Nigeria – IRISE Seeks Inclusion Of Rape, Incest Into Stop Guideline

Appolonia Adeyemi
March 5, 2026

In a move to reshape public narratives around sexual and reproductive health, the Initiative to Resist Institutional Slavery and Exploitation (IRISE) has urged the Lagos State Government to include rape and incest into the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP) Guidelines.

The stop guidelines are medical rules that help doctors decide when a pregnancy can be safely ended to protect a woman’s life. IRISE Executive Director, Omodele Ibitoye Ejeh made the call during a two-day training for journalists on Rights-based, Evidence-driven Reporting in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).

Continued: https://newtelegraphng.com/irise-seeks-inclusion-of-rape-incest-into-stop-guideline/

NIGERIA – Ogun govt reaffirms commitment to SToP guideline, maternal deaths reduction

October 9, 2025
By Gift Oba

Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to implementing the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (SToP) guidelines, aimed at providing safe, legal abortion services within the boundaries permitted by the Nigerian law.

According to the government, this would help strengthen the state’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality by ensuring access to medically supervised and rights-based reproductive healthcare services.

Continued; https://dailypost.ng/2025/10/09/ogun-govt-reaffirms-commitment-to-stop-guideline-maternal-deaths-reduction/

09.10.2025

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World Abortion Day: Nigerian women’s health rights in focus

2nd October 2025
Ene Oshaba

Every year on September 28, the world commemorates International Safe Abortion Day, a day rooted in the struggle for women’s rights to health and dignity. Originally launched in 1990 by the Campaña 28 de Septiembre in Latin America and the Caribbean, the day has grown into a global movement, observed in over 60 countries. It is a reminder that the right to safe abortion is not only a matter of personal choice but also a critical issue of public health, human rights, and social justice.

For millions of women and girls, particularly in Nigeria, abortion remains a life-or-death issue. It is estimated that 45 per cent of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, with the vast majority occurring in developing countries where restrictive laws and stigma block access to safe services. According to the World Health Organisation, unsafe abortion is one of the leading causes of preventable maternal deaths globally. In Nigeria, where maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the world, unsafe abortion remains a silent epidemic.

Continued: https://punchng.com/world-abortion-day-nigerian-womens-health-rights-in-focus/

NIGERIA – As Abuja court affirms right to safe abortion for sexual violence survivors

As Abuja court affirms right to safe abortion for sexual violence survivors

By Caroline Wambui
September 29, 2025

For far too long, survivors of rape and incest in Nigeria have faced significant challenges, second trauma: being forced by law and stigma to carry unwanted pregnancies.

A Federal High Court judgement in Abuja may finally begin to change that reality. In June 2025, Hon. Justice Olotu delivered a groundbreaking judgment affirming that when a woman or girl is impregnated through sexual violence, forcing her to continue the pregnancy violates her fundamental rights.

Continued: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/as-abuja-court-affirms-right-to-safe-abortion-for-sexual-violence-survivors/

NIGERIA – Jigawa govt adopts STOP policy to curb unsafe abortions

Adamu Amadu
September 26, 2025

The Jigawa State Government has received the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP) policy document, aimed at reducing cases of unsafe abortions carried out by quacks, unlicensed, and unqualified medical personnel across the state.

The document was officially presented shortly after a one-day high-level stakeholders’ meeting held at M-Town Hotel, Dutse, where participants deliberated on the formulation and implementation of the STOP policy in the state.

Continued: https://tribuneonlineng.com/jigawa-govt-adopts-stop-policy-to-curb-unsafe-abortions/

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Nigeria – Stakeholders pledge adequate dissemination of STOP guidelines in Akwa Ibom

September 17, 2025
by Lovina Anthony

Stakeholders from Ministries of Health, Education, Justice and Women Affairs in Akwa Ibom State have pledged to ensure full sensitization and dissemination of Safe Termination Of Pregnancy, STOP, guidelines in the state.

Akwa Ibom is one of the six states in Nigeria that have adopted and domesticated the STOP guidelines.

However, a report by the observatory team earlier trained by Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center, WARDC, to raise awareness on the STOP guidelines showed that many women and health workers in Akwa Ibom are not aware of the initiative.

Continued: https://dailypost.ng/2025/09/17/stakeholders-pledge-adequate-dissemination-of-stop-guidelines-in-akwa-ibom/