BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

A COMMUNITY IN NNEWI,BAN'S WOMEN FROM WEARING TROUSERS.

        A law has been passed in Akwaihedi community in Nnewi south local Government Area of Anabra state,against women wearing trousers.Any culprits will be fined N50,000.A NYSC member,Grace Uduak ,said she was shocked when the ruler slammed her for wearing the NYSC uniform,because it's trouser;Already,10 people have been fined by the community court.Police men were not allowed to enter the community,as the monarch said the traditional court would handle domestic issues.The law was promulgated by the Igwe and the president of the town union,and they stipulated that no woman should wear trousers.Women are also forbidden from walking in public without covering their heads.What about men,no law against them?

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