Nigeria, April 3 -- Dear Reader,

The 8th of March, and, in fact, the whole of March, is set aside globally to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) and the Nigerian government took advantage to launch various initiatives aimed at inspiring inclusion as the theme for this year's celebration dictates.

With women's labour force participation rate in Nigeria put at 49.4 per cent according to the National Bureau of Statistics, while men's is 56 per cent, gender advocates say the situation indicates a gender gap.

"Women are overrepresented in low-paying jobs and the informal sector and have limited access to credit, economic decision-making roles, and other financial services," the advocates said.

During the IWD celebration, President B...