Nigeria Must Mind The Wide Gap
All over the world, gender inequality has been analyzed as one of the major causes of poverty for women. In…
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Fight against Female Circumcision Intensifies in Ebonyi
Nigeria: Students in all the secondary schools in Ebonyi state have joined hands to fight the “barbaric” culture of female genital…
Addressing Cultural Values, Solution to Sexual Assault – Inspector-General
Nigeria: The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has called on all stakeholders to take proactive measures to address cultural…
Repeal Law Permitting Men to Beat Wives, CSOs Tell National Assembly
Nigeria — A coalition of over sixty Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, has urged the National Assembly to repeal section 55…
Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation – Practitioners Promise to Stop in Osun
Nigeria – Traditional circumcision practitioners and medical practitioners in Osun State have resolved to work together with a view to…
Nigeria: Campaign Against Violence On Women Kicks Off in the Edo State
Nigeria: Edo State Government, in conjunction with Edo Women’s Development Initiative (EWDI), have decried all forms of violence against women.…
Nigeria: Radio Dramas to Tackle Women Issues, Domestic Violence Hit Airwaves
Nigeria: Two radio soap operas designed to increase knowledge around family planning, HIV/AIDS, adolescent reproductive health, women’s education, and gender-based…
Nigeria: Contradictory laws on Rape and Infant Marriage
Nigeria: A proposed law circumscribes the rights of women, from birth. A closer look at the last laws the previous National…
Nigeria: Buhari’s wife urges fair representation of women in appointments
Nigeria: The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of…
Nigerian President Bans Female Genital Mutilation
Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation outlawed after a decade of campaigning by advocates. Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, signed a bill banning…