Government Contracting

Madam Rosa C. Asuquo-Brown and the Fight for Women’s Right to Government Contracts in Post-War Enugu and Nigeria as a Whole

In post-civil war Nigeria, public contracting became one of the most competitive spaces in the rebuilding of infrastructure and public services. Yet, despite women’s long-standing contributions to trade, local commerce, and community development, they faced structural exclusion from this male-dominated sector. Among the pioneers who challenged this inequality was Madam Rosa C. Asuquo-Brown, a widow,…