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Nigeria: FG to UN - 'No Going Back On Anti-Gay Marriage Law'
Leadership, 14 March 2014
The Federal Government has told the United Nations that there is "no going back" on the anti-gay marriage law in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria: We Are Not Imposing Same-Sex Culture On Nigeria - U.S. Envoy
Vanguard, 3 February 2014
Last week we published the first part of the media roundtable with the new US Ambassador, Mr. James Entwistle, in this concluding exerpt, the envoy clarifies his country's position… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Anti-Gay Law Draconian - Pocock
Vanguard, 4 February 2014
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambasador Andrew Pocock, has described the anti-gay law recently signed by President Goodluck Jonathan as draconian, saying that informed… Read more »
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Nigeria: Anti-Gay Law - Onwuliri Decries Western Countries Double Standards
Leadership, 2 February 2014
The Nigeria's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, has accused Western countries of double standards over a law banning same-sex marriages. Read more »
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Nigeria: Anti-Gay Law - Nigeria Accuses U.S, U.K, Others of 'Double Standards'
Premium Times, 2 February 2014
The Nigerian Government has accused western nations of double standards over a new law banning same-sex marriages. Read more »
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Nigeria: Anti-Gay Law - Nigeria Accuses U.S., UK, Others of Double Standards
Vanguard, 3 February 2014
THE Federal Government has accused western nations of double standards over a new law banning same-sex marriages in the country. Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viola Onwuliri,… Read more »
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Uganda: UK Condemns Nigeria and Uganda for Anti-Gay Law
Daily Trust, 2 February 2014
In Nigeria last month, President Goodluck Jonathan signed into law a bill which bans same-sex marriages, gay groups and shows of same-sex public affection. Read more »
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Nigeria: Gay Law - Nigerians, Not Foreigners, Should Determine Our Human Rights - Archbishop Kaigama
Daily Trust, 2 February 2014
The Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama is the Catholic Archbishop of Jos. In this interview, he spoke about the anti-gay law recently signed by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that… Read more »
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Nigeria: Throwing Out the Closet
Vanguard, 1 February 2014
This is something that President Jonathan did not do; he did not make any law against same-sex marriage. Read more »
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Nigeria: Leading Episcopalian Speaks Out On Ugandan, Nigerian Anti-Gay Legislation
ACNS, 28 January 2014
In the last month, many Westerners watched in horror as Uganda, and then Nigeria, enacted laws that are brutally repressive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.The… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Anti-Gay Law Won't Affect HIV Treatment - NACA
Premium Times, 27 January 2014
The Director General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, John Idoko, says no provision of the Anti-Same Sex Marriage Act will deny anybody access to HIV treatment. Read more »