🇳🇬 Nigeria Politics2 November 2026

Nigeria proposes 74 parliamentary seats reserved for women

By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business Day Nigeria

Nigeria's committee tasked with reviewing the Constitution has proposed 74 additional parliamentary seats reserved for women, including 37 in the Senate and 37 in the House of Representatives. Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate majority leader, said three additional women's seats would also be created in each state assembly, according to Business Day Nigeria.

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Nigeria’s Parliament is considering 74 additional seats reserved for women in the two federal chambers, as well as three seats in each state assembly. The measure, planned for four electoral cycles over 16 years before evaluation, aims to increase women’s representation, according to Opeyemi Bamidele, cited by P.M. News and Leadership. Leadership adds that it is presented as a non-partisan constitutional reform.

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