Nigeria

WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND DEVELOPMENT

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN'S SOCIETIES NIGERIA (NCWS)
Contact person: Ms. Emily Aig-Imoukhuede,
National President
Plot Pc 14, Ahmed Onibudo Street
Victoria Island.
P.O. Box 3063,
Lagos
Nigeria
T: 234-615592

- motto: "Service in Unity"

- founded in 1958, with the aim of bringing into being throughout Nigeria
a federation of nonpolitical women's organizations and assisting women in
towns and villages in their important roles as homemakers and nation
builders, the Council seeks to create among its members an awareness of
good citizenship.

- nonprofit making organization, nonpolitical council.

- funded by state branches and member organizations, fund raising, and
grants from philanthropists.

- Functions:
provides a platform for formulating women's opinions and ideas
and dissemination of such opinions and ideas; deals with requests and
petitions from member organizations for social reform or other requests by
making representation to the government or other appropriate bodies; sends
delegates and/or representatives to and receives delegates and/or
representatives from national and international organizations, meetings,
and conferences; publishes a newsletter and any other publications the
Council may think necessary; holds a biennial convention at which all
member organization are represented.

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
Contact: Ojobo Ode
Legal Unit
National Commission for Women
P.M.B. 229
Garki, Abuja, Nigeria

WOMEN LEADERS

Nwanyidirimkeziah Asinobi
Minister of State
International Affairs

Elizabeth Afadzwana Ivase
Minister of State Education

Afi Ekong, Chief
Cultural Center
Ministry of Information
Calabar
Cross River State
Nigeria

Babalope Aboila
Senator
Mushin Central II
Lagos State Minister of Information
Ik-eja, Lagos, Nigeria

Adenike Ebun Oyagbola
Former Minister National Planning
Cabinet Office
Lagos, Nigeria

Janet Akirinade
Former Minister, Cabinet Office
Lagos, Nigeria

Fatima Abbas Hassan
National Deputy Coordinating Secretary
Women in Nigeria
Nigerian Television Authority
ŚP.M.B. 0146
Bauchi, Nigeria