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FG Accuses Security Agents Of Impregnating Teenage Girls

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Saturday said officials of the various security agencies in Nigeria do impregnate teenage girls in their host communities.

The FG, through the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) said the situation has been creating conflicts in various communities across the nation.

IPCR is an agency under the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saddled with the responsibility of resolving conflicts among individuals or groups.

NAN reports that the agency is primarily a research centre, a think-tank and an agency to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity

Groups Equip Teenage Girls On Media Engagement, Advocacy

Action Health Incorporated, in conjunction with Rise Up, has trained 60 teenage girls in Lagos State on media engagement and evidence-based advocacy.
They were also equipped with skills on storytelling and public dialogue to strengthen their voices in demanding for change in their respective communities.

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The groups, which took them on a five-day training, noted that from research and observation, many adolescent girls in Nigeria face human rights abuses on a daily basis. Others include gender-based violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and limitations on their mobility, education, employment,