Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in…
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By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen on Thursday, sought for increased participation of girls and…
As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, the Federal government of Nigeria says it is working towards the establishment…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday said its panel had commenced sittings on 119 sexual and gender-based violence…
Niger governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello has inaugurated a 20-man committee on Gender-Based Violence GBV in order to curb all forms of…
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on trained community defenders against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV)…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for direct involvement of religious and traditional leaders in tackling the rising…
By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto In commemoration of the 16 days of activism against Sexual and Gender-based Violence, SGBV, women’s and…
The Nigeria Association of Women Jourmalists, NAWOJ, has stressed the critical need for global efforts towards the elimination of all…
Governor Bello Muhammed of Zamfara, has stressed that his administration was committed to protect the rights of women and other…