Nigeria
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Ahmad
Lawan
(Male)
Year of birth
1959
Additional information
Elected on 11 June 2019.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Amos Olatunde
Ojo
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 30 Sep. 2020.
Secretary General
Dauda Ibrahim
El-Ladan
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 30 Sep. 2020.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
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See historical data for this field.
Women
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Age
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
0
46-50
51-60
61-70
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Total <= 45: 6 | Total >= 46: 96 | ||||||||||
Male | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Date of independence
For countries that become independent after 1940
1960
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1960
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Suffrage: Additional Notes on right of suffrage
Prior to independence, under British administration, as of 1958 suffrage was granted to some women in some particular regions. This right was extended and confirmed at independence.
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1960
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
Notes
Stand for Election: Additional Notes on right to stand for election
Prior to independence, under British administration, as of 1958 suffrage was granted to some women in some particular regions. This right was extended and confirmed at independence.
First woman in parliament
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2007