BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).
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...
The Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,has corrected the erroneous reporting,in a section of the media,of his post-FEC press briefing on Wednesday {26 April},noting he never said the President is to work from home henceforth.In a statement issued in Abuja,the Minister said the President only decided to work from home today,not that he has decided to work from home henceforth.He said the headlines in a section of the media, ''Buhari to now work from home-Lai Mohammed,'' is a misrepresentation of his statement at the briefing.Quoting verbatim the relevant section of his briefing,Alhaji Mohammed said: ''He {the President} wanted to rest TODAY and he asked the VP to preside over TODAY'S meeting.In addition,he also asked that all his files be taken home to him and he will be working from home TODAY''.
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