Tag: Gender-Based Violence
How to combat gender-based violence – Sanwo-Olu
The governor said Lagos State has responded through policies, laws and institutions, including the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency.
GBV: ‘Men are challenging harmful gender norms,’ says Igbuzor
He added the need for men to take action, disclosing that 3200 Nigerian men are now feminist allies....
GBV: Foundation holds female Taekwondo championship on defensive skills
The championship which holds at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, in Benin, Edo State, on Saturday, November 1, 2025, began on…
86 Journalists trained on effective reportage of Gender-Based Violence
She, however, urged survivors to speak up and seek help, while emphasising that the state government has provided safe centres…
Coalition campaigns against child marriage, gender-based violence
“The declaration sets out a comprehensive framework for achieving gender equality and empowering women, emphasising the importance of women’s rights…
Lagos and the war against gender-based violence
In recent times, Lagos has become a focal point in the conversation around gender-based violence (GBV), particularly as incidents of…
FG to develop procedures for prosecution of GBV in schools , says AGF
Fagbemi said this while noting that Nigeria has benefitted from the Spotlight Initiative established to tackle widespread of GBV and…
C’River records 586 cases of gender-based violence in 10 months
Cross River recorded 586 cases of gender-based violence between January and October, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Edema Irom,…
Mrs Obaseki threatens to prosecute govt officials for marginalizing women
Mrs Obaseki warned that another battle for gender equality was on the horizon and pledged to hold accountable those responsible…
African culture abhors gender-based violence, says CP Gumel
He pointedly called for a collective effort to end the menace of gender-based violence, describing it as "anti-African."
GBV: Edo to prosecute advocates of out-of-court settlement
Most cases of gender based violence are perpetrated by close relatives, friends and spouses.
Lagos reports 10,007 sexual, gender based violence cases
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that 10,007 cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (GBV) have been reported…
EU-UN partnership empowers 200 victims of VVF, GBV
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project in Sokoto State, on Saturday, provided working tools to 200 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
Sanwo-Olu takes campaign against sexual, gender-based violence to Alimosho
As the global 16 Days of Activism against Sexual & Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) continues, the wife of the Lagos State…
Lagos Assembly holds public hearing on GBV Bill
Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday held a one-day Public Hearing on Gender-Based Violence bill.
CSOs seek religious, traditional support for sexual violence survivors
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have urged traditional and religious bodies to create support systems for survivors of Sexual and…
Edo NUJ, NHRC partner against gender-based violence
The Edo State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has expressed deep concern and worries over the rising cases…
Aisha Buhari seeks funding to fight Gender-Based Violence
Aisha Buhari has called for adequate funding and harmonisation of existing laws to incorporate emerging issues in the fight against…
Kwara First Lady pledges to fight gender-based violence
Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, Wife of Kwara Governor, has pledged to evolve ways to positively engage girls and young women on…
Gender-based violence: NGO urges continuous national discourse
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), known as “Protect the Precious,” has called on relevant government agencies, corporate bodies and civil society…
Banky W pledges support for campaign against gender-based violence
Nigerian singer, Banky W has joined the campaign to raise awareness against gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence: Nepal holds National-level meeting
A three-day meeting at the National level on “Multi-Sectoral Services to Respond to Gender-Based Violence in Nepal’’ kicked off in…
South Africans protest against growing gender-based violence
Thousands of South Africans went to the streets across the country on Wednesday in protest against growing gender-based violence.
Gender-based violence: Zambia partners with regional body
Zambia has partnered with a regional organization in training nationals on the prevention of gender-based violence, a senior official said…
Employers To Address Gender-Based Violence In Workplace
Tolerating violence against women in the workplace will have a huge cost to employers, the UN Entity for Gender Equality…
Lagos launches 16-day fight against sexual, gender-based violence
The Lagos Government through the State’s Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT) is partnering with Access Bank to commemorate…
Academics call for strong legislations against gender-based violence
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called for strong legislations to curb the menace of violence against…
U.S., Soyinka, Obasa, Bakare decry gender-based violence
Kazeem Ugbodaga The acting United States Consul General, Dehab Ghebreab, Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Speaker, Lagos State House of…
ADDRESSING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
BILKIS BAKARE Despite national and international outcry against gender-based violence, the crime still continues and is even attaining a worrisome…
Lagos, UNFPA Fight Gender-Based Violence
Mr Amofokhai Audu was getting ready to sleep in his apartment at Abule Egba area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…