May 6, 2024
The Federal Government has pledged to review the law imposing sentencing for suicide attempts.
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince LATEEF FAGBEMI, SAN, said FG would liaise with the 36 States to reappraise the extant laws prohibiting suicide.
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The AGF, in a statement he made available to newsmen said he gave the assurance when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation – NGO.
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The NGO promotes mental health advocacy and reforms with a view to improving awareness, reducing stigma, discrimination as well as empowering persons with mental disorders and their families.
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He identified the provision of quality health care as a major priority area of the President BOLA TINUBU-led administration.
May 3, 2024
all Public and Private Primary, Secondary and Technical Schools in Akwa Ibom State will resume for Third Term 2023/2024 academic session on Monday 6th May, 2024.
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Parents and Guardians are advised to facilitate the return of their children and wards to school on the resumption date as academic activities will immediately begin in earnest.
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In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Lady ROSE BASSEY, the Heads of schools are expected to have resumed at least 3 working days to resumption date, for a pre-resumption meeting with their staff to further prepare for the success of the term, as directed by the State Government.
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Management of schools and teachers are hereby implored to be diligent in discharging their duties as government will not condone lateness of teachers to School or students’ loitering during school hours.
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The Ministry of Education on behalf of the State Government, wishes all pupils, students and teachers a fruitful and successful 2023/2024 academic session.
April 29, 2024
the Nigerian Senate through its Committee on Finance has called for concerted efforts by all relevant stakeholders to rescue and sustain the stability of the naira.
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The naira persisted in its decline against the US dollar within the official exchange framework, concluding at 1,309.88 naira on Thursday, April 25.
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However, the naira, last week, recovered against the US dollar at the parallel market but began to depreciate again.
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In a statement issued by the Chairman of the Committee, Senator SANI MUSA (APC, Niger East), said there was an urgent need for concerted efforts at tackling the instability and continuous depreciation of the naira.
April 26, 2024
The case involving a 72 year old Hollywood star, HARVEY WEINSTEIN, who was convicted of rape in Los Angeles in 2020has been overturned in New York on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial.
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The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him.
The decision also said the trial judge compounded the error by letting WEINSTEIN to be cross-examined in a way that portrayed him in a “highly prejudicial” light.
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While 72 year old WEINSTEIN remains in prison, lawyers for the victims said the decision to retry the case was tragic and a leap backwards.
