By Sola Ogundipe The first elected female chairperson of the Nigeria Bar Association, FCT Chapter, Barr. Hauwa Shekarau, and the Executive Director,  Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center, WARDC, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, have called for a more comprehensive Sexual Harassment Bill that would enable Nigeria to tackle the rampant cases of sexual harassment more realistically. […]

By Chioma Obinna Mothers And Marginalised Advocacy Centre, MAMA Centre, on Wednesday, commended the passage of Sexual Harassment Bill by the Nigerian Senate, calling for prompt Presidential assent to transmit the Bill into law. The Centre noted that the passage of the Bill shows the sincere commitment by the upper chamber to address the plights […]

Dr Aisha Bawa, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUS), has recommended recruitment of more female lecturers as a panacea to sexual harassment in schools. She specifically called for the recruitment of more female lecturers in higher institutions to reduce incidences of sexual harassment on campuses. Aisha made the […]

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a review of existing laws on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions rather than formulating new ones. He made the call at a public hearing on Monday in Abuja on “Sexual Harassment of Students in Tertiary Educational Institution Prohibition Bill” sponsored by […]

The Akwa Ibom State University has said that the management of the institution terminated the appointment of eight lecturers for sexual harassment.