The projected divestment of the onshore assets of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has been met with fresh resistance from Ijaw women as stakeholders in the oil and gas sector seek leeway. Coming under the Coalition of Ijaw Women Voices, the women warned prospective investors planning to buy against buying “agitation and resistance of the […]
Amidst campaigns for the political inclusion of women in the country, gender parity seems far from reach as unfolding events reveal the dearth of women in Nigeria’s political space. In today’s governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states, only three female candidates will be contending for the number one seats with their male counterparts.…
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Women's representation in Nigerian politics is not high. Nonetheless, two women are on the list of contenders for the Bayelsa state governorship election 2023.
Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF), a coalition of Ijaw groups, has written to President Bola Tinubu to demand a review of procedures in disposal of vessels and trucks seized for complicity in oil theft.