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From trauma to triumph: How women-led initiatives help GBV survivors to heal

ON a cold August morning in 2014, Asabe* sat in an emergency family meeting called by her in-laws, barely...
Nanji Nandang VENLEY -
Human Rights

Senate seeks stiffer penalties to end violence against women

THE Senate has called for stiffer penalties for violence against women in Nigeria. The Senate also directed the Police to...
Bankole ABE -
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Human Rights

FCT records over 2000 gender-based violence since January

THE Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Mandate Secretary for Women, Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, has expressed concern over the rising cases of...
Mustapha USMAN -
News

Implement existing laws against GBV, Ford Foundation urges FG

THE Nigerian government needs to enforce existing laws and adopt proactive measures to end gender-based violence (GBV) in the...
Beloved JOHN -
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CSO launches website to track, curb online gender-based violence

A civil society organisation, TechHerNG, has launched a website to monitor and curb online gender-based violence (OGBV) against women...
Ijeoma OPARA -
News

NSCDC moves to stop violence against women in Cross River

THE Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it would no...
Ijeoma OPARA -
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