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NUJ Wants SGBV Desks In Media Establishments, Workplace
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advocated the creation of special desks in media organisations and other offices to handle cases of Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV).
Chairman of the NUJ FCT Council, Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, made the call at an event organised by Supporting Hands Initiative, ComfortStream Aid Foundation, NUJ and NAWOJ in Abuja.
Ogbeche, while making a presentation on “Gender Based Violence Reporting,” described it as a pandemic, stressing the need for more advocacies and awareness to curtail the menace.
According to him, the need to encourage people to speak out when abused would reduce the trend and ensure pepertrators are punished, which will serve as deterrent to others.
“The way forward is to speak out and, for organisations that have workplace guidance concerning issues of sexual humiliation, whereby you cannot have relationship with your colleague, they should have places where such abuses can be reported to a special desk where such abuses can be handled because when there are no rules of guidance, it also enables this things to happen,” he said.
The Chairman also advised journalists to ensure all stories on SGBV are investigated, fact-checked and reported until justice is served.
Similarly, the Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, Ms Anne Daniels, also called on the government and relevant stakeholders to ensure a reform of the health sector.
Daniels advised the public, particularly media practitioners, to take their health serious and engage in regular medical checkup.
A nephrology nurse, Garki Hospital, Ms Omotayo Akinremi, advised the public to desist from junk and fast food and administering unprescribed drugs to reduce risk of kidney problems.
Akinremi, who is also the founder of Omotayo Kidney Care Foundation, advised that people should take more water, balanced diet, exercises and undergo regular medical check-up to improve their health status.
Similarly, a Counselor and Therapist, Mr Adeoye Olusegun, encouraged Nigerians to always speak out, as well as take mental health serious.
News Tide’s source reports that other highlights of the day were free vital checks, urinalysis and counselling therapy for journalists.
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, has commended the orderly conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the state and urged schools to sustain the standard.
Dr. Nwagor gave the commendation on Tuesday during a monitoring tour of selected secondary schools in Port Harcourt and environs where the WAEC exam is ongoing.
The commissioner, who was accompanied by directors and monitors from the Ministry of Education, said he was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere at the centres visited.
“The students conducted themselves properly and wrote their papers under conducive conditions. Invigilators and supervisors also performed their duties professionally,” he stated.
Nwagor noted that the Rivers State Government had invested heavily to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the examination across the state
He urged candidates to reciprocate government’s effort by shunning all forms of examination malpractice and focusing on their studies.
“Government has done so much to ensure successful examinations in our schools. Students should take advantage of it by remaining focused,” the commissioner said.
While no case of malpractice was recorded in the centres inspected, Dr. Nwagor warned that any principal, teacher, invigilator, or official caught aiding malpractice would face strict sanctions in line with regulations.
He also commended school administrators, teachers, WAEC officials, and security personnel for upholding the integrity of the process.
Centres visited included County Grammar School, Ikwerre/Etche; Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri; Government Secondary School, Borokiri; and Pabod Model Secondary School.