Education
Sexual harassment: lecturers in trouble – VC warns
The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, has promised to dismiss any lecturer caught harassing female students on campus.
Prof. Suleiman, said this on Thursday while giving a goodwill note at a seminar organized by the Centre for Gender Studies of the university in Keffi.
Being represented by Prof. Akinwumi Olayemi, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the institution, Mohammed stated that the laws of the institution were quite clear on the issue of sexual harassment.
“The sanction for any staff member found culpable of the act is immediate sacking from the institution and the management would ensure the law is enforced to serve as a deterrent to others,” the VC stated
He, however, applauded the center for putting up such a seminar thereby assuring them of his support in championing the cause to fight Gender-Based Violence in the nation.
Hajiya Hauwa’u Mainoma, in her welcome address, as the Director of the Centre, called on the Federal Government as well as other stakeholders to immediately take steps towards tackling gender-based violence in the country.
She also explained that the seminar so far was first of its kind by the center since its inception in 2017.
According to her, the high rate of sexual violence in institutions informed the center to put set aside the event aimed at creating consciousness on the menace.
Mainoma however, called for a stiffer penalty for perpetrators of gender-based violence, giving that it will create equal opportunity to put their God-giving potential to good use.
Prof. Charity Angya, the former Vice-Chancellor, Benue State University, Makurdi, also stated that gender-based violence goes beyond mere physical attacks on someone due on the person’s gender.
Angya noted that both gender-based violence at some point in Nigeria occur but more women were molested than men.
She also explained that gender-based violence did occur more in places of work and academic environment due to the high level of discrimination in careers path.
“Education is a right and government must eliminate any tradition militating against girl-child learning in the country.
“Such move will naturally resolve the violence that most women go through in the society,” she stated
The former VC counseled that men should greatly take on careers and courses hitherto supposed to be exclusively reserved for women and vice-versa, as a solution to ending gender-based violence in Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) thereby reported that the seminar thus has as its theme: ‘Gender-Based Violence and the Survival of Education in Nigeria’.
A school proprietor has been arrested by the police in Delta State for allegedly raping a female corps member in his house.
The state Commissioner of police while briefing newsmen said the command arrested Michael Anigholor, the proprietor of the Grace Life International School under the Ethiope East LGA when a female corps member reported the matter.
The police disclosed that Michael Anigholor took advantage of the corps member when she showed up at the school for her primary assignment.
On 14/01/2020 at about 1100hrs, the complainant, a Youth Corper posted to Grace Life International School, Oghata-Efe alleged that on 9th January 2020, she went to report at the school for her primary assignment. After her documentation, the suspect Michael Anigholor, who is the proprietor, took her to his house in Sapele and had carnal knowledge of her without her consent.” Mohammed hinted
The suspect has been charged to court with charge sheet NO. MS/MUSC/02c/2020
Education
Police Authorities Confirm Arresting Fed-Poly Ilaro SUG President During Cult Initiation (VIDEO)
The Police authorities in Ogun State have confirmed arresting the SUG President of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji. So, the SUG president was arrested with one Olanrewaju Taiwo is been charged for cultism.
The arrest was made possible by the members of the public. They were, however, seen at the Gbogidi area of Ilaro, venue for their initiation of new members into their dreaded Black Axe confraternity.
However, other members of the confraternity escaped leaving behind the two suspected cultists in their full regalia. They are currently assisting the police with information.
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The House of Reps Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 30-days ultimatum to YABATECH to prepare and present its account details to the office of the Auditor General of the Federation.
Also, the committee said if YABATECH failed to comply with the order, the National Assembly would have no choice but to hold back the allocation to the institution for 2020.
Appearing before the committee to investigate refusal by partially-funded and non-treasury funded agencies, the Rector, Mr. Obafemi Omokungbe said he assumed office in 2018 and that these accounts are not ready as the external auditors are yet to submit the reports.
On the other hand, the committee members rejected Omokungbe’s submission and agreed to place YABATECH on status inquiry and further probe into its financial details.
Mr. Oluwole Oke, the Chairman of the Committee said;
“It is not going to be business as usual. Let me sound a note of warning to those heads of MDAs hiding under the pretext of being new in office or absence of governing boards to approve their audited accounts as a deliberate cover-up for not remitting their audited accounts to the Auditor General of the Federation as and when due.
“We, as a committee, will fish out those involved and publish their names and their MDAs in the national dailies. We are compiling their names; there will be no hiding place for them. This is not a threat; we are going to carry it out to the letter.”
