Abstract: In order to identify and evolve frameworks for political processes to sustainable statehood against the background of inter-ethnic stability and co-operation in Nigeria, the Federal Government convoked a National conference in 2014. The National Conference was a collective engagement in the character of political dialogue for peace-building in pursuit of the fleeting peace in an emerging democratic culture in Nigeria. The Conference among other things attempted to articulate an...
What is gender?Gender is the range of physical, biological, mental and behavioral characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context, the term may refer to biological sex (i.e. the state of being male, female or intersex), sex-based social structures (including gender roles and other social roles), or gender identity. Sexologist John Money introduced the terminological distinction between biological sex and gender as a role in...