Tag Archives: Sexual and Gender based violence

Bukola Afeni As part of measures of raising awareness on the high rate of sexual and gender-based violence in Nigeria, members of the media, Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBO) participated in a 3 days training program. The training was organized by USAID-SCALES on sensitive reporting of Sexual and …

Bukola Afeni A Non-Governmental Organization(Lawyers Alert)  has launched free toll lines (USSD) code for victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence in five states in Nigeria.The States include Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Osun and Enugu states. The Director of Programs Lawyers Alert, Mrs Roseline Oghenebrume said there is a need to …

Thelma Momoh A Non-Governmental Organization, the Women of Dignity and Girls of Honour Empowerment Initiative (WDGH) which is focused on ensuring the protection of women and girls in Nigeria, has sought collaboration with the Nigerian Police force, Bwari division in achieving this aim. The Executive Director, WDGH, Mrs Adekunle Olaide …

Bukola Afeni   A group of Non-Governmental organizations has called for improved collaboration among stakeholders towards ending the scourge of violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The group made the disclosure at a two-day workshop which is part of the Spotlight initiative founded by the Europe Union and implemented …

  Bukola Afeni Experts in the health sector has reiterated the need for all Nigerians to end sexual and gender based violence in the country. They made the disclosure at the International Day of Nurses and Midwives celebration in Abuja. Speaking at the event, UNFPA Country Repreentative in Nigeria, Elisabeth …

Connected Development (CODE) and the Canadian High Commission in Nigeria are calling for an end to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. The two bodies is calling on Kano state, and other state governments to adopt the Violence against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act. This development is as a …

        Bukola Afeni Civil society under the auspices of NINRELA has stressed the need to achieve a gender based violence free society . In Nigeria ,religion and religious leaders constitute one of the most powerful forces that define the stances of the larger population on critical health …