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By Deji Elumoye, Alex Enumah in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, yesterday broke her silence since September last year, as she called for an end to the abduction of women and schoolgirls in her goodwill message to Nigerian women on International Women’s Day. However, in his goodwill message, President Muhammadu Buhari condemned discrimination against women in their places of work based on their gender, saying despite the gender discrimination, women remain the...

Mr Malami said the current administration knows well that giving a voice to women is an important aspect of development.

As the world celebrates this year's International Women's Day, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja As the world celebrates this year’s International Women’s Day, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, expressed the commitment of Nigeria towards ensuring an end to gender-based violence in the country. He said the Federal Government has focused significant attention on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence and is working towards the establishment of specialized courts and Judicial Divisions focused o...

Alex Enumah in Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment towards ending gender-based violence in the country. Malami reiterated government’s position in a speech he delivered to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD). According to the AGF, the federal government is focusing “significant attention on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence and therefore working towards the ...

Mr Malami said the current administration knows well that giving a voice to women is an important aspect of development.

The Federal Government is working towards the establishment of specialised courts and judicial divisions that will focus on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV).

Share The Federal Government is working towards the establishment of specialised courts and judicial divisions as part of efforts aimed towards addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the country. Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, (SAN), made this known while speaking at a virtual session on “Special Event on Gender Dimensions of Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism” organized by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime as...