Professor Sagir Adamu Abbas, the Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano, has made it clear that the institution has a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment. This declaration was made during the launch of the Confidential Center and BUK’s Sexual Harassment Policy. Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favours. It can be physical or a demand or request for sexual favours, making sexually coloured remarks, showing pornography, and any other unwelcome physical, verbal, or non-verbal, sometimes provocative conduct of a…
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President Bola Tinubu has taken a crucial step towards addressing the detention of minors involved in Nigeria’s recent protests. He’s directed the Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, to ensure the immediate release of these minors while allowing ongoing legal processes to continue. This move comes after widespread criticism of the government’s handling of the protests, with many accusing authorities of using excessive force and targeting vulnerable individuals, including minors. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs has also been tasked with safely returning the minors to their families. An investigation into the prolonged detention of these minors is underway to determine the circumstances…
The Dangote Refinery has dismissed allegations by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) that they can import Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at lower prices In a statement, Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer Anthony Chiejina Slsays the company benchmarked its prices against international prices, and believes its prices are competitive relative to the price of imports. According to him, the claims by anyone that they can land PMS at a price cheaper than what the Dangote Refinery are ”selling, meant others were importing substandard products and conniving with…
Adamu Yusuf President of the National Youth Alliance NYA, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas has called on youths to take their rightful positions come twenty twenty seven. In his address at the Northern Youth Summit in Kaduna State, the President said Nigerian youths agreed to push for a new Nigeria. The youths from the nineteen northern states converged in Kaduna state and unanimously agreed to take decision for the interest of the country. Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas lamented that there is hardships in the country and there is the need for the youths to take charge politically in the next elections.…
Ibrahim Suleiman Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has appealed to the federal government to expand the National Institute of Nigerian Languages (NINLAN) to reflect the clusters of Nigerian Languages across the six geopolitical zones to foster national unity. The university appealed in a communiqué of the International Conference on African Indigenous Languages which was issued to newsmen on Sunday in Zaria. The communiqué was jointly signed by Prof. Salisu Garba, the conference’s organizing committee chairman and Mal Abubakar-Sarki Muhammad Secretary, communiqué Committee. The communiqué noted that the expansion of the National Institute of Nigerian Languages would foster national unity through…
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) unequivocally condemns the unlawful detention of minors who were apprehended during the #Endbadgovernance protests held in August this year. These protests were a significant expression of public dissent against pressing issues of widespread hunger and economic distress that have been affecting the citizens since the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The participation of young individuals in these demonstrations highlights their awareness and concern for the socio-economic challenges facing their communities and the country at large. CHRICED is disturbed by the prolonged detention of minors, who appeared in…
President Bola Tinubu has received the National Economic Council’s recommendation that the tax reform bills already sent to the National Assembly be withdrawn for further consultation. President Tinubu commends the National Economic Council members, especially Vice President Kashim Shettima and the 36 State Governors, for their advice. He believes that the legislative process, which has already begun, provides an opportunity for inputs and necessary changes without withdrawing the bills from the National Assembly. While urging the NEC to allow the process to take its full course, President Tinubu welcomes further consultations and engagement with key stakeholders to address any reservations…
The Kano state government in Nigeria is making strides in education for out-of-school women and adolescent girls through the Adolescent Girls Initiatives for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. This World Bank-assisted project aims to improve secondary education opportunities for girls aged 10-20. The program includes financial assistance through conditional cash transfers to encourage enrollment, retention, and completion of secondary school. This support provides relief to underprivileged families and helps students stay in school. In addition to cash transfers, the government offers free uniforms, desks, books, and other educational resources Determined to ensure improved enrollment, retention and completion of secondary school,…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has issued a strong condemnation of the detention and reported maltreatment of minors involved in the #EndBadGovernance protests. The organization expressed deep concern following reports that several detained children, some under the age of 15, collapsed due to malnutrition inside a Federal High Court in Abuja. The minors have been held since August by the Nigerian police after participating in protests against worsening insecurity and deprivation in the country. In a statement signed by CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the organization called on First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu to intervene, urging her…
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has condemned the recent arraignment of 67 minors by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja for allegedly participating in the #EndBadGovernance protest. Expressing shock at the development, Kwankwaso voiced grave concern over the treatment of the children. In a statement shared on his X handle on Friday, Kwankwaso highlighted their malnourished condition and urgent need for medical care. “These children, who are clearly malnourished and in need of medical attention, have been subjected to a cruel experience when they should be in school. “The arraignment of such a large number of minors in their…