Practice female circumcision, risk 4 years imprisonment – NAPTIP
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted four years jail […]
FGM
UNICEF raises concern over high prevalence of FGM in Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on stakeholders in the country to intensify efforts to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The UNICEF […]
Female Genital Mutilation is evil……NGO
The Executive Director Safehaven Development Initiative, an NGO, Margaret Onah-Nnang, has described Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as evil. Nnang disclosed this in Lagos […]
First Lady seeks collaboration with UN
The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON has expressed her readiness to partner with the United Nations and its […]
FGM: 14.8m girls at risk being cut – UNFPA
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) says about 14.8 million girls and women globally are at the risk of having their genital organs cut off in […]
4.3 million girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria – UNICEF, UNFPA
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As the world mark 2023 international day of zero tolerance for female gender mutilation , United Nations Education Fund (UNICEF) […]
Traditional rulers decry harmful traditional practices, violence against women in Enugu
Some traditional rulers in Enugu State have expressed worry over the rising cases of harmful traditional practices and violence against women and girls in the […]