Women, Business and the Law : Subnational Nigeria - Oyo State

Overview & Synopsis

The Women, Business and the Law 2.0 assessment for Oyo State (Ibadan) highlights persistent barriers to women’s economic empowerment across legal, institutional, and practical dimensions. While the legal frameworks score (47.5) shows moderate progress particularly strong protections in marriage - significant gaps remain in labor, pay, parenthood, childcare, and safety. Supportive frameworks (29.2) and expert opinions (28.1) indicate weak implementation and limited real-world outcomes. Although pension systems perform relatively well, reforms are needed to strengthen legal protections, improve enforcement mechanisms, expand access to childcare, and address gender disparities in employment, entrepreneurship, and protection from violence.