Tag: Female Genital Mutilation

With an estimated 20 million survivors, Nigeria has the third-highest number of women and girls who have undergone FGM worldwide

In 2013, Ekiti had 72 percent prevalent rate, but in 2019 it reduced to 57.9 percent

Police say the defendants between December 16 and 17, 2021, subjected a two-year-old girl to genital mutilation.

A lecturer said 13 states in the country had passed a law against FGM

35 traditional rulers signed a document denouncing the practice

The agencies say at least 200 million girls and women have had their genitals mutilated

This new trend is being referred to as the "medicalisation of FGM".

Five of those arrested are parents of the victims.

The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act signed into law by former President Jonathan in 2015 bans FGM

Organisers say the girls could win $15,000 if they win.

Nigeria has the highest prevalence rate of FGM in the world.

The group also plans hospital dedicated to FGM victims and their medical needs in Burkina Faso.

"We believe that there's gender discrimination, so we use this day as an opportunity to speak.”

“Medicalised female genital mutilation gives a false sense of security."

South-Western Nigeria has the highest prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation

In Lagos, four out of 10 girls or women had undergone female genital mutilation.

The first lady sets up a campaign against the practice.

The former president says genital mutilation is a heinous crime against womanhood, the community and humanity

Oyo State has the highest number of victims.

The ban was announced on Tuesday.

The national average prevalence rate on female genital mutilation stands at 50 per cent.

The hospital offers free treatment to all victims of Female Genital Mutilation globally. Thousands of victims of Female Genital Mutilation, ...

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting involves the cutting away all or part the female’s genitalia. A new report released by the United ...