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Born as the third child of seven children in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Ibukun completed her primary and secondary school education at St. Paul's African Church Primary School, Lagos and Methodist Girls' High School, Yaba respectively before she proceeded to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where she graduated with a BSc in Chemistry although she had initially ...
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.
Nwuneli was born on March 22, 1975, at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria to a Nigerian professor of Pharmacology—Paul Obuekwe Okonkwo [3] and an American professor of History—Rina Okonkwo. [4] Her father, who is from Awka, Anambra and her mother who is originally from New York, met at Cornell University in 1965. [5]
Nigeria has a long history of gender inequality and discrimination against women. Women in Nigeria face a number of challenges, including limited access to education, health care, and economic opportunities. [8] Women are also disproportionately affected by poverty, violence, and other forms of discrimination.
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Hajia Bola Muinat Shagaya was born on 10 October 1959 in her hometown of Ilorin. [3] The name of her mother was Saadat Bakini [4] Bola Shagaya is known to have had her secondary school education at Queens School, Ilorin, and her tertiary education at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Armstrong College in California, where she studied economics and accountancy.
The Abeokuta Women's Union had been victorious in colonial Nigeria, but did not stop there. The women continued to advocate for women's rights in Nigeria and play a role in Nigerian nationalist movements. The group emerged as one of the first proto-nationalist feminist activist groups in Nigeria. [9]
Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien (born 1972), social entrepreneur; Mary Nzimiro (1898–1993), businesswoman, politician and women's activist; Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase; Uche Pedro founder and CEO, BellaNaija; Louis Odumegwu Ojukwu; Adeola Odutola; Stella Chinyelu Okoli; Festus Okotie-Eboh; Omu Okwei; Lawrence Omole; C. T. Onyekwelu; Seun Osewa; Bisoye Tejuoso ...