FGM is a violation of the human rights of girls and women. FGM Prevalence In Nigeria Nigeria is among the 17 coun­tries where FGM is still prevalent, with millions of girls and women subjected to ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a pressing human rights issue in Nigeria, with devastating health implications for women and girls. D espite sustained global and local efforts, the ...

Among the socio-cultural anomalies in Nigeria and many parts of Africa, female genital mutilation remains topmost, despite the many wars to stamp out the tide. Unarguably, the justification for ...

It begins with a cut. A seemingly small incision; often celebrated as a rite of passage and a symbol of purity and tradition. However, for millions of Nigerian women and girls, that single cut ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 230 million girls and women across 30 countries in Africa, the Middle ...

Plan International Nigeria, an independent humanitarian non-profit organisation, has condemned the growing trend of medicalised Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), where healthcare professionals ...

A cultural analyst, Professor Anthony Ugwu, has stated that the age-long practice of female Genital Mutilationb(FGM) has drastically reduced by 85 percent in Abakaliki LGA of Ebonyi State.

The story of FGM and the birth of women-led movements to end this human rights violation of girls and women is mirrored across many parts of the world. Nguvu Change Leader in Nigeria, Victoria ...

Female Genital Mutilation causes about 44,000 deaths each year in more than a dozen countries. This is the grim revelation from a new report cited in The Conversation Africa by Heather D.