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Nigeria: Judge Declares Sex Work is Not a Crime
Premium Times, 19 December 2019
A Nigerian court has voided the arrest of commercial sex workers in Abuja by law enforcement officials. Read more »
Sex Work is Not a Crime, Says Nigerian Court
Justice Binta Nyako has awarded damages to 16 women who were arrested for being sex workers in 2017. It is the first time a Nigerian court has ruled on the legality of sex work.
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Nigeria: Reactions - Sex Work Is Not a Crime - Nigerian Judge
Vanguard, 20 December 2019
Against the backdrop of a Nigerian court that declared on Thursday that s£x work is not a crime since there is no law that forbids it, Nigerians have taken to Twitter to… Read more »
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Nigeria: Inside the Apprehensive World of Nigerian Sex Workers in Ghana
Premium Times, 11 November 2018
The night is cool and so is the countenance of Rose at the prospect of attending to her first customer for the day. Business started for her about two hours ago, but on a drab… Read more »
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Nigeria: Controversy Trails Arrests of Women At Abuja Night Clubs
Premium Times, 30 April 2019
The raids of night clubs and arrests of women in the past few weeks have continued to raise concerns over the legality of the action by the Nigerian security agencies. Read more »
InFocus
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The debate around sex work has intensified in both local and international media. It has been linked to human trafficking and modern-day slavery, abuse, and the exploitation of ... Read more »
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The Austrian movie, Joy, is about Nigerian sex-workers in Vienna, but the Academy says it has too much dialogue in English. The film was submitted in the Best International Feature ... Read more »
