Over the past decades, the United Nations has made progress in securing the rights of women and girls globally. One of such is the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which establishes the responsibility of governments for promoting equality. In the context of the twenty-five-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, a historical perspective allows for a critical assessment of progress made in Nigeria for the advancement of women in terms of the delivery of commitments and the gaps and obstacles that will need to be addressed in the years to come. In...