Stakeholders have called on the media to effectively report and document Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases in the country.

Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC), and the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, (NILDS), have agreed to work together in the area of capacity training for personnel toward combating abuse as well as Sexual and Gender Based Violence, (SGBV), in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions of learning. Commandant General, NSCDC, Dr. Abubakar…

Assistant Chief Legal Officer, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mrs Hembafan Jande-Tingir, has called for collaboration among stakeholders in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). 

French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuella Blatmann, has identified economic downturns and insecurity as major drivers of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria and other countries facing similar challenges.

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.

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).

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.

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).

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…

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.

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).