 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Ndi Okereke Onyiuke is one of the notable women in Nigeria who has occupied important and key administrative and political positions

Audrey Ajose (309 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

October 4, 2015. "Foreign women married Nigerians, nigerwives, foreign women in nigeria". nigeria. Retrieved 2022-05-27. "Audrey Ajose | Academic Influence"

Isio Wanogho (392 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the year 2017: YNaija/Leading Ladies Africa's 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria "Nigeria: Isio Wanogho - the Painter on a Catwalk". This Day (Lagos)

Peju Alatise (1,370 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as a search for truth and to this end much of her work centres on women in Nigeria and on the political and religious issues at the heart of the country

Tosin Ajibade (567 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2014, Tosin Ajibade was listed among YNaija's 100 Most Influential Women in Nigeria and her blog is considered today as one of the most reputable and popular

Elizabeth Abimbola Awoliyi (928 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

College Dublin Occupation Physician Known for First woman to practise medicine in Nigeria Empowerment of women in Nigeria Spouse S. O. Awoliyi Children 2

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the unruly event, wrote an article of condemnation titled 'Murdering women in Nigeria' while still studying in the United States in 1930 and a letter which

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abdominal massage has been shown to result in 19% preterm birth among women in Nigeria, plus many other adverse outcomes for the mother and baby. This ought

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(COSGAS), an 800,000-member group which was popular among youths and women in Nigeria and which was a coalition of many smaller support groups. Onunkwo contested

Maymunah Kadiri (505 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 21 September 2019. "Leading ladies Africa – 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2018". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 17 March

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frontline Nigerian Feminist dies". PM News. Douglas, Carol Anne, "Women in Nigeria Today", off our backs, Washington, 30 November 1987. "Table of Contents:

Charity Angya (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Plays" and in 2005 her book titled "Perspectives on Violence Against Women in Nigeria" was published. Angya was appointed to be Vice Chancellor of Benue

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Retrieved 2020-03-09. Ajiboye, Tolu (2017-08-14). "Breaking the code: how women in Nigeria are changing the face of tech". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved

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in the bills: The abolition of all forms of discrimination against women in Nigeria and other matters bill, and the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill

Stella Chinyelu Okoli (809 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 3 February 2016. Sanusi, Ayobami (2025-02-08). "Top 5 richest women in Nigeria". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24. "Stella Okoli: The woman who

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"Girl Pride Circle", an organization that fights for the rights of women in Nigeria. In March 2016, at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the empowerment

Christianity and abortion (11,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

19, 2011. "Both Unwanted Pregnancies and Abortions Are Common Among Women in Nigeria". Guttmacher Institute. December 1999. Archived from the original on

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commissioner". TodayNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020. "100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria 2020". GuardianNG. Retrieved November 7, 2020. Wikiquote has quotations

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of Nigerian architects Sanusi, Ayobami (2025-02-08). "Top 5 richest women in Nigeria". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2025-06-24. Rapheal (2025-05-31). "Fifi

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7 May 2003. "Foreign women married Nigerians, nigerwives, foreign women in nigeria". nigeria. Retrieved 23 April 2022. http://www.awori-kitigbe.org/ALSI

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the Ladima Foundation to facilitate an animation program for young women in Nigeria. Black Barbie was not only an award winning movie, but a book. Comfort

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Retrieved 2020-09-29. Sanni, Rianat (2018-05-04). "Profile of successful women in Nigeria real estate sector". Nigeria Real Estate Hub. Retrieved 2021-12-18

Humuani Alaga (589 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Uthman, Ubaydullah a. Y. O. D. E. J. I. "Ibrahim Olatunde Uthman Muslim Women in Nigeria. The Position of Fomwan and Lessions From Islamic Malaysia". Archived

Oyedunni Arulogun (773 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Community attitudes towards childbearing and abortion among HIV-positive women in Nigeria and Zambia". "Chris Land University appoints new Vice Chancellor".

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For Outstanding Commitment And Meritorious Service To The Course Of Women In Nigeria – from National Council of Women Society of Nigeria Merit Award For

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claimed "that individuals are currently offering paid assistance to women in Nigeria to have their babies for free on the NHS at St George's" and consequently

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Societies Abuja, for Outstanding contribution to the Development of Women in Nigeria – 1996 Merit Award by the National Association of Plateau State Students

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Sterilized birth kit innovation award winner One of 2017 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2017 Crans Montana Young Leader of Tomorrow awardee JCI top 10 Outstanding

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with sexism at work. Through sharing their experience of living as women in Nigeria, Ada is able to find some healing and reconcile with her husband. The

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opportunities for HIV counselling and testing service delivery among pregnant women in Nigeria: Evidence from the 2018 National nutrition and health survey Uptake

The Thing Around Your Neck (2,981 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Post wrote that "Adichie deploys her calm, deceptive prose to portray women in Nigeria and America who are forced to match their wits against threats ranging

Bosede Afolabi (2,119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Afolabi BB et al. (2024). Intravenous versus oral iron for anaemia among pregnant women in Nigeria (IVON). Lancet Global Health. Afolabi BB et al. (2024). IVON-PP: Intravenous

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Retrieved 2023-07-31. "UN Honours Prof Ezeilo, For Advancing Rights Of Women In Nigeria". "President of Human Rights Council appoints members of new investigative

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the Year in Technology 2018 Leading Ladies Africa 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria 2017 SME100 & Invicta Top 100 Female-Owned Businesses in Nigeria 2016

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Zaria. "Female-Based Violence and Family Planning practice of married women in Nigeria police barracks". by Dr. (Mrs) Ujiro Igbudu and Prof O. G. Oshodin

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accessibility and utilization as correlate of quality of life of rural women in Nigeria High blood pressure awareness among residents in Lagos State, Nigeria:

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Square. She is a Pritzker Fellow and was among the '100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria' in 2021. Jumoke Dada has also been a speaker at various national conferences

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of Energy Security, Ghana. 2019 Named one of the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria and an Obama Foundation Leader for Africa. 2020 Recognized as an Energy

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others". He said that the late activist was an inspiration to many women in Nigeria and that the best way to honour her was for others to keep pace with

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families. The Leading Ladies Africa/ YNaija’s “100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria” List for her passion in Women Affairs and Empowerment, Economic Development

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Archived from the original on 2016-06-05. "Boko Haram kills four women in Nigeria". GulfNews.com. 2016-06-12. Retrieved 2016-06-29. "Bodies of 42 fishermen

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year. That same year, she was listed among the Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria on Leading Ladies Africa. Morenike Molehin married Abayomi Oluwaseun

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Leading Ladies Africa ranked Balonwu among the 100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria, an annual release that features "women who are deliberately impacting

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Retrieved 2025-11-01. Anthony (2022-11-27). "Underrepresentation of women in Nigeria prizes for literature, science, criticism: Time to change narrative"

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International, an initiative that supports the rights of girls and women in Nigeria & Africa. She set up a QMA fund that educates and empowers young ladies

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Occupations in the Spread of AIDS: Truck Drivers and Itinerant Market Women in Nigeria". International Family Planning Perspectives. 19 (2): 43–71. doi:10

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unknown (link) Sani, Idris (10 March 2024). "WISE Impacts 120,000 Women in Nigeria". News Agency of Nigeria. Olugboji-Daramola, Olanike. "Transcript of

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2025-06-18. Retrieved 2025-08-10. "Their money, their rules: how rural women in Nigeria are improving their livelihoods through affinity groups". World Bank

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Media Lab Director’s Fellow 2018 - Access Bank -100 Most Influential Women in Nigeria 2017 - Harvard University’s Radcliffe Fellow 2014 - Aspen Institute

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Programme". Tech | Business | Economy. Retrieved 2025-06-24. "Empowering Women in Nigeria: The UK Government's Digital Access Program and Cybersafe Foundation

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Nwogu advocates for Subsidy on Sanitary Products for Teenage Girls and Women in Nigeria". BellaNaija. Retrieved December 21, 2024. "Emeka Nwokocha, Victoria

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R. (2007). "Socio-cultural determinants of abortion among younger women in Nigeria." Chemchemi International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

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Guardian (17 March 2018). "Leading ladies Africa – 100 most inspiring women in Nigeria 2018". The Guardian Nigeria News. Retrieved 7 December 2023. "Adaku

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A list of men, women and wheelchair senior international rugby league matches played throughout 2023. A † denotes a match that did not contribute to the

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Callaway, Barbara (1987). "The Historical Setting". Muslim Hausa women in Nigeria : tradition and change. Internet Archive. Syracuse, NY : Syracuse University

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Unintended Pregnancy, Contraceptive Use and Abortion by HIV Status Among Women In Nigeria and Zambia". International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive

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and prejudice. Official silence seems to surround sexual abuse of women in Nigeria, with the police frequently not taking sexual abuse reports seriously

List of awards and honours received by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2,059 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Dozie, Aiboni Elohor, Hafsat Abiola-Costello Make List of 100 Leading Women in Nigeria". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved

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various forms and demonstrations against colonial rule took place. Women in Nigeria played a significant role during the movement for national independence

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care (PAC). National average annual rates range from 4–7 per 1,000 women in Nigeria to about 15 per 1,000 women in Uganda. PAC patients may be treated