Tag: sex education

YNaija November 8, 2022

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.…

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Ado Aminu August 23, 2021

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…

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Ado Aminu May 5, 2021

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…

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Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam December 11, 2019

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…

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Ezinne August 30, 2017

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

It must be freaky Friday, we thought, when we saw one of the Overlords of TwitterNG politico put this out: Eskus, sir... Come again. This is all of…

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Oluwatosin Adeshokan August 7, 2017

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…

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Op-ed Editor May 19, 2017

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…

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Editor February 21, 2017

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…

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April 11, 2014

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…

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August 25, 2013

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…

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May 23, 2013

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…

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November 16, 2012

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…

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July 20, 2012

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…

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