logo

Video encyclopedia

29/05/2013 Nigeria bans same-sex marriage

2:42

Nigeria's new anti-gay law

2:05

Nigeria passes Same Sex Marriage and Prohibition Bill of 2013

4:35

NIGERIA ANTI GAY BILL: BBC TRENDING UPDATE

1:11

Africa's anti-gay backlash: The #F24Debate in a minute

1:02

Nigeria Gay Rights

The Federal Executive Council approved a law, Same-Sex Marriage Act 2006, prohibiting same-sex marriages and sent it to the National assembly for urgent action. According to the Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo, the law was pushed by President Olusegun Obasanjo following the international conference on HIV/AIDS (ICASA) in 2005.
    • Essentials 

    • Same-sex marriage in Nigeria