Oluwaseun Osowobi Oluwaseun Osowobi, the Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative, is one of the survivors of COVID-19. Osowobi, who stayed in a Lagos State…
Thousands of petition signatures from Global Citizens are bringing Nigeria closer to implementing the VAPP Act across all 36 states to improve gender equality.
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Adamawa State House of Assembly has enacted a bill to eliminate violence in private and public life, as well as prohibit all forms of violence against persons in the state.
The passage of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill by lawmakers, which is awaiting assent by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, came on the heels of the rape of a six-month-old baby, lawmaker Kate Mamuno (PDP, Demsa), said. She is the only female of the 25-member state assembly.
Kate, who is chairperson, House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, spoke on Tuesday at the EU-UN Spotlight workshop on capacity building for enforcement of VAPP ACT, organised by Stand to End Rape Initiative.