A cultural analyst, Professor Anthony Ugwu, has stated that the age-long practice of female Genital Mutilationb(FGM) has ...

UNICEF called on Friday for greater global efforts to end child marriages and provide quality education for all girls, emphasizing the importance of a multisectoral approach to target the root cause ...

ShareAlthough there is a consensus that female genital mutilation (FGM) has been a prevalence practice in Africa and Nigeria, ...

A leading women's rights campaigner has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she was subjected to female genital mutilation at the age of just seven in her home country of The Gambia. Fatou Baldeh ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful navigational tools on Android. It enables people to preview a trip and plan for obstacles. However, knowing how to find where you are right now on the map is ...

The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in conjunction with UNICEF, have added impetus to the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Imo State. The Imo State director, NOA, Mrs ...

Now, the first lady is on a mission to end one of the most harmful and harrowing practices known to man — female genital mutilation. According to the World Health Organisation, female genital ...

FGM/C is present in at least 94 countries, across the world. NGO awards bursaries worth Sh1.5 million which will benefit 85 students.

ENDING FGM/C REQUIRES BETTER DATA AND MORE FUNDING In 2020, UNICEF estimated at least 200 million women and girls had undergone FGM/C in 31 countries. In 2024, UNICEF updated the figure to over ...

The report found that efforts to end FGM remain hindered by reluctance from governments to act, particularly in countries not widely associated with FGM. Other obstacles include weak legal ...

The organisation warned that this practice undermines efforts to end FGM by 2030 and called for stricter legal measures against medical practitioners involved. In a statement to commemorate the ...

Senator Tinubu also highlighted the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM), saying Nigeria should have moved beyond such harmful practices. The First Lady called for greater awareness and ...