Hundreds of Nigerian women protest in push for more female MPs

Nigerian women in the street in Dikwa, north east Nigeria, on 29 April, 2025. © Sunday Alamba / AP

For several years, Nigerian MPs have been blocking legislation aimed at better representation for women in politics. The country's women – who make up the majority of the electorate – are pushing for a bill that would reserve at least 35 percent of seats in parliament for women.

Hundreds of women descended on the Nigerian capital, Abuja, on Monday to push for a bill that would add women-only seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.