No fewer than 10,326 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) were recorded across Nigeria between January and September 2025, the Federal Government has revealed.
Of this number, 2,444 survivors received care in recovery centres, while 511 benefitted from livelihoods and empowerment support.
The disclosure was made at the National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV) held in Abuja on Friday.
The event, organised by ActionAid Nigeria and other development partners, formed part of the activities marking the 2025 16 Days of Activism, themed: “UNiTE! End All Forms of Digital Violence against Women and Girls.”
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imam Suleiman-Ibrahim, was represented at the event by Dr Adanna Steinacker, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women’s Health.
Dr Steinacker highlighted that while the 2024 National Demographic and Health Survey recorded a decline in sexual, physical, and intimate partner violence, one in three women still experienced GBV.
She noted that technology-facilitated GBV remains underreported, often involving sexual torture, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, online blackmail, and digital manipulation.
“TF-GBV has caused severe trauma and, in some cases, fatalities,” she said.
Dr Steinacker added that the Federal Government is preparing to relaunch the National Electronic Dashboard on GBV to track trends, identify patterns, and improve nationwide case management.
She also disclosed plans to establish an Emergency GBV Response Fund, designed to bridge funding gaps and ensure operational stability for shelters, hotlines, emergency responses, and survivor rehabilitation.
Speaking at the dialogue, Mrs Cynthia Rowe, representative of the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, urged Nigeria to develop a national online gender safety policy to coordinate agencies and enforce content moderation standards.
She called on social media platforms to remove harmful content within 48 hours and establish digital abuse courts and protection orders, integrating police, legal aid, and psychosocial support.
Rowe also recommended mandatory gender-sensitive cybercrime training for law enforcement officers.
ActionAid Nigeria Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, said the dialogue aimed to strengthen national coordination, close legal gaps, and co-create a National Roadmap for prevention and response to TF-GBV.
He emphasised that the initiative seeks actionable solutions to improve protection, reporting, accountability, and digital safety for women and girls across the country.
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