Nigeria
Region: Africa / Population: 213,401M / Female Population: 105,574M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
1976 Legal Aid Council Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
1989 Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
1990 Section 357 of the Criminal Code and Section 282 of the Penal Code Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
1995 National Human Rights Commission Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
1997 National Centre for Women Development Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
1998 National Baseline Survey of Positive and Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting Women and Girls in Nigeria Research and statistical data > Dedicated violence against women survey Other harmful practices
2003 Child Rights Act (Minimum Age for Marriage) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2003 Demographic and Health Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Female genital mutilation
2003 National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2003 Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Law Enforcement and Administration Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
2005 Citizens Rights Department Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2006 Nigeria Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Female genital mutilation
2006 National Gender Data Bank Research and statistical data > Administrative data Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2006 National Gender Policy Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2006 Training of Law Enforcement Agencies Services > Justice > Training Violence against women and girls
2006 Training of Police Officers on Violence against Women Services > Police > Training Violence against women and girls
2006 Training of the Military on Violence against Women and Sexual Harassment Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Military Sexual harassment; Violence against women and girls
2007 Temporary Shelter for Women Victims/Survivors of Violence Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Violence against women and girls
2008 Demographic and Health Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2009 Awareness Walk: "Act, Demand: We Can End Violence against Women" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2009 Community Level Advocacy and Social Mobilization on all Forms of Violence against Women Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2010 Section 17 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2010 Section 34 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2011 Annual Budget to Address the Issue of Violence against Women Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2011 Legal Unit of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development Services > Social services > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2011 National Bureau Of Statistics Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2011 Rehabilitation Of Perpetrators Of Violence Against Women Perpetrators Programme Violence against women and girls
2011 Safe Houses for Victims/Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence
2013 Demographic and Health Survey 2013 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2014 Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
2015 Trafficking in Persons Law Enforcement and Administration Act (Amendment) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
2015 Violence against Children in Nigeria - Findings from a National Survey 2014 Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey Violence against women and girls
2015 Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation; Violence against women and girls
2018 i-report Mobile Application: Report Trafficking Cases Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Trafficking
2018 The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2019 Sex Offenders Register Perpetrators Programme Trafficking
2020 National Gender Based Violence Data Collation Tool Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
2022 2026 National Action Plan on Human Trafficing in Nigeria 2022-2026 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Trafficking
Transit Centers for Women and Girl Survivors of Boko Haram Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling Violence against women and girls
2021 Expansion of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery Violence against women and girls
2021 2026 National Strategy to End Child Marriage (2021–2026) Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
2021 2026 Expansion of One-Stop Centres for GBV Survivors Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers Violence against women and girls
2019 HeForShe Campaign and Community Dialogues to Prevent GBV Prevention > Community mobilization Violence against women and girls
2020 National GBV Data Situation Room Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls
2023 Local reforms to address SGBV Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2021 2026 National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) Budgets > External funds Violence against women and girls
2021 Break the Silence Campaign on Reproductive Rights Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2019 Annual Training of Midwives and Health Workers on Reproductive Health Services > Health > Training Violence against women and girls
2021 Establishment of Primary Health Care Steering Committee Services > Health Violence against women and girls
2019 Donor-Funded Reproductive Health Programmes Budgets > External funds Violence against women and girls
2022 Relaunch of GEEP 2.0 to Empower Women Entrepreneurs Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
2015 Health Management Information System for Gender-Disaggregated Data Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Health Violence against women and girls
2020 Gender-based violence education into primary and secondary school Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
2020 Microcredit and Financial Training for Women Farmers and Artisans Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Violence against women and girls
2020 Support for Women-Led Media Organizations Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Media Violence against women and girls
2020 Voice of Women Conference by Women Radio Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2020 Inclusion of Women in Community Security Structures Prevention > Community mobilization Violence against women and girls
2021 2026 National Gender Policy (2021-2026) Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2021 Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) Institutional mechanisms Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2018 MenEngage Nigeria Initiative Prevention > Working with men and boys Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2023 Girls Safe Spaces under Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project Prevention > Education > Non-formal education Child early and forced marriage
2012 Parenting for Lifelong Health Initiative Prevention > Community mobilization Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2015 Women Radio WFM 91.7 Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2019 Disability Rights Law (2019) Laws > Other relevant laws Violence against women and girls
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