Welfare & population Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's female adult population is literate? Literacy data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) showed that 59.3% of young women aged 15 to 24 in Nigeria were literate, compared to 70.9% for men. This data was from the 2016/17 multi-indicator cluster survey. A person was considered literate if they could read a short, si... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Economy What share of Nigeria's female population is employed by SMEs in Nigeria? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's female population is employed by SMEs in Nigeria? The statistical report on women and men showed 43.43% of people employed by these businesses were women. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What share of Nigeria's police force is female? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria's police force is female? According to the statistical report on women and men, the number of women in the police has declined. In 2016, they accounted for 19.09% of the Nigeria Police Force. This dropped to 17.77% in 2017 and 9.75% in 2018, the most recent data available. ... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What share of Nigeria’s political posts is occupied by women? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of Nigeria’s political posts is occupied by women? Nigeria is a signatory to the 1995 United Nations’ Beijing declaration which requires that 35% of political posts be reserved for and occupied by women. The country has however never met this provision. Women hold only 3.6% of the seats in Nigeria’s lower house of representatives, com... Back Full answer
Sex & gender What share of men commit violence against women in Nigeria? Source Africa Check FACTSHEET: What the numbers say about the fortunes of Nigeria’s women Short answer What share of men commit violence against women in Nigeria? The statistical report on women and men used the Nigeria demographic and health survey to provide data on this indicator for 2013 and 2018. This showed 60.6% of physical violence was committed by current husbands or partners in 2013, dropping slightly to 58% in 2018. Mothers and stepmothers perpetra... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Crime & justice Are same-sex relations legal in Nigeria? Source 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) Short answer Are same-sex relations legal in Nigeria? No. Nigeria’s Criminal Code Act (2004) contains provisions criminalising consensual same-sex sexual acts (framed as “carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature”). It imposes a penalty of imprisonment of 14 years. ... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Sex & gender What is Nigeria's Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act? Source 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) Short answer What is Nigeria's Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act? In December 2013 the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (2013) was passed in Nigeria (effective January 2014). The Act makes it illegal for same-sex individuals to marry, enter into a civil union, or gain entitlement to any benefits of a valid marriage. Any marriage or union entered into legally ou... Back Full answer
Crime & justice Sex & gender Is the death penalty used as punishment for consensual same-sex relations in Nigeria? Source 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) Short answer Is the death penalty used as punishment for consensual same-sex relations in Nigeria? In its 2020 State Sponsored Homophobia report, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) found that, as of November 2020, there is full legal certainty that the death penalty is the legally prescribed punishment for consensual same-sex sexual acts in Nigeria and... Back Full answer
Sex & gender Which African states legally recognise same-sex marriage? Source FACTSHEET: Laws affecting LGBTI+ people in Africa Short answer Which African states legally recognise same-sex marriage? South Africa is the only African country where same-sex marriage is legal and where the constitution protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. ... Back Full answer