sexual harassment in Nigeria universities
UNILAG lecturer indicted in sex-for-grades investigation ignores police invite.
Gbeleyi Abayomi Following the BBC eye video where Dr Boniface Igbeneghu was filmed demanding sex for an admission seeker, The Lagos state police command has invited Boniface Igbeneghu. The lecturer of European languages at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), indicted in a sex-for-grades video. Igbeneghu who is also a pastor of Foursquare Gospel Church, was …
DSP Omo Agege blows hot over sexual assault and calls for justice.
By Obi Obumneme Deputy Senate President (DSP) Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has observed the ugly head rearing out owing to the way in which sexual assault is being handled. The Senator expressed displeasure that victims do not get justice, and are often left to the concerned institutions’ administration without appropriate or tough legislation for prosecutors to …
Buhari calls for tougher action against sexual abuse
Gbeleyi Abayomi The President, Muhammadu Buhari has called for stricter laws to prevent girls from being abused in our schools. the president made the call through a serious of tweet on his personal handle. The president was reacting to the recent high profile revelation of sexual abuse cases in institutions of higher learning in the …
Senate re-introduces anti-sexual harassment bill
Gbeleyi Abayomi Following the BBC eye documentry where senior lecturers were exposed, The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday re-introduced the Sexual Harassment Bill. The bill sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, was read during plenary for the first time in the 9th Assembly. However, it would be recalled that the 8th Assembly of the …