Nigeria, April 17 -- Some gender rights advocates and policymakers on women rights and inclusion have called for cooperative societies and other social groups to reach women in remote communities across the country.

They made the call in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, on Tuesday, at a workshop organised to facilitate discussions on the domestication of the National Women's Economic Empowerment Policy (WEE).

The workshop tagged: "State Commissioners of Women Affairs on the Domestication of the National Women's Economic Empowerment Policy," was organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs in partnership with the Development Research and Project Center (dRPC) and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).

The workshop ...