The Oyo State Primary Health Care Board, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) through the Centre for Comprehensive Promotion of Reproductive Health (CCPRH), has organised a one-day capacity-building training to strengthen advocacy for the abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across the state. The training, held at Plaza De Aruna Hotel in…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu There is need for sustainable commitment and deliberate investment, if the target to end Female Genital Mutilation, FGM would be a reality. This was the consensus of stakeholders at a event organised by Oyo State government in collaboration with United Nations Fund for Population Activities, UNFPA and United Nations Children Fund, UNICF,…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu In continuation of efforts to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Children (VAC), the Oyo State Government has joined forces with UNICEF and Trailblazer Initiative Nigeria to roll out new interventions aimed at protecting women and children, while empowering former practitioners of harmful traditional practices through vocational…
Wife of the President, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has urged parents and guardians across the nation to protect the rights, vulnerability and well-being of the girl child in the country. Tinubu stated this in a statement signed on Tuesday in commemoration of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), under the theme…