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Rank. 123rd out of 146. Women in Nigeria are a diverse group of individuals who have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. [4] They are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and activists. Women in Nigeria face numerous challenges, including gender inequality, poverty, and a lack of access to education and ...
Aisha Somtochukwu Yesufu [1] pronunciation ⓘ (born 12 December 1973), [2] is a Nigerian political activist and businesswoman. [3] [4] [5] She co-founded the #BringBackOurGirls movement, which brought attention to the abduction of over 200 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria on the 14th of April, 2014, by the terrorist group Boko ...
Bianca Odinakachukwu Olivia Odumegwu-Ojukwu (née Onoh; born 5 August 1968) [1] is a Nigerian politician, diplomat, lawyer, businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder. The widow of former Biafra president Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, [2] [3] she is a multiple international pageant titleholder, having won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Miss Africa, and Miss Intercontinental.
The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria – often abbreviated as MBGN – is a pageant organised by Silverbird Group with the main purpose of sending representatives to international competitions. Originally known as Miss Universe Nigeria , it was renamed Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria after news publishers Daily Times lost their license to send ...
Females in Nigeria have a basic human right to be educated, and this right has been recognized since the year 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) According to a report in 2014, female education has an important impact on the development of a stable, prosperous and healthy nation state resulting in active, productive and empowered citizens.
On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group called Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. [ 2][ 3][ 4] Prior to the raid, the school had been closed for four weeks due to deteriorating ...
Lagos is the capital of Nigeria. Prostitution in Nigeria is illegal in all Northern States that uses the penal code and sharia law also known as Islamic law. In Southern Nigeria, the activities of pimps or madams, underage prostitution and the operation or ownership of brothels are penalized under sections 223, 224, and 225 of the Nigerian ...
Genevieve Nnaji // ⓘ ( / ˈnɑːdʒi /; [ 1] born on 3 May 1979) [ 2] is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. [ 3][ 4][ 5] She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award. [ 6][ 7][ 8] In 2011, she was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Federal ...