marriage and naturalization. The section does not allow a Nigerian woman married to a foreigner to transmit citizenship to her spouse by reason of marriage. The National Assembly constituted a constitution review committee to anchor the process of review of the 1999 Constitution. A National Conference was also held in 2014 and one of the assignments of the conference was to review issues relating to the peaceful coexistence of the citizens of Nigeria irrespective of age, sex, ethnicity etc. State. Memorandum on issues of concern to women, which includes the gap that this section of the law creates was submitted to these two bodies and the call for review of section 26(2) of the constitution is one of the priority issues listed. Monitoring and Administrative Measures The administrative arm of the Nigerian Government is also deploying substantial efforts within its limited resources to rid the country of discrimination on the ground of sex. This is evidenced by the plethora of policies and programmes employed to drive this obligation. The Federal Ministry of Justice has staunchly taken the lead in this project, while other relevant agencies like the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Law Reform Commission (LRC), Legal Aid Council, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), National Agency for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), FMWASD, the Code of Conduct Bureau, and the Federal Character Commission have joined forces to see the task is well handled. Advocacy and Knowledge Creation The Minister for Women Affairs paid advocacy visits to key MDAs at national level to raise awareness on the provisions of CEDAW and to advocate commitment to the promotion of gender equality and the prohibition of discrimination to Chief Justice of Nigeria, the Attorney-General, IGP, INEC Chairman among others. Similar visits were also made to the State Governors, State Assemblies, Traditional leaders, CSOs) by the team during the reporting period. The Nigerian Police Force has developed and adopted a National Human Rights Training Curriculum. The development of the gender component of the manual was done with the support of UN-Women and the manual used in all Police training colleges across the country. Judicial Measures The role of judges in advancing the human rights of women is systematically shared into two parts —namely the ideologies of judicial restraints and judicial activism. Very recently, judicial activism has been applied in a number of decided cases on gender issues in order to depart drastically from obnoxious customs that obstructs women’s progress and full development. The following landmark decision is a boost to the legal environment for the protection of the rights of women and girls in Nigeria. i. Lois Chituru Ukeje vs Mrs Gladys Ada Ukeje April 2014, the Supreme Court of Nigeria declared in this case that no matter the circumstances of the birth of a female child, such a child is entitled to an inheritance from her late father’s estate. Consequently, the Igbo customary law which disentitles a female child from partaking in the sharing of his deceased fathers estate is a breach of section 42(1)(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, a fundamental Rights provision guaranteed to every Nigerian. This said discriminatory law is void as it conflicts with section 42(1)(2) of the said Constitution. ii. Onyibor Anekwe and Anor v. Mrs. Maria Nweke (2014) LPELR 22697 (SC), the Supreme Court held that Nigerian customs which disinherit women are repugnant to natural justice, equity 43