Gender

UK agency mobilises media for girl-child education The United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), says it is mobilising journalists to drive discussions and…

Wife of Adamawa governor advocates girl child education Hajiya Lami Fintiri, Wife of Adamawa Governor, has assured of the state government’s commitment to promote girl child education…

Child marriage, violation of human rights – Group Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), an Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) says that child marriage is a gross violation of…

Pro-Chancellor says violence against women, rooted in discriminatory cultural beliefs Prof. Ekanem Braide, Pro Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University in Cross River on Friday asserted…

NAWOJ holds conference on plight of girls in Nigeria The Zone B of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), says it will hold a conference focused on the plight of girls in…

Police arrest man, 64, for alleged defilement of baby in Ogun The Police Command in Ogun on Tuesday said its operatives have arrested a 64-year-old man, Ayotunde Taiwo, for allegedly…

1 in 4 girls abused before attaining 18 years — Lagos Commissioner The Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo says that one out of four girls will be abused in the…

Adamawa records 774 sexual, gender-based violence cases, convicts 297 Adamawa recorded 774 cases of sexual and gender violence between 2020 and the first half of 2021. …

Police record 25 cases of rape, defilement in Adamawa The Police Command in Adamawa  says it has recorded no fewer than 25 cases of rape and defilement between January and June 2021 in…

UNFPA, PPFN train 50 community leaders to address GBV cases in Sokoto Nasiru Muhammad in Sokoto The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with Plan Parenthood…