Tag: Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Lagos launches policy to tackle technology-driven gender violence
Lagos State government also inaugurated a Technical Working Group to coordinate implementation and ensure the policy delivers sustained institutional impact…
Lagos Police officers mark 70 years of women in policing with walk against GBV
The awareness walk highlighted the achievements of female officers and underscored the police command’s ongoing commitment to protecting citizens and…
GBV: The untold story of male survivors in Lagos
Behind Nigeria’s statistics on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) lies an unspoken truth: men, too, are victims—obscured by stigma, silence, and disbelief.
Kaduna: 25 gender-based violence perpetrators sentenced to death
Kaduna government also revealed plans to develop a GBV database to track cases, ensure timely intervention, and support the rehabilitation…
Minister, Commissioner raise hope of gender-based violence victims in Kano
A statement by Bintu Nuhu Yakasai, Director Public Enlightenment, Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs, Children and Disabled, indicated that…
Gender-based violence: Who will speak for men?
“Survivors need to feel safe and comfortable in assisting the prosecution, particularly in rape cases, which are often associated with…
Kogi calls for unity in tackling gender-based violence
Fatimah Momoh, the State’s Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, made the call in Lokoja on Tuesday, during a…
Women urged to embrace education in fight against gender-based violence
This message resonated during a recent discussion hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), aptly titled “Breaking…
Flood: IOM, Benue trains 200 officers on gender-based violence
Barengayabo said the training would help the officers to handle all manner of GBV and prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse,…
GBV: 1 in 3 women have been victims of violence, says FG
The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says government is committed to protect women while speaking at a symposium in…
Ogun First Lady reiterates commitment to eradication of Gender-Based Violence
Mrs Abiodun said this at a symposium organised in commemoration of the 2023 16 Days Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, held…
Edo: Groups take campaign against gender-based violence to Gelegele communities
The awareness campaign which included interactive sessions and road march, attracted participants from Gelegele.
Kano records 1,300 sexual, gender violence cases in 10 months
“Most of the victims refuse to report to the relevant authorities about abuse, rape or domestic violence, they rather keep…
10,000 Nigerians suffer GBV daily, cases underreported – UNFPA
The Country Representative of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), Ulla Elisabeth Mueller, has disclosed that about 10,000 Nigerian…
Lagos takes key stakeholders to classroom on Gender-Based Violence
The Lagos State Government in conjunction with the United Nations Population Funds (UNFPA) on Tuesday organised a capacity building for…
Obaseki calls for end to gender-based violence
Wife of the Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki, has hailed Nigerian women and girls for their contributions to nation-building and…
EU-UN partnership empowers Sokoto 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)…