NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

WAPA TEAM VISITS LAGOS FIRST LADY TODAY.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Management team of Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs And Poverty Alleviation led by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs.Yewande Falugba has paid a courtesy visit to the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Alausa Ikeja.
In her remarks during the visit, the Permanent Secretary expressed the team’s delight in meeting with the First Lady of Lagos to discuss issues relating to the female gender with particular reference to empowerment and poverty eradication.
Falugba noted that the various Skill Acquisition programmes and the Agricultural empowerment programme embarked by the State Government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation have, over the years improved the lot of women in the Rural, Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of the State.
On domestic violence, she said that the “He for She” programme of the Ministry is designed to involve men in the campaign against domestic violence, adding that there is a need for every Lagosian to support the state government in its campaign on violence against women.
Responding, Mrs. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu appreciated the team for the visit and commended the Ministry for all its laudable programmes, especially those aimed at women, children and victims of domestic violence.
She pledged her continued support for widows and victims of domestic violence in the State, stressing that women are the pillar of every home and should be accorded more respect in the society.The First Lady, however, emphasised the need for women to learn and re-learn various skills that will not only empower them but make them financially independent as well.
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