Gender-based violence
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News
Matawalle calls for more stringent measures against human trafficking, gender-based violence
Zamfara State Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has called for more stringent measures against all those involved in any form of…
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News
FG reiterates commitment to ending child marriage, other gender-based violence
The federal government is determined to protect the right of the girl child through working with partners and communities to…
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Foreign
Boxer charged with killing pregnant lover
A Puerto Rican boxer who fought in London’s 2012 Olympics has been charged with abducting and killing his pregnant lover.…
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News
Niger gov’s wife chairs 20-member committee against gender-based violence
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated a 20-member committee on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in order to curb all…
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NGOs urge women to sustain advocacy on girl-child education
Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have urged women to sustain advocacies on girl-child education and ending violence against women and girls…
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News
Experts sensitize teenagers on rape, violence
Experts have sensitised youths on ways to avoid rape and other forms of violence gainst women and children, the News…
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News
First Lady urges strategic partnership to end Gender-Based Violence
First Lady Aisha Buhari has called for strategic partnership to end the raising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) against women…
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News
Nigeria’s finance minister seeks end to violence against women, girls
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed has supported the launch of the ‘I DEY…
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News
UNFPA trains social, health workers on GBV in Kaduna
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says it has trained social and health workers on mental health and psycho-social support for victims…
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Crime
NASFAT urges victims of sexual assault to speak out
The Nasrul-llahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) on Sunday said that the mission had opened a 24-hour hotline for people who have been sexually assaulted…