House Passes Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Boko Haram
In a long-awaited victory, the U.S. House of Representatives today by a voice vote passed H.R. 3833/S. 1632, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-Florida) and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) to help combat Boko Haram. The measure directs the U.S. secretaries of State and Defense to jointly develop a five-year strategy to aid the […]
10-Year-Old Boy, 2 Others Docked For Allegedly Raping 7-yr-Old Girl
A 22-year-old man, Osholo Samuel, his 17-year-old teenage friend and a 10-year-old boy, who allegedly raped and assaulted a seven-year-old girl have been arraigned before an Ikorodu magistrate’s court in Lagos. They were alleged to have committed the crime last Friday in the Adaraloye area of Ikorodu, Lagos. Samuel and his teenage friend, both labourers […]
Female Lawyers Urged To Pursue Gender Disparity Bill In National Assembly
A lecturer at the just concluded Africa Regional Conference of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Nigeria has urged female lawyers to re-present the Gender Disparity Bill to the National Assembly. Prof. Dakas G.J. Dakas of the University of Jos, a discussant on the topic “Gender Disparity and the Legal Profession: The Nigeria […]
Woman Arrested Over Human Trafficking
Police in Tororo have arrested a 37-year-old woman suspected to be a human trafficker. The woman, a casual labourer and resident of Akolodongo village, Malaba Town Council in Tororo District, was arrested on Monday at her home after she allegedly trafficked two young girls to neighbouring Kenya. The woman is suspected to have taken advantage […]
Tanzania: Same Council Moves To Curb School Pregnancies
Same District Council has reported that 63 secondary school students have been found pregnant between January and October this year. District Education Officer responsible for secondary schools, Happiness Laiser, revealed this in a report she presented to the Council Chamber for deliberation. She attributed the high number of pregnancies to long distances girl students walk […]
Uganda: Police Investigate Journalists For Forming Ghost Sacco To Defraud Museveni
Police in Lira District are investigating a group of journalists who allegedly formed a ghost Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) to defraud President Yoweri Museveni. North Kyoga regional police spokesperson, Mr David Ongom Mudong, said a section of journalists allegedly forged names and signatures of more than 50 of their colleagues from Lango Sub- […]
Kenya: Doctors’ Strike Enters Day 3 As Situation in Public Hospitals Worsenallafr
The strike by doctors and nurses enters the third day Wednesday with the situation getting worse in public hospitals after the government failed to strike a deal in meetings called on Tuesday. The talks failed to contain the crisis after the medics rejected a proposal for a return to work formula, insisting on full implementation […]
New Hospital For Women, Children To Open In Seychelles In February
A new hospital offering specialized care for women and children will open in February, the Seychelles health authorities announced on Tuesday. Construction of the new facility is already under way at Ile Perseverance, a reclaimed district where the largest social housing project is being built on the outskirt of island nation’s capital, Victoria. The Health […]
Mauritius: Award Of Certificates To 30 Unemployed Women Under The Back To Work Programme
A first batch of 30 unemployed women who have completed a training programme on Induction to World of Work under the Back To Work Programme (BTWP) received their certificates yesterday at the seat of the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training, in Port Louis. During the ceremony, the Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations, […]
Ogun Trains 2,000 TBAs On Pregnancy Complications
No fewer than 2,000 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) have been trained on pregnancy complications by the Ogun State Ministry of Health. A statement by the ministry’s information officers, Ebunlomo Taiyese and Adeniyi Akinbobola, at the weekend stated that the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, noted that the training became necessary in order to reduce […]
Tanzania: Cervical Cancer Vaccine For Teens In The Pipeline
The government through the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children will start providing Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-vaccines to girls aged 9-13 years from next year in an effort to scale-up cervical cancer prevention and control strategies in the country. Speaking during the occasion to hand-over cervical cancer screening treatment equipment including 15 […]
Ooni Of Ife, Emir Of Kano, Others Proffer Way Out Of Economic Recession
The quickest way of getting Nigeria out of the present economic recession is to improve private sector investments, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said. Sanusi, who was also a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stated this recently at the 2016 yearly directors dinner, organised by Institute of […]
Uganda: Minister Asks New Head Teachers To Fight Corruption
State minister for higher education John Chrysestom Muyingo has asked the newly appointed secondary school head teachers to spearhead the war against corruption in the schools they will be leading. Mr Muyingo who was speaking at the start of a two day induction of newly appointed head teachers at Kitante hill secondary school, Kampala, challenged […]
Crude Oil Tops $55 For First Time In 16 Months
Brent crude rose to over $55 per barrel monday, hitting a 16-month high on rising prospects of a tightening market after the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed on a landmark deal to cut production last week. This is coming as OPEC is set to meet non-OPEC countries to finalise the global oil […]
Cameroon: Teachers, Lawyers Strike In Battle For English
Thousands of teachers and lawyers in English-speaking regions of Cameroon are on strike, because they think the government is trying to marginalise them by imposing the French language on their schools and courts. Areas controlled by Britain and France joined to form Cameroon after the colonial powers withdrew in the 1960s. As a result, the […]