The Nation Newspaper

Organisations seek increased funding to curb SGBV, implementation of VAPP Act

The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC), in collaboration with CARE International, has called for increased funding to curb Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country ...
The Punch Newspapers

VAPP bill passed on the heels of six-month-old baby’s rape -Adamawa lawmaker

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 ...
Vanguard

VAPP Act: WARDC hails Ayade for signing multi-sectoral costed action plan

ABUJA – A women’s rights group, operating under the aegis of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre,WARDC, has hailed the Cross River State governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, for signing the ...
The Nation Newspaper

FG conducts gap analysis on all VAPP laws

The federal government has conducted a gap analysis on all the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) laws in the states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The government through the ...