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...

BORNO GOVT BANS MINING ACTIVITIES. (PHOTO).




 Borno Government Bans Mining Activities


Borno State Government has banned all forms of mining activities in the state.


In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar says the ban is due to the fragile security situation in the state. 


The statement explains that government is mapping and securing the mine sites with a view to ensuring law, order and safety of lives. 


It adds that a governance protocol for the mining sector is being developed in the state with a view to sanitizing the industry.


"Government will soon issue a code of conduct and standard operating procedure for the mining value chain to guide the sector" Professor Tar says.


The Commissioner urges stakeholders in the mining sector to abide by the directive, as any violation will attract the wrath of the law. 

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