FGM
Kwara, Ekiti account for highest rate of FGM in Nigeria
Kwara, Ekiti account for highest rate of FGM in Nigeria By Timothy Agbor Kwara and Ekiti state account for the highest rate of of Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria according to the latest Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The survey indicated that Kwara recorded 58 percent […]
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UNICEF organises concert for Osun children to mark International Day of the African Child
UNICEF organises concert for Osun children to mark International Day of the African Child ..Celebrity Woli Agba decorated as ambassador against FGM TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO The United Nations Children’s Fund, in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation; Value Female Network (VFN) and the Ministry of Women, Children & Social Affairs in Osun State have organised a concert […]
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How Nigeria’s Costly Aderibigbe emerged Executive Secretary of Global Youth Consortium Against FGM
How Nigeria’s Costly Aderibigbe emerged Executive Secretary of Global Youth Consortium Against FGM By Timothy Agbor A Nigerian activist, Dr Costly Aderibigbe has been elected as the Executive Secretary of Global Youth Consortium Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) under the joint program of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Children Fund (UNCIFEF). […]
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VFN mobilises young Nigerians on aggressive social media campaigns against FGM
VFN mobilises young Nigerians on aggressive social media campaigns against FGM By Ekene Agbor, Osogbo Young Nigerians have reinvigorated their efforts at ensuring that Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) becomes a thing of the past in the country. This fresh and aggressive move to create awareness on the debilitating consequences of the act of cutting girls […]
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NGO storms Osun communities, sensitise village heads, religious leaders against FGM
NGO storms Osun communities, sensitise village heads, religious leaders against FGM By Timothy Agbor, Osogbo A Non- Governmental Organisation in Osun State, Value Female Network (VFN) has met with traditional community leaders, and religious leaders and sensitised them on the dangers of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and the need to abandon the illegal practice. […]
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