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Ugwuanyi seek urgent measures to curb child abuse in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

Rev Fr. Benedict Ugwuanyi in this exclusive interview with DOOSUUR IWAMBE maintained that child abuse is a social nuisance that should be confronted by government, policy makers parents and teachers. According to him, unless the causes of child abuse are addressed in Nigeria, efforts to prevent

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Child abuse: FCTA embarks on name and shame

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has adopted the strategy of ‘name and shame’ as part of efforts to curb child abuse, just as it has arraigned seven persons before the FCT Family Court for various offenses. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director, Gender Department of the FCT Social Development Secretariat, Dr. Agnes Hart, expressed worry

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‘Unite against domestic violence, rape, other vices’

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2018 0

Wife of the Lagos state governor, Bolanle Ambode, has urged women to be united and a voice against recurring social problems of domestic violence, child abuse, rape and teenage pregnancy. She spoke on Tuesday at the Lagos Women Forum initiated by Mrs. Ambode with the theme: ‘Woman…Your Health…Your Social Environment’, to discuss matters relating to

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Domestic violence: LASG takes fight to students

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

Benjamin Omoike A total of 5000 Primary and Secondary School Students have been engaged on child rights and child abuse, as well as all forms of sexual and domestic violence by the Lagos State government under the aegis of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT). The initiative is also geared towards […]

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US rates NAPTIP high in combating human trafficking

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2017 0

​The renewed efforts by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to curtail incidences of human trafficking in the country has received a major boost as the United States of America (USA) has thrown its weight behind the activities of the Agency in order to improve its effectiveness as a model […]

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Most Boko Haram recruits do not know the Koran – UNDP

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

Many young people drawn to extremist groups such as Boko Haram know “little to nothing” about Koranic texts and interpretations, according to a UN study. The survey, which profiled nearly 500 voluntary recruits to militant groups including al-Shabab and Boko Haram, found that finding a job is “the most acute need at the time of […]

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NGO Proposed stricter laws against Offenders to reduce the rate of Child Abuse

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2017 0

Alliance Against Child Abuse and Molestation (ACAM), an NGO, on Wednesday proposed stricter laws against offenders to reduce the rate of child abuse and sexual molestation in Nigeria. The Founder of the Group, Vivian Elebiyo-Okojie made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. “The Alliance Against Child Abuse […]