Sex Education removed from the Nigerian Educational Curriculum – Facts, possible consequences, and calls to action

On Tuesday, civil society organizations criticized the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, for directing the National School Research Development Council to remove sex education from the Nigerian educational curriculum. The Executive Director of Education as a Vaccine, Mrs. Toyin Chukwudozie, issued a statement in Abuja opposing the direction on behalf of 53 organizations. According... Read More

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Nigerian Educational Curriculum, sex education

August 23, 2021

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How to spot sexual grooming and protect children from sexual predators

The idea of sexual grooming – which is often a lead-up to sexual abuse – can sound a bit complicated in a culture like Nigeria where sex and sexuality are shrouded in so much hush hush mystery and wrapped in shame that Sex Education remains widely rejected by parents and guardians. Yet the consequence of... Read More

Culture

child molestation, sex education, Sexual assault, Sexual Grooming, sexual violence

May 5, 2021

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How sex education and demolishing purity culture could help in the fight against sexual violence

The first time I had sex it wasn’t sex, it was statutory rape. I wouldn’t know that until years later. After the deed was done – under the cover of night inside a parked car in an open field few people venture into at night. I went home and took a sponge to my body... Read More

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honour culture, purity culture, sex education, sexual violence, statutory rape

December 11, 2019

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Special: Sex education is vital if we will stop the scourge of sexual violence

Shortly after I turned eight, my father threatened to shoot me. Now, my university-educated father was a pacifist; an upright accountant. But he had the temper tantrum of a stormy sea. Our household had the misfortune of experiencing his dark moods when a thirteen-year-old cousin fell pregnant for our fourteen-year-old neighbour. A cloud of gloom... Read More

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girl child education, sex education

August 7, 2017

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Young Nigerians need to be taught about sex differently

As Nigeria is home of the just and holy and chaste, there are hardly ever conversations about sex. A lot of the sexual education young people ever get is from pornography and randy housekeepers or irresponsible uncles and cousins. For other people like me with parents that are medical practitioners, sex education came in the... Read More

Thinking Through

Religion, sex education, takeaways, twitter.

May 19, 2017

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Opinion: Understanding the need for sex education

by Stand to end rape (STER) Initiative Sex education is coaching on matters generally relating to human sexuality. These issues include emotional relations/responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual abuse and violence, sexual/reproductive health, consent, sexual/reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexual abstinence. The topic of sex education is a sensitive one globally,... Read More

Opinion

consent, nigeria, opinion, Porn, rape, sex education, STER, teenagers

February 21, 2017

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The Sexuality Blog: Is it really so hard to keep sexual predators out of schools?

In Edo state, a corper put up a picture of a teenage girl, with a caption that made my head spin. This is a student put under his care, a young impressionable girl, conditioned by the nationalistic pride that shrouds the NYSC to look up to this university graduate that has been asked to educate... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

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April 11, 2014

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7 things to do when giving your kid the sex talk

by Michelle Mayer Before you have the sex talk with your kids, ask them what they have already learned from school and from friends. Most kids are grossed out in health class, and they are more entertained by their friend’s sexual stories that are made up most of the time. Giving your kid the sex... Read More

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August 25, 2013

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Face of shame: Female sex education teacher charged with raping 14-year-old boy, sends ‘TOPLESS AND NAKED’ photos to him (PICTURED)

A sex education teacher has been accused of raping a 14-year-old student from her school. Rachelle Gendron is also alleged to have sent the teen photos of herself naked and topless during their affair. Prosecutors said the 27 year old sent dozens of text messages during the course of the affair which began last October.... Read More

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May 23, 2013

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Myne Whitman: Why Baby Factories will continue to thrive in Nigeria (Y! Superblogger)

I believe it is only when we begin to speak out and address the above taboos that illegal baby trafficking will reduce. I started this post when I read news that another “baby factory” has been found in Enugu so soon after a previous one was raided in Imo State. In the news report, it... Read More

babies born outside marriage, Baby factories, illegal baby trafficking, infertility among couples, sex education, teenage pregnancy, Y! Superblogger

November 16, 2012

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TICKER: Sex Education in 3D: School principal dresses girl in porn costume, and more

Steven Werner is protesting a Michigan principal’s decision to educate his daughter on porn, calling it an act of bullying and demanding a written apology. The 10th grade girl went to school on halloween wearing a pink and black female pirate costume the other week, but was called to the Utica High School principal’s office... Read More

Dress Code, Education: Michigan, Halloween In Schools, Janet Jones, School Dress Code, School Halloween, School Halloween Costume, Sex Ed, sex education, Steven Werner, Utica High School, Weird News

July 20, 2012

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Five reasons why Financial education is more important than Sex education in public schools

By Dr.Boyce Watkins Two things that tend to affect our brains in the same way are money and sex. They are also two things that can get us into the most trouble. So, as a Finance Professor, I thought I would explain five reasons why Financial education is at least as important than sex education... Read More

Boyce Watkins, financial education, public schools, sex education

Sex Education removed from the Nigerian Educational Curriculum – Facts, possible consequences, and calls to action

How to spot sexual grooming and protect children from sexual predators

How sex education and demolishing purity culture could help in the fight against sexual violence

Special: Sex education is vital if we will stop the scourge of sexual violence

The Thread: “45mins straight up pounding must be WWE” | Omojuwa gives lessons in “drilling”

Young Nigerians need to be taught about sex differently

Opinion: Understanding the need for sex education

The Sexuality Blog: Is it really so hard to keep sexual predators out of schools?

7 things to do when giving your kid the sex talk

Face of shame: Female sex education teacher charged with raping 14-year-old boy, sends ‘TOPLESS AND NAKED’ photos to him (PICTURED)

Myne Whitman: Why Baby Factories will continue to thrive in Nigeria (Y! Superblogger)

TICKER: Sex Education in 3D: School principal dresses girl in porn costume, and more

Five reasons why Financial education is more important than Sex education in public schools

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