The menace of sexual harassment has been occurring in some tertiary institutions unabated sending anger across the land. How can it be checkmate? ADA DIKE writes. There have been stories about how lecturers in some universities molest, threaten and take advantage of female students who they withhold their marks or reduce their scores in some […]
By Rameez Mahesar To be fair, sexual harassment is an intractable problem all across the world; but some societies are documenting the fewer cases in that they have taken sturdier steps to deal with the jeopardy. This malpractice starts sparkling when a man holds a superior position of power and starts bullying, exploiting, pressuring, and […]
By Lola Akande Bisola has just gotten a job as personal assistant to the managing director of a private company. You’d understand her excitement if you’re aware that she’s been in the employment market since completing her NYSC over five years ago. But as she’s about to sign the acceptance letter, an official informs that […]
Ile-Ife (Osun) – The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has suspended another lecturer, Mr Monday Omo-Etan, over alleged sexual molestation of a 19-year-old female student of University’s Centre for Distance Learning. This was contained in a Press Release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, on Wednesday Night, in Ile-Ife. […]
Lagos – The University of Lagos has set up a task force to address issues of sexual harassment with a view to stemming the ugly tide. The university’s Principal Assistant Registrar for Communication, Mrs Taiwo Oloyede, said in a statement that the move“is in continuation of the institution’s unrelenting campaign against the menace of sexual […]
Dr. Boniface Igbeneghu of University of Lagos has been exposed in the increasingly sexual harassment in academic institutions in West Africa. This type of abuse is said to be endemic, but it’s almost never proven. BBC eye sent undercover journalists, gathered dozens of testimonies, from the University of Lagos and the University of Ghana, posing […]
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has saluted Miss Monica Osagie, for her courage in the ongoing investigation of the alleged sexual harassment by one Professor Richard Akindele, in a sex-for-marks scandal. Obaseki said, “Miss Osagie’s uncommon bravery at a time many female students have come to accept sexual harassment as a norm […]
The Ebonyi State Commission for Education, Prof John Ekeh on Thursday said that in line with Governor David Umahi’s determination to stop the increasing rate of sexual abuse against students in the state a senior lecturer with the Ebonyi State University (names withheld) has been suspended over alleged involvement in sexual harassment of students. Governor David […]