The expert added that Infibulations, which is the total removal of the clitoris and stitching of the vagina to allow small hole for urination, was the most common in Nasarawa State, with 22 per cent, Kaduna State has 21 per cent and Bayelsa State with 20 per cent
Enyiazu disclosed the practice was higher among women whose mothers were circumcised, adding: “The higher the level of education of a woman, the less her daughter’s chance of being mutilated
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“This may be the last opportunity to ensure that the WHO is empowered, to build an effective emergency response capacity,” warned an advance unedited copy of the UN panel’s report made available online over the weekend in a link on the UN’s Daily Journal website
The development forced the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho, to quickly resolve to executive session during the budget defence with Minister of Health
This followed the announcement on Saturday by the South South zone of church that it was pulling out of the Assemblies of God Nigeria
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in New York, United States of America
The Commissioner for Water Resources in the state, Chief Charles Egumgbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday that the money was to be used to carry out repair and maintenance of broken down facilities in the two water schemes
Speaking at the event in Osogbo, Prof. Modupe Onadeko, the National President of Inter-African Committee on Female Genital Mutilation, said the act is linked to history and religion and is regarded as a ritual or a must for both male and female
The report said that half of mutilation victims lived in three countries
Ukoh said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja
This was disclosed by Dr. Bilali Camara, the Country Director of UNAIDS, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Friday
Dr. Shehu Bawa, the Director of Veterinary Services of the state Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano that the birds were killed in 49 farms
This was done with the commissioning of the Maternal and Newborn Child Health Centre, Birnin Yari-Jega, at the Jega General Hospital
Eleri made the statement in Abuja on Friday at a one-day Consultative Forum on Gender Issues in Renewable Energy Management Options
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Usman lost two of his eyes to unknown persons suspected to be ritualists in Zaria, Kaduna State recently
Alhaji Abubakar during a visit to Federal Medical Centre, Yola
Nwachukwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday that caffeine could cause an increase in adrenaline, which elevates the blood pressure
This was contained in a joint statement issued by the UNFPA Executive Director, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, and the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, in Abuja
Prof. Adewole made this statement on Wednesday during the commemoration of the 2016 World Cancer Day in Abuja
The book, titled: “Breast Cancer Facts,” was written to enlighten and educate members of the public about the disease, its treatment and management with a view to reducing the incidence of the scourge
Anthony Costello, WHO Director for Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, said if it was confirmed that the mosquitoes that carried Zika virus were present in Africa, parts of southern Europe and Asia, particularly South Asia, then there could be a problem