Basirat Nahibi

Basirat Nahibi
Other nameBasirat Nahibi-Niasse
CitizenshipNigeria
OccupationsPolitician, entrepreneur
Organization(s)Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership in Africa (WAELE)
Political party
All Progressives Congress

Basirat Nahibi or Basirat Nahibi-Niasse Listenⓘis a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur and the first female gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria.[1][2]

She is the founder of Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership in Africa (WAELE);[3][4] a non-profit focused on empowering African women, economically and politically as well as ensuring their participation in peace and conflict transformation across 52 countries on the continent. She is also a founding member of the All Progressives Congress.[5]

Career

Nahibi is a multimillionaire businesswoman and the owner of Al-Bashir Interior Decors, based in Abuja.[6] She holds the title of Otunba and has been conferred with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria.[7]

WAELE Africa

Nahibi founded the Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership in Africa (WAELE), also known as ARCELFA, as a continental non-profit organisation focused on empowering African women economically and politically and ensuring their participation in peace and conflict transformation across 52 African countries.[8] The organisation has been actively involved in peacebuilding on the continent for over 15 years and played a critical role in the resolution of the Sudan and Chad conflict, for which it has received continental and global recognition.[9]

Political career

Nahibi is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has been identified as the first female gubernatorial aspirant in Nigeria.[10] She contested under the platform of the APC and has been an advocate for increased female participation in Nigerian governance and politics.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "First Female – firstnigerian". Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Alqali, Adam (25 February 2019). "INTERVIEW: "WAELE AFRICA raising the voices of African women, through economic empowerment" – Basirat Nahibi-Niasse". African Newspage. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Newspapers, BluePrint (10 May 2019). "Ondo women group empowers widows with N2m". Blueprint. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "High turnout at Aso Rock polling units, Kyari hails INEC". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Leadership Newspaper – Nigerian News, Nigeria Newspapers". Leadership. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "FlashBack Meet The First Nigerian Women in Politics". TIN Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Founder's Dream WAELE Africa". WAELE Africa. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "INTERVIEW WAELE AFRICA raising the voices of African women through economic empowerment". African Newspage. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Regional Crisis African Women Converge in Abuja to Chart Peace and Mediation Strategy". Encomium. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "First Female firstnigerian". First Nigerian. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "FlashBack Meet The First Nigerian Women in Politics". TIN Magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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