Unequal public investment in women and men is perpetuating gender inequality in Nigeria, which continues to take a toll on both Nigerian society and the economy. In the agriculture sector alone, forgone earnings from gender gaps in productivity are estimated to amount to at least $2.3 billion annually and more when accounting for spillovers to other sectors (World Bank 2022). To realize the gains from women’s full participation in agriculture, the Government of Nigeria is working to adopt a gender-equitable approach to budgeting and create the needed fiscal space to address gender gaps in the sector.
Introduction The topic of leadership has been addressed and applied for millennia. Yet, is only within the past 80 years that leadership has been a topic of serious discussion. It is important to understand variables relevant to effective leadership. Gender is one such variable that must be examined with regard to optimising leadership effectiveness. This
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Agba said this at the inauguration of a Report on “Closing Gaps, Increasing Opportunities: A Diagnostic on Women’s Economic Empowerment ”, by the Nigeria