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29 Nov
Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking In Persons, (NAPTIP), Professor Fatima Waziri-Azi, has called on partners in the fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV), to step up advocacy efforts towards preventing and tackling the issue.
27 Nov
Women Advocate Research and Documentation Center, (WARDC), has called on government at all levels to ensure strict implementation of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition, (VAPP) Act, to prevent cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV).
1 Nov
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP) has called for unified action to address issues of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria.
4 Oct
The Federal Government (FG) has urged all stakeholders in various states of Nigeria and International Development Partners (IDPs) to effectively implement all the policies, programmes and laws relating to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
18 Sep
A non-profit civil society organization focused on inclusive governance and advocacy against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), Sustainable Gender Action Initiative (SGAI), has expressed utmost displeasure and condemned in very strong terms, what it described as the unwarranted acts of physical violence perpetrated against the person of Dr Olubunmi Osadahun, Commissioner for Women Affairs, Ondo…
8 Jun
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday passed the bill seeking to mandate the teaching of sexual and gender-based violence in secondary schools across the country.
2 Jun
A non governmental organisation (NGO), Centre for Women’s Health and Information (CEWHIN), in collaboration with Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP) has pledged support for the elimination of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).
22 Apr
With Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) child, early and forced marriages still prevalent in Nigeria, journalists, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and community-based organisations have been trained to champion the campaign against these societal ills.
31 Mar
In furtherance of efforts to rid the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), and environs of cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, (SGBV), Oxfam Nigeria and the Nigeria Women Economic Development, (NigWED) Project, have organised a sensitisation campaign tagged 'Enough is Enough' Community-Based Assembly of Women for experience sharing.
9 Mar
As the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD) held yesterday, Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, James Christoff, has said Nigeria is facing an institutionalised Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) crisis.
8 Mar
Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, James Christoff, on Wednesday, said Nigeria is facing a serious Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) crisis that had been normalised in the country.
27 Feb
To contribute to the body of resources available to survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Lagos and Borno States, a non-government organisation, ARDA Development Communication Inc.

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