GBV
11 Jan
In line with its corporate social responsibility, and in a powerful display of solidarity, MTN Nigeria staff fondly known as MTNers, joined hands to say #NoExcuse to gender-based violence (GBV).
16 Dec
Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) in Federal Capital Territory has attributed food insecurity in the country to the rising spate of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
14 Dec
The Leadership Initiative for Youth Empowerment (LIFE) has drawn attention to the intricate connection between HIV/AIDS and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), emphasising how the two issues reinforce each other in various ways.
10 Dec
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has calmed the frayed nerves of Nigerians regarding the challenges of gender-based
7 Dec
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), in collaboration with the Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, Niger State, has organised a one-day capacity-building workshop on Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV), designed for school desk officers. The workshop was held at Teachers House, Tunga Goro, Minna, and had in attendance…
7 Dec
In commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Sexual and Against Gender-Based Violence, (GBV), the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) has advocated for the allocation of at least 0.5 percent of the total national tax to funding the fight against GBV.
6 Dec
Executive Director, Invictus Africa, Bukky Shonibare, has said 63 per cent of Nigerians have experienced or know someone who has experienced Gender-Based Violence (GBV). She stated this at the launch of the second Womanity Index Report by Invictus Africa, in partnership with Ford Foundation and BudgIT, in Abuja. A ccording to Shonibare, the yearly report…
28 Nov
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Thursday engaged stakeholders in Gombe in a rewed campaign to end Gender Based Violence in the state. Mrs. Adaline Patari, the NOA Director in the state, while speaking at a town hall meeting in Gombe, said everyone had a role to play in fight against the menace. She said…
25 Nov
The Voice of Women Foundation for Peace and Unity has called for policies that promote gender diversity as it challenges violence agains
12 Nov
Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, wife of Ebonyi Governor, has reaffirmed her commitment to defend the rights of the girl child and
31 Oct
Women Advocates and Research Documentation Centre (WARDC) and Women for Women International (WfWI) have called for increased funding and collaboration to mitigate Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. The stakeholders made the call at an event to address issues surrounding GBV, on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
1 Sep
Police in Imo State have been urged to adopt the Imo Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law 2021 as a legal framework to effectively address, investigate, and prosecute cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The call was made by Alliance For Africa (AfA), a social development feminist non-governmental organisation, at the flag-off of…