Maureen Okpe The National Programme Manager, Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme of the British Council, Mr. Danladi Plang, has called for an effective justice system to help in curbing the menace of rape and sexual assault which is on the increase. Plang made this call at the 6th National Conference
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Sexual Assault Cases Underreported in Nigeria – Minister of State for FCT
*As RoLAC Launches FCT SARC in Bwari *SARCs assisted 15, 800 sexual assault victims between July 2019 to September 2020 Maureen Okpe The Minister of State For FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani-Aliyu, have disclosed that many cases of sexual assault in Nigeria are under reported as survivors are often times reluctant to report,
NCoS Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed Expresses Readiness on Implementation of Non-custodial Measures
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) Ja'afaru Ahmed, has declared the readiness of the institution to work on the implementation of the Non-custodial measures and prepared to duplicate it in other states of the federation and not only the FCT command. Ahmed hinted at the closing
Rape Cases on the Rise Despite Sex Offenders Register – NAPTIP
•To name, shame sexual offenders publicly in major media outlets •ROLAC donates PPEs to NAPTIP Godsgift Onyedinefu and John Ayim The Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ms. Julie Okah-Donli, has decried the rise in cases of sexual abuse disclosing that the launch of the sexual
COVID-19: EU, British Council Provides PPE to Sexual Assault Referral Centres, Other Service Providers in Nigeria
John Anyim The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme of the British Council has provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in fighting off COVID-19 pandemic to Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) in 11 states of federation and other service providers working in the area of sexual and gender based violence
COVID-19: PRAWA, British Council Releases Guidance Manual for Court Operations in Nigeria
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has released a seven-step guideline to halt the spread of COVID-19 and protect citizens and residents of Nigeria. The development of the guidelines was supported by the Rule of Law and Anti Corruption (RoLAC ) project of the British Council and
At Current Pace, It Will Take over 200 Years to Close Gender Gap in Nigeria—UN Women
•Education pivotal in achieving gender equality mandate-- Pauline Tallen Maureen Okpe The UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey, has warned that with the pace of things with regard to disparity between men and women in the area of governance, development and economic opportunities, it will take
British Council Trains Medical Personnel, Others on Sexual Assault Trauma
Maureen Okpe The British Council (BC) Nigeria, has trained a group of medical personnel, counsellors and social workers on sexual trauma counselling as well as forensic medical examination and documentation. The five day training was carried out with support of the European Union (EU) under the BC's Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption
SARC: 60% of rape survivors in Nigeria are children 0-14yrs
•15-20 % of rape victims are boys •As over 10,000 victims counseled in six years Maureen Okpe Statling statistics have revealed that over 60 percent of rape victims in Nigeria are children between 0-14 years, while a further 15-20 percent survivors are boys. This was the disclosed at the 5th Network Meeting of Sexual Assault
EU-British Council launches €13.5m ACT Programme for CSOs in Nigeria
Maureen Okpe and Miracle Eno To ensure an accountable and democratic government, the European Union (EU) British Council has stressed the need to invest in, and engage with Civil Society Organisations (CSO's), saying their contributions to sustainable development in any country cannot be over emphasised. To this end, the Council on Tuesday,