Nigeria - 2021 - Gender and Human Rights

National Gender Policy

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

This national policy outlines the government’s plan for gender equality, good governance, accountability, and support for the needs of its vulnerable groups in Nigeria. The overarching goal is “to build a just society devoid of discrimination, where the needs and concerns of women, men, girls, and boys are mainstreamed equitably into all sectors of national development.

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September 2024

This national policy outlines the government’s plan for gender equality, good governance, accountability, and support for the needs of its vulnerable groups in Nigeria. The overarching goal is “to build a just society devoid of discrimination, where the needs and concerns of women, men, girls, and boys are mainstreamed equitably into all sectors of national development.