Nigeria's poor ranking on female participation in national politics on the spotlight

Nigeria's poor ranking on female participation in national politics has prompted an effort to address the problem. Nigeria is ranked 179 out of 187 countries that have women in parliaments, according to the global body, the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Activists are attributing this poor rating to a huge gap in gender equality in Nigeria. Now, Nigerian lawmakers are looking to pass a bill that will increase the number of women's representation at the country's parliament. Correspondent Phil Ihaza, reports in Abuja with more.

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