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Gender-Based Violence

16 Apr
Worried by the rising cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Lagos, a group, the Leadership Initiative For Youth Empowerment (LIFE) has trained 43 youths against violence in homes and communities.
13 Apr
Stakeholders have called on the media to effectively report and document Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases in the country.
4 Mar
Leadership Initiative For Youth Empowerment (LIFE) has sensitised some residents of Oshodi-Isolo Local Council of Lagos State on effective Gender-Based Violence (GBV) response.
9 Feb
Stakeholders have raised the alarm over an increase in gender-based violence (GBV) online, lamenting that the legal system makes it difficult to prosecute perpetrators in time.
23 Dec
The Ovie Brume Foundation, recently, led no fewer than 80 children and parents during an awareness walk to end to gender-based violence (GBV) in Lagos communities.
15 Dec
At least 275 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been recorded in Cross River State between January and November 2023. Besides rape, other cases of GBV recorded comprise emotional abuse, physical abuse and incest...
12 Dec
Following the report of the Bauchi State Action Committee on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) that 226 cases of minor rape were recorded between 2020 and 2023, adolescent girls in the state have received training on curbing the menace.
11 Dec
The Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Blatmann Emmanuelle, has expressed need for women with disabilities who suffer gender-based violence to get more support from the government, religious institutions and cooperate organizations. The Ambassador spoke recently at the Breakfast Debate organized by the French Embassy in collaboration with the French Institute, with a theme, 'Is Gender-based…
11 Dec
As the 16 days nationwide activism against sexual and gender-based violence ends, no fewer than 28,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been reported since the launch of the National Data GBV Situation Room and Dashboard in 2020.
11 Dec
As the 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) ended yesterday, the wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called for speedy investigation of rape cases.
9 Dec
Rebecca Obianuju (not real name) is happily married to her childhood friend who doubles as leader of a fast-growing religious sect. Although all seems rosy for the mother of four and her nearly two decades of marriage...
8 Dec
Kogi State Government and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other human rights abuses have expressed worry over rising cases GBV and other human violations abuse in the state.

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