Across Nigeria, the laws are meant to protect women and girls exist in name, but their impact is far from felt. While some ...

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As some Nigerians continue to suffer violence meted out to them by family members, community, including law enforcement agents, a non-profit making organization, Yiaga Africa, Sunday, hailed Governor ...

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Niger State Branch, has called on the Niger State Police Command to fully enforce the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act as part of ...

The federal government has conducted a gap analysis on all the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) laws in the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The government through the ...

The Federal Government (FG) has conducted a gap analysis on all the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) laws in the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The government, through the ...

From left, Programme Specialist Joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative UN Women Nigeria – Tosin Akibu, Nigeria Country Director, Global Citizen – Maimuna Maibe, Secretary General of Women Right Advancement ...

In May 2020, Vera Omozuwa, a 22-year-old microbiology student at the University of Benin went to her local church to study in what she thought was a safe environment. Tragically, she was brutally ...

On July 15, 2024, The Gambia’s National Assembly decisively rejected a Bill that sought to repeal the 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of maintaining ...

As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it is mobilising its personnel to enforce the relevant sections of the ...