Nigeria, March 8 -- As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2025 International Women's Day (IWD), the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has identified four major challenges facing Nigerian women.

Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday to flag off the IWD celebrations, Mrs Sulaiman-Ibrahim listed these challenges as legal and policy frameworks, economic empowerment, political representation and leadership, and gender-based violence and social norms.

This year's IWD commemoration marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adjudged the most progressive blueprint ever for advancing women's rights.

The IWD anniversary is themed, "For ALL Women a...