Tag: #FIDA
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NOA MOVES TO PARTNER FIDA ON FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN KOGI
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kogi State has expressed readiness to partner with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) to provide free legal services for members of the public. The State Director of NOA, Mrs Aileku Ayedime, made the pledge during a stakeholders’ consultation meeting with female judicial officers in Lokoja. She said…
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FIDA WARNS WOMEN’S EXCLUSION WEAKENS NIGERIA’S LEGISLATURE AND DEVELOPMENT
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria has raised alarm over the systemic exclusion and underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s legislature, calling it a serious setback to national development. Mrs. Chioma Onyenucheya-Uko, Chairperson of FIDA Abuja, spoke at the 2025 FIDA Law Week themed “Advancing Women’s Representation: Reserved Seats and the Future of Nigeria’s…
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SOUTH-WESTERS CALL FOR TOUGHER LAWS, PROSECUTIONS AGAINST FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
Voices from the South-West are rising to demand stronger legal frameworks and firmer prosecution of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices across the region and Nigeria at large. This call came during a focused one-day training and engagement that brought together law enforcement, prosecutors, judiciary members, and Survivor-Centred Legal Aid advocates to combat gender-based violence (GBV)…
