Female genital cutting is illegal and a violation of human rights. Despite promulgation of laws to promote its cessation, the detrimental practice is still pervasive among Nigerians. However, this paper examined the role of newspaper in eradicating female genital cutting (FGC) in Nigeria.  112 newspapers comprising The Punch and The Guardian were analysed for the study. This study was anchored on framing, agenda setting and social responsibility theories. Coding sheets were subjected to statistical test and analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple percentage. The result of the finding indicated that the selected newspapers did not give adequate prominence to FGC. The stories were positioned within the inside pages of the newspapers. Also, it was revealed that straight news and feature stories were the major format used in reporting FGC in the newspapers. Similarly, negative direction stories were adopted in reporting FGC in the newspapers. The papers reported less about solution towards eradicating FGC. There were no significant stories about enforcing law against FGC in Nigeria. In conclusion, the study established shortcoming in the functions of mass media in agenda setting and information dissemination in the campaign against FGC. Hence, issues relating to Female genital cutting should be frequently reported and made available in pages of newspaper for review and discussion. Prominence should be given to Editorial and Features that can help raise awareness about FGC and prompt government to take action. Educative articles on the health hazards and legal implication of FGC act to be published regularly by the media.