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November 24, 2021 UNICEF Reveals 25 Nigerian Schools Attacked, 1,440 Students Abducted This Year

UNICEF Reveals 25 Nigerian Schools Attacked, 1,440 Students Abducted This Year

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that 25 schools in Nigeria have been attacked with a total of 1,440 students abducted since January 2021.

This was contained in a report titled, ‘Children in West and Central Africa among those Who Suffer Highest Rates of Grave Violations in Armed Conflict’.

The organisation said over the past five years, the West and Central Africa regions have consistently had some of the highest numbers of UN-verified “grave violations” against children in armed conflict.

It said since 2016, the regions have recorded more than 21,000 children verified by the United Nations as recruited and used by armed forces and non-state armed groups, and more than 2,200 child victims of sexual violence.

UNICEF chief field officer in Maiduguri, PHUONG NGUYEN has described the situation as “unacceptable”.


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November 24, 2021 PDP Governors Forum Chairman Tambuwal says Nigeria is in urgent need of restructuring

PDP Governors Forum Chairman Tambuwal says Nigeria is in urgent need of restructuring

The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Aminu Tambuwal, has said Nigeria was in urgent need of restructuring to survive.

Tambuwal, who is the governor of Sokoto State, said that Nigeria must also embrace technology to tackle insecurity, unemployment and other problems confronting the country.

He said this in his remarks at a two-day PDP National Retreat with the theme: “It’s time to rescue Nigeria”, held in Abuja.

He added that PDP remained the only credible alternative to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and could not afford to fail Nigerians.


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November 23, 2021 FG To Address Areas Of Concern In Endsars Reports

FG To Address Areas Of Concern In Endsars Reports

The Presidency has assured that the Federal Government will address the areas associated with the White Paper report of the recently submitted Lagos Judicial Panel on Inquiry on Police Brutality and other related matters.

This was made known by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, while appearing on a monitored Programme in Abuja.

Adesina, while explaining the steps that the Federal Government intends to take in handling the findings of the Lagos Judicial Panel, said the Federal Government will wait till submission of the reports from the states before it could address areas of concern.

November 23, 2021 Presidency Okays February 2022 For APC National Convention

Presidency Okays February 2022 For APC National Convention

President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed February 2022 as new date for the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention.

The Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum, Atiku Bagudu, confirmed this development to State House correspondents at the end of a closed door meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.

The Chairman of APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, and the Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, were also at the meeting.

Bagudu, who was not specific on the exact date for the convention in February, said the convention was shifted because four states were yet to complete their congresses.

He said the decision of the Sunday night meeting was also conveyed to President Buhari

The governors were however silent on the issue of zoning arrangements for party offices at the national level.

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