Nigeria rule on unmarried pregnant officers quashed
It came after a policewoman who had been fired filed a lawsuit, arguing that it was discriminatory to fire her under the same circumstances as her male colleagues.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
According to local media, a Nigerian court has invalidated a police rule that prevents single female officers from becoming pregnant.
The regulation, which requires the termination of any unmarried officer who becomes pregnant, was declared "discriminatory, illegal, null and unenforceable" in a landmark ruling.
It came after a policewoman who had been fired filed a lawsuit, arguing that it was discriminatory to fire her under the same circumstances as her male colleagues.
The provision [of the regulation] that only applies to unmarried female police officers who become pregnant while on duty but does not apply to unmarried male police officers who become pregnant while on duty is discriminatory, the court finds and holds on Wednesday, according to Justice Dashe Damulak.
In addition, the court granted her 5 million naira ($11,100; £9,100) in damages for the infringement of her fundamental right to be free from discrimination.
However, it was decided that because she was on probation when she was fired, she could not be returned to the police force as she had requested.
