Latest items for Nigeria
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Feb. 7, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Efforts to end trafficking and sexual exploitation are being implemented by NGOs and the Nigerian government. However, a 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State placed Nigeria in Tier 2 for trafficking. This ranking indicates that while Nigeria does not fully meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, it is making significant efforts" (para 14). This paragraph shows that Nigeria’s Tier 2 anti-trafficking ranking reflects joint efforts by the government and NGOs to address trafficking, indicating that NGOs providing services to women are present in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Efforts to end trafficking and sexual exploitation are being implemented by NGOs and the Nigerian government. However, a 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State placed Nigeria in Tier 2 for trafficking. This ranking indicates that while Nigeria does not fully meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, it is making significant efforts" (para 14). This paragraph shows that Nigeria’s Tier 2 anti-trafficking ranking reflects joint efforts by the government and NGOs to address trafficking, indicating that NGOs providing services to women are present in the country (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The report [the 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State] noted increased convictions of traffickers and new state-level initiatives, such as Edo State’s anti-trafficking law and the establishment of task forces in Delta and Ondo states. However, it also highlighted areas needing improvement" (para 15). "In May 2023, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised concerns about exploitative recruitment drives to Iraq. Rogue agents involved in recruiting and 'selling' women are reportedly under investigation, according to a NAPTIP official who spoke to Al Jazeera" (para 16). This paragraph shows that Nigeria is actively enforcing its anti-trafficking laws through NAPTIP, a government agency, investigations into...more
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"The report [the 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State] noted increased convictions of traffickers and new state-level initiatives, such as Edo State’s anti-trafficking law and the establishment of task forces in Delta and Ondo states. However, it also highlighted areas needing improvement" (para 15). "In May 2023, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised concerns about exploitative recruitment drives to Iraq. Rogue agents involved in recruiting and 'selling' women are reportedly under investigation, according to a NAPTIP official who spoke to Al Jazeera" (para 16). This paragraph shows that Nigeria is actively enforcing its anti-trafficking laws through NAPTIP, a government agency, investigations into...more
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3
"The cases of Agnes and Eniola [27 and 28-year-old Nigerian women] are also under investigation, but no timeline has been given for their repatriation. Nigeria lacks an embassy in Iraq, and NAPTIP is liaising with the Nigerian consulate in Jordan to assist the victims" (para 17). This paragraph shows that Nigeria is attempting to assist trafficked women abroad and arrange their repatriation, though limited by the absence of an embassy in Iraq (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3
"The cases of Agnes and Eniola [27 and 28-year-old Nigerian women] are also under investigation, but no timeline has been given for their repatriation. Nigeria lacks an embassy in Iraq, and NAPTIP is liaising with the Nigerian consulate in Jordan to assist the victims" (para 17). This paragraph shows that Nigeria is attempting to assist trafficked women abroad and arrange their repatriation, though limited by the absence of an embassy in Iraq (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 7, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"Efforts to end trafficking and sexual exploitation are being implemented by NGOs and the Nigerian government. However, a 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State placed Nigeria in Tier 2 for trafficking. This ranking indicates that while Nigeria does not fully meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, it is making significant efforts" (para 14). This paragraph shows that the Nigerian government is actively implementing anti-trafficking programs and initiatives aimed at combating the problem (MR-CODER COMMENT). "In May 2023, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised concerns about exploitative recruitment drives to Iraq. Rogue agents involved in recruiting and 'selling' women are reportedly under investigation,...more
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1
"Efforts to end trafficking and sexual exploitation are being implemented by NGOs and the Nigerian government. However, a 2019 report by the U.S. Department of State placed Nigeria in Tier 2 for trafficking. This ranking indicates that while Nigeria does not fully meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking, it is making significant efforts" (para 14). This paragraph shows that the Nigerian government is actively implementing anti-trafficking programs and initiatives aimed at combating the problem (MR-CODER COMMENT). "In May 2023, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) raised concerns about exploitative recruitment drives to Iraq. Rogue agents involved in recruiting and 'selling' women are reportedly under investigation,...more
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: Laos, Nigeria
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Some places have no laws, or weak ones, around surrogacy, like Laos and Nigeria" (para 34).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Some places have no laws, or weak ones, around surrogacy, like Laos and Nigeria" (para 34).
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Nigeria in 2023 was 32.2%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Nigeria in 2023 was 32.2%.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Nigeria's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Nigeria's laws permit abortion to save the life of the mother.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Permit abortion in certain cases, for example, if the woman’s life is at risk, and / or in cases of foetal abnormality or rape include" (Para 21).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SMPP-PRACTICE-1
"The [COVID-19] lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and girls to access safe period products. While this posed a challenge for all women in her community, those from less privileged backgrounds were particularly hard-hit... "We have come to a point where getting three meals a day is a problem. So, getting disposable sanitary pads every month when the prices are being constantly hiked is a challenge. It's the biggest thing that pushed me to start making reusable pads""(para. 8-9, 11). "In the northern part of the country, it's not something that you are expected to talk about. When you are on your period, you...more
Variables: SMPP-PRACTICE-1
"The [COVID-19] lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and girls to access safe period products. While this posed a challenge for all women in her community, those from less privileged backgrounds were particularly hard-hit... "We have come to a point where getting three meals a day is a problem. So, getting disposable sanitary pads every month when the prices are being constantly hiked is a challenge. It's the biggest thing that pushed me to start making reusable pads""(para. 8-9, 11). "In the northern part of the country, it's not something that you are expected to talk about. When you are on your period, you...more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"In Kano, [Maryam Muhammed, a women's rights activist in Kano, a city in northwest Nigeria] also educates her community about reproductive and sexual health. "The biggest barrier [to fighting period poverty] is what we call Kunya – shame. You don't have shame if you talk about periods in public. It's a societal barrier. We lack information, we lack knowledge, we lack guidance and part of what I do to break this barrier is to talk about it. I make videos, I talk to them in person." In her work, Muhammed has faced verbal harassment, being called derogatory names: "They tag you 'Yar Iska', (wayward woman) and shameless" (para. 16-17).more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"In Kano, [Maryam Muhammed, a women's rights activist in Kano, a city in northwest Nigeria] also educates her community about reproductive and sexual health. "The biggest barrier [to fighting period poverty] is what we call Kunya – shame. You don't have shame if you talk about periods in public. It's a societal barrier. We lack information, we lack knowledge, we lack guidance and part of what I do to break this barrier is to talk about it. I make videos, I talk to them in person." In her work, Muhammed has faced verbal harassment, being called derogatory names: "They tag you 'Yar Iska', (wayward woman) and shameless" (para. 16-17).more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In Kano, [Maryam Muhammed, a women's rights activist in Kano, a city in northwest Nigeria] also educates her community about reproductive and sexual health. "The biggest barrier [to fighting period poverty] is what we call Kunya – shame. You don't have shame if you talk about periods in public. It's a societal barrier. We lack information, we lack knowledge, we lack guidance and part of what I do to break this barrier is to talk about it. I make videos, I talk to them in person"" (para. 16)."[Shamsiyya Ibrahim, a women's rights activist in Kaduna, a city in northwest Nigeria] believes that the biggest challenge in addressing period poverty is...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"In Kano, [Maryam Muhammed, a women's rights activist in Kano, a city in northwest Nigeria] also educates her community about reproductive and sexual health. "The biggest barrier [to fighting period poverty] is what we call Kunya – shame. You don't have shame if you talk about periods in public. It's a societal barrier. We lack information, we lack knowledge, we lack guidance and part of what I do to break this barrier is to talk about it. I make videos, I talk to them in person"" (para. 16)."[Shamsiyya Ibrahim, a women's rights activist in Kaduna, a city in northwest Nigeria] believes that the biggest challenge in addressing period poverty is...more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"[Hajara] Husseini is part of a larger movement of women in northern Nigeria who are working to combat period poverty and the gender inequalities it perpetuates. Shamsiyya Ibrahim and Maryam Muhammed are also advocating in their respective cities of Kaduna and Kano in the northwest. Halima Yarima, in Borno, is leading the charge in the north-east, where she works with displaced women" (para. 5). "During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, Muhammed, 29, observed the scarcity of sanitary pads and its impact on women and girls. The lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and girls to access safe period products. While this posed a challenge...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"[Hajara] Husseini is part of a larger movement of women in northern Nigeria who are working to combat period poverty and the gender inequalities it perpetuates. Shamsiyya Ibrahim and Maryam Muhammed are also advocating in their respective cities of Kaduna and Kano in the northwest. Halima Yarima, in Borno, is leading the charge in the north-east, where she works with displaced women" (para. 5). "During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, Muhammed, 29, observed the scarcity of sanitary pads and its impact on women and girls. The lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and girls to access safe period products. While this posed a challenge...more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
""In some camps, most of the girls complain that they have difficulties accessing [shared] toilets due to fear. When they go out, they are being harassed," Yarima says. This creates a major challenge for their reproductive health, she says, as they are unable to bathe and wash up properly during and after menstruation" (para. 15). The camps referred to in this quote are camps for displaced individuals in Borno state, who have been evacuated from their homes due to local fighting (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
""In some camps, most of the girls complain that they have difficulties accessing [shared] toilets due to fear. When they go out, they are being harassed," Yarima says. This creates a major challenge for their reproductive health, she says, as they are unable to bathe and wash up properly during and after menstruation" (para. 15). The camps referred to in this quote are camps for displaced individuals in Borno state, who have been evacuated from their homes due to local fighting (NAC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In Nigeria, an estimated 37 million women and girls experience period poverty, meaning that they are unable to access or afford menstrual products like pads and tampons, but also pain medication and underwear. It's a situation that remains largely unaddressed within society, even as the escalating cost of sanitary pads over the past five years has made the problem worse, putting an essential product out of reach for a large portion of the population" (para. 3)."During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, Muhammed, 29, observed the scarcity of sanitary pads and its impact on women and girls. The lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"In Nigeria, an estimated 37 million women and girls experience period poverty, meaning that they are unable to access or afford menstrual products like pads and tampons, but also pain medication and underwear. It's a situation that remains largely unaddressed within society, even as the escalating cost of sanitary pads over the past five years has made the problem worse, putting an essential product out of reach for a large portion of the population" (para. 3)."During the COVID-19 pandemic in Kano, Muhammed, 29, observed the scarcity of sanitary pads and its impact on women and girls. The lockdown left many shops and kiosks closed, making it difficult for women and...more
Oct. 24, 2025, 11:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"In Borno state, where conflict has displaced over 1.7 million people, more than half of those displaced are women and girls" (para. 13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-3
"In Borno state, where conflict has displaced over 1.7 million people, more than half of those displaced are women and girls" (para. 13).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Aug. 16, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nigeria, about 1.25 million induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 33 abortions/1000 women), and about 212,000 women were treated for complications of unsafe abortion. A more recent study in 2018 showed that abortions are much more common in Nigeria (45.8 abortions per 1000 women). Despite post-abortion care being a public health imperative, a considerable proportion of women are unable to access quality PAC services in much of SSA. In 2012, almost 285,000 women who had induced abortions in Nigeria experienced complications serious enough to require treatment, but could not receive the medical care they needed" (Page 2). "Only 48% of facilities in Nigeria could provide basic PAC services" (3).more
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"Nigeria, about 1.25 million induced abortions occurred in 2012 (rate of 33 abortions/1000 women), and about 212,000 women were treated for complications of unsafe abortion. A more recent study in 2018 showed that abortions are much more common in Nigeria (45.8 abortions per 1000 women). Despite post-abortion care being a public health imperative, a considerable proportion of women are unable to access quality PAC services in much of SSA. In 2012, almost 285,000 women who had induced abortions in Nigeria experienced complications serious enough to require treatment, but could not receive the medical care they needed" (Page 2). "Only 48% of facilities in Nigeria could provide basic PAC services" (3).more
Aug. 16, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Nigeria presents a peculiar case where abortion legal frameworks vary by jurisdiction with about three legal systems applicable to abortion: the penal code applicable in the northern states, the criminal code in the southern states and across the other states; while Sharia penal legislation is applicable in 12 Northern states [10, 14]. In general, abortion is illegal unless done to save the life and health of the mother; specific states have extended conditions under which women can obtain abortion to include rape and incest [10]. As such, women of diverse social and demographic backgrounds within these countries, in need of safe termination of pregnancy resort to unsafe abortion methods and...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Nigeria presents a peculiar case where abortion legal frameworks vary by jurisdiction with about three legal systems applicable to abortion: the penal code applicable in the northern states, the criminal code in the southern states and across the other states; while Sharia penal legislation is applicable in 12 Northern states [10, 14]. In general, abortion is illegal unless done to save the life and health of the mother; specific states have extended conditions under which women can obtain abortion to include rape and incest [10]. As such, women of diverse social and demographic backgrounds within these countries, in need of safe termination of pregnancy resort to unsafe abortion methods and...more
Aug. 16, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Less than one in ten primary-level facilities in Kenya (6.3%) and Nigeria (8.6%) had capacity to deliver all elements of basic PAC services, which include-treatment of complications, family planning counselling and contraceptive services, ability to refer patients needing referral (through presence of vehicle with fuel), and staff capable of conducting normal deliveries" (Page 5). "[J]ust one-third of referrallevel health facilities in Burkina Faso (30%) and Nigeria (25.8%) could deliver the entire package of comprehensive PAC services, compared to 42.9% in Kenya. These services included - treatment of complications, family planning counseling and contraceptive services, ability to conduct blood transfusion, major abdominal surgery, and having a vehicle with fuel for possible...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-1
"Less than one in ten primary-level facilities in Kenya (6.3%) and Nigeria (8.6%) had capacity to deliver all elements of basic PAC services, which include-treatment of complications, family planning counselling and contraceptive services, ability to refer patients needing referral (through presence of vehicle with fuel), and staff capable of conducting normal deliveries" (Page 5). "[J]ust one-third of referrallevel health facilities in Burkina Faso (30%) and Nigeria (25.8%) could deliver the entire package of comprehensive PAC services, compared to 42.9% in Kenya. These services included - treatment of complications, family planning counseling and contraceptive services, ability to conduct blood transfusion, major abdominal surgery, and having a vehicle with fuel for possible...more
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 47% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 47%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 47% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 47%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Only four women serve in the 109-member senate, a drop from the seven female senators elected in 2015. The number of women in the 360-member House of Representatives has also declined, from 22 in 2015 to 17" (para 8). "She [Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan] lost the election, but in November 2023 a tribunal overturned the results, paving the way for her to become one of Nigeria’s youngest senators" (para 16).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"Only four women serve in the 109-member senate, a drop from the seven female senators elected in 2015. The number of women in the 360-member House of Representatives has also declined, from 22 in 2015 to 17" (para 8). "She [Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan] lost the election, but in November 2023 a tribunal overturned the results, paving the way for her to become one of Nigeria’s youngest senators" (para 16).
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"She also said she had received supportive emails from women across Nigeria, including some who were afraid to speak up about their own experiences. 'In Nigeria, most women who are sexually harassed in workplaces don’t even tell their husbands because they are afraid of being judged,' she said" (para 23).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"She also said she had received supportive emails from women across Nigeria, including some who were afraid to speak up about their own experiences. 'In Nigeria, most women who are sexually harassed in workplaces don’t even tell their husbands because they are afraid of being judged,' she said" (para 23).
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[N]o woman has ever been elected governor, vice-president or president" (para 7).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"[N]o woman has ever been elected governor, vice-president or president" (para 7).
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Godswill Akpabio had chastised his colleague Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for speaking out of turn, saying: 'We are not in a nightclub'. But after receiving what he said was a deluge of insulting text messages from Nigerians, he apologised publicly a few days later. In recent weeks, the two have been at the centre of a political row that has gripped the country, after an interview that Akpoti-Uduaghan gave to the broadcaster Arise TV in late February in which she accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. She alleged that in one incident Akpabio had told her that a motion she was trying to advance could be put to the senate if she 'took...more
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"Godswill Akpabio had chastised his colleague Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for speaking out of turn, saying: 'We are not in a nightclub'. But after receiving what he said was a deluge of insulting text messages from Nigerians, he apologised publicly a few days later. In recent weeks, the two have been at the centre of a political row that has gripped the country, after an interview that Akpoti-Uduaghan gave to the broadcaster Arise TV in late February in which she accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. She alleged that in one incident Akpabio had told her that a motion she was trying to advance could be put to the senate if she 'took...more
March 28, 2025, 5:29 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Women’s rights groups have condemned her suspension, and hundreds of women and girls marched in the states of Lagos, Enugu, Edo and Kaduna on Wednesday during a 'We are all Natasha' protest convened by the civil society coalition Womanifesto" (para 10). "[O]ne former senator said Akpoti-Uduaghan’s claims were 'a sign of weakness' and that sexual harassment happened only in schools" (para 19). "In the aftermath of her accusation, a false claim that Akpoti-Uduaghan had borne six children by six different men surfaced on social media. The senate spokesperson said a kiss she shared with her husband on the senate premises before submitting her petition was 'unspeakable' and an act of...more