Access to justice promotes the achievement of sustainable development as it promotes the participation of citizens of a country, reduces poverty, increases the productivity of persons and strengthens the peace and development of nations. In Nigeria, however, most women are deprived of justice in several ways. Using the doctrinal method of study, this article examines the concept of access to justice and its importance to the achievement of sustainable development in Nigeria. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) five and 16 are discussed as well as the various ways in which women are deprived of justice and barriers to such access. The study discovers that women have limited access to justice as a result of challenges plaguing Nigeria’s justice system. The study concludes that urgent steps must be taken to solve these challenges so that the SDGs will stand a better chance of being achieved by 2030.

诉诸司法有助于实现可持续发展，因为它促进了一个国家公民的参与，减少了贫困，提高了人们的生产力并加强了国家的和平与发展。然而，在尼日利亚，大多数妇女在几个方面被剥夺了司法公正。本文采用教义研究方法，探讨诉诸司法的概念及其对尼日利亚实现可持续发展的重要性。讨论了可持续发展目标 (SDG) 5 和 16，以及妇女被剥夺司法公正的各种方式和获得司法救助的障碍。该研究发现，由于困扰尼日利亚司法系统的挑战，妇女获得司法救助的机会有限。