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Gender-based violence: Boys should be taught zero tolerance from early age, says US envoy

    Gender-based violence: Boys should be taught zero tolerance from early age, says US envoy

Mary Beth Leonard, US ambassador to Nigeria, says boys must be introduced to the positive ideas of zero tolerance for sexual assault at early age to curb gender-based violence. The

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Minister: 0.51% of perpetrators of gender-based violence convicted — it’s unacceptable

    Minister: 0.51% of perpetrators of gender-based violence convicted — it’s unacceptable

Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, has called for improved justice delivery for victims of gender-based violence. Speaking on Thursday at a media briefing to kick off the 16 days

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FG to establish special court for sexual and gender-based violence cases

    FG to establish special court for sexual and gender-based violence cases

Pauline Tallen, minister of women affairs, says the federal government will soon establish a special court that will try sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) cases. Tallen said this at a

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UNICEF hails Sokoto over child protection law, asks other states to follow suit

    UNICEF hails Sokoto over child protection law, asks other states to follow suit

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended Sokoto for signing the child protection bill into law. Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor, had on Monday signed the bill into law 18

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NCC: Deployment of 5G network will enable Nigerian youths to compete globally

    NCC: Deployment of 5G network will enable Nigerian youths to compete globally

Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says the fifth-generation (5G) network will enable Nigerian youths to

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IDP Chronicles: Once self-employed, visually impaired man now forced to beg for alms

    IDP Chronicles: Once self-employed, visually impaired man now forced to beg for alms

Lawal Makaho, a 50-year-old visually impaired man, used to reside in Basa, a village in Shiroro LGA of Niger state,

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UNICEF to establish learning centres for children ‘receiving lessons under trees’ in Benue

    UNICEF to establish learning centres for children ‘receiving lessons under trees’ in Benue

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is working to establish learning centres for out-of-school children in Benue state.

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NCDC records four new deaths as suspected cholera cases exceed 100,000

    NCDC records four new deaths as suspected cholera cases exceed 100,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 78 new suspected cases of cholera, bringing the country’s current total

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FG trains 500 youth facilitators to reduce out-of-school children in Gombe

    FG trains 500 youth facilitators to reduce out-of-school children in Gombe

The federal government says it has trained 500 persons in Gombe state to mentor the vulnerable children and youth in

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ONE Foundation hosts dialogue for African changemakers from eight countries

    ONE Foundation hosts dialogue for African changemakers from eight countries

Oak Nation Entrepreneurial (ONE) Foundation hosted the African Changemaker Dialogue (ACD) 2021 by bringing leading changemakers who run social enterprises

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