Girls and young women freed from Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria continue to suffer severe hardships, including unlawful military detention, neglect, and inadequate support to start over, ...

Routine vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) prevents cervical cancer. Community health mobilizers in Nigeria are combatting vaccine misinformation and building trust, one family member at a ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria said it has vaccinated more than 18 million adolescent girls against the Human ...

A grassroots basketball initiative is giving girls in northern Nigeria a chance to train, compete and dream bigger.

Nov. 18 (UPI) --Two girls were rescued Tuesday after at least 25 schoolchildren and a teacher were kidnapped from a school in northwestern Nigeria, local officials said. Nigerian authorities said the ...

The Africa Faith and Justice Network is tackling child labor and domestic servitude in Nigeria with advocacy, awareness campaigns, economic empowerment, and partnership with government and traditional ...

In north central Nigeria’s Muslim-majority state of Kwara, where religious traditions shape daily life, a group of girls are challenging cultural norms by playing soccer. They’ve embraced the game’s ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday reported that Nigerian girls and young women who have escaped Boko Haram captivity continue to endure severe hardships amid persistent government inaction, according ...

The shift this Saturday morning starts early — to catch male weekend vacationers heading to the beach. The first women on the main road running through the decaying Italian seaside resort of Castel ...

As the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on Friday, one young Nigerian woman symbolizes a crisis that continues largely out of sight. Eight years ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – ActionAid Nigeria and its partners have called for urgent action to address the growing link between ...