Nigeria’s low women participation in government has been linked to the colonial period and Nigeria’s experience of military rule, both of which disenfranchised women.
On Tuesday, 08 March 2022, the Nigerian House of Representatives rescinded its decision on three of the five gender equality bills previously rejected by the higher and lower levels of parliament. Hassan Fulata, a member of the House of Representatives for Jigawa State proposed a motion to reconsider the rejection of the following bills by the House of Representatives:
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