Nigeria, Nov. 12 -- A new report on family planning has shown that there has been an improvement in the use of modern contraceptive among women in Nigeria.

The report released by the Family Planning 2020 partnership (FP 2020) on Monday revealed that over 6.5 million women in Nigeria are using modern methods of contraception.

The progress in Nigeria tallies with the overall improvements reported in 68 other countries where similar contraceptive use survey was conducted.

The report was launched on the side-lines of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Nairobi.

FP2020's latest report is part of the 25-year arc of progress that has lifted hundreds of millions of women and girls since the Cairo Summit in 199...