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Gender equality in governance & politics remains a challenge in Nigeria!
7 of 44 ministers in the FEC are females while the NNPC board has just 2 women
Female seats in @nassnigeria remains low at 5.8%
Meanwhile, a Bill on “women’s quotas” was dismissed by @HouseNGR in 2019
7 of 44 ministers in the FEC are females while the NNPC board has just 2 women
Female seats in @nassnigeria remains low at 5.8%
Meanwhile, a Bill on “women’s quotas” was dismissed by @HouseNGR in 2019
To fully understand the extent to which gender inequality is deeply ingrained within Nigeria's political space, we need to examine the historical trajectory of female participation in politics.
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The lack of inclusion in politics had already been rooted by the time universal adult suffrage was enacted for women in Eastern and Western regions of Nigeria in 1954 & 1959, and for women in Northern Nigeria in 1976
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THREAD: What do you know about POVERTY based on new report by @nigerianstat?
The poor is classified as anyone in an household with average spending per person less than N377 per day or N137,430. #EvenitUp
The poor is classified as anyone in an household with average spending per person less than N377 per day or N137,430. #EvenitUp
This means a couple earning combined minimum wage of N60,000 and spending just that on a household with four children, are considered poor by national standards. #EvenITup
There are also levels in the poverty bracket by national standards. Household size is an important factor.
WHEN WILL THIS END?
1 in every 5 of the world’s out-of-school children is in Nigeria.
The truth: lack of proper funding is killing our education system.
Did you even know?
The capital budget for 43 federal universities is just N6.11bn.
But @NGRSenate is to buy N5.5bn SUVs.
1 in every 5 of the world’s out-of-school children is in Nigeria.
The truth: lack of proper funding is killing our education system.
Did you even know?
The capital budget for 43 federal universities is just N6.11bn.
But @NGRSenate is to buy N5.5bn SUVs.
Overall, only 7% of the budget is allocated to the education sector in 2019, culminating in a total of N634.56bn.
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#EvenItUp #Education #Inequality
Despite the allocation to the education sector being relatively low, only 9% of the total allocation N58.69bn will be spent on capital expenditure.
How much has been spent so far since 2014?
See infographics below!
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How much has been spent so far since 2014?
See infographics below!
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