The Managing Director of Bowill Errands Limited, Mr. Siyanbola Oladapo has been elected President of the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO).
He polled over 99.7 percent endorsement of members during the election held on November 13. Oladapo’s company is the sponsor of the Bowill Errands Annual Public Lecture, which in the past five years has preached professionalism and issues that are germane to the growth of the sector.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Why we’re championing war against HIV stigmatisation, by FriendsAfrica
AHEAD of the December 1, 2013 World AIDS Day, an anti HIV stigmatisation campaign tagged: Team Eagles Vs Team Entertainers, will hold on November 30, 2013 the Campus mini Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, FriendsAfrica, organisers of the event has said.
The programme, which is in its second edition and will feature soccer legends and Nollywood celebrities, is meant to draw global attention to the evil of discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS.
Speaking on Monday on the planned campaign tagged: Play for Life, the CEO/Founder, Friends Africa, Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba said while advances in science and medicine had made progress in the cure and prevention against HIV/AIDS globally, there was still the worrisome issue of stigmatisation and discrimination.
She added that ending discrimination of People Living with HIV/AIDS was utmost hence the Play for Live, adding that it is a week-long programme covering free testing of people to know their HIV status. She stressed that the free testing which started on Monday, November 25 at Camus mini Stadium, Lagos, and which is targeted on 5000 people, will end on Saturday, November 30, 2013.
Dr. Ikemba added that the campaign, which is targeted at over two million people will explore the natural convening power of football to draw attention to the dangers of stigma and discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDs.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
The programme, which is in its second edition and will feature soccer legends and Nollywood celebrities, is meant to draw global attention to the evil of discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS.
Speaking on Monday on the planned campaign tagged: Play for Life, the CEO/Founder, Friends Africa, Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba said while advances in science and medicine had made progress in the cure and prevention against HIV/AIDS globally, there was still the worrisome issue of stigmatisation and discrimination.
She added that ending discrimination of People Living with HIV/AIDS was utmost hence the Play for Live, adding that it is a week-long programme covering free testing of people to know their HIV status. She stressed that the free testing which started on Monday, November 25 at Camus mini Stadium, Lagos, and which is targeted on 5000 people, will end on Saturday, November 30, 2013.
Dr. Ikemba added that the campaign, which is targeted at over two million people will explore the natural convening power of football to draw attention to the dangers of stigma and discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDs.
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Monday, 25 November 2013
500 in jail over child abuse , says NAPTIP
A disclosure came at the weekend from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) that over 500 people have so far been sent to jail for child abuse and human trafficking across the country.
Speaking at the launching of Harmony Life Family magazine in Lagos, NAPTIP Head, Public Enlightenment Unit, Lagos Zone, Mrs. Kehinde Akomolafe said that those sent to jail were found guilty following prosecution on laws governing acts that constitute child abuse.
Akomolafe said “Child abuse includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role, ” and can take several forms including physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect of a concerned child.
She called on parents and guardians to focus on the wellbeing of their children and be integrated into all aspects of child welfare services, pointing out that the agency, which is responsible for prosecution of human trafficking offenders and rescue as well as help rehabilitate victims have been carrying out an enlightenment programme to help curb this.
“We have been carrying out enlightenment programme as one major way to create awareness of curbing this deadly menace. We have been organising programmes for sometime now where we involved some schools in carrying out campaigns against child abuse as well as National Youth Service Corps members and other institutions related to human trafficking were in attendance,” she said.
Linking the phenomena to poverty, greed, ignorance breakdown of family values and traditions, she blamed parents for being unnecessarily greedy in making use of their children to get wealth through inappropriate ways, calling their attention to the Child Rights Act.
“The Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Mrs. Mercy Ighofose said, Harmony Magazine is devoted to families for physically and morally growth by bringing positive changes and development to our society. It also features interviews with notable models of our society, thereby setting a platform for family discussions.
According to her, the aim is to “correct the eroding values of the society from the family circle and also to empower and create distinctive solutions on issue affecting African families.”
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola
Speaking at the launching of Harmony Life Family magazine in Lagos, NAPTIP Head, Public Enlightenment Unit, Lagos Zone, Mrs. Kehinde Akomolafe said that those sent to jail were found guilty following prosecution on laws governing acts that constitute child abuse.
Akomolafe said “Child abuse includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role, ” and can take several forms including physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect of a concerned child.
She called on parents and guardians to focus on the wellbeing of their children and be integrated into all aspects of child welfare services, pointing out that the agency, which is responsible for prosecution of human trafficking offenders and rescue as well as help rehabilitate victims have been carrying out an enlightenment programme to help curb this.
“We have been carrying out enlightenment programme as one major way to create awareness of curbing this deadly menace. We have been organising programmes for sometime now where we involved some schools in carrying out campaigns against child abuse as well as National Youth Service Corps members and other institutions related to human trafficking were in attendance,” she said.
Linking the phenomena to poverty, greed, ignorance breakdown of family values and traditions, she blamed parents for being unnecessarily greedy in making use of their children to get wealth through inappropriate ways, calling their attention to the Child Rights Act.
“The Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Mrs. Mercy Ighofose said, Harmony Magazine is devoted to families for physically and morally growth by bringing positive changes and development to our society. It also features interviews with notable models of our society, thereby setting a platform for family discussions.
According to her, the aim is to “correct the eroding values of the society from the family circle and also to empower and create distinctive solutions on issue affecting African families.”
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The Proprietor, Westminster College, Lagos, Chief J.M. Barovbe (left); Group Operations Manager, Cool, Wazobia Nig. Info FM, Onimisi Adaba; Dr. Taiwo Idemudia; Editor-In-Chief, Harmony Life Family Magazine, Mercy Arigo Ighofose; Chairman of the event, J.J. Akpieyi; former DMD of Shell Petroleum, Godwin Omene and MD/CEO, ARCO Petrochemical Nigeria Ltd, Alfred Okoigun, at the Harmony Life Family Magazine seminar on child abuse at Nigerian Institute of International affairs, Victoria Island at the weekend. PHOTO: ADENIYI IDOWU ADUNOLA. |
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola
Friday, 22 November 2013
Group wants states to domesticate child-rights
EXCEPT the Child Rights Act is domesticated in the states, its passage by the National Assembly would not adequately protect Nigerian children from abuses like child labour, defilement, and witchcraft accusations, among others, the non-governmental Child’s Rights Advancement and Protection Initiatives (CRAPI) said yesterday.
To that end, it urged state governments to adopt it in order to protect children’s rights. Founder of the body, Mrs. Ozioma Onyenweaku, who made the call in Lagos during an event to mark the 2013 Child Rights Day, disclosed that the Act was enacted in Nigeria in 2003 to regulate and protect the rights of children.
With the theme of this edition as, “Stop Violence Against Children,” Onyenweaku said: “We have to act collectively to see that the Child Rights Act is not only enacted in all the states, but that it is strictly enforced.”
According to her, the present challenges followed the failure of the National Assembly to get inputs from the state assemblies before it became law.
She noted: “If the Houses of Assembly had approved it by two-third majority, this law would have become applicable across the country. Only 24 of the country’s 36 states have domesticated the Act.”
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls…
Death lurks on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway service lane
This is so near the offices of the new power distribution office between Five-Star Bus Stop and Iyana-Isolo, yet so far away no one has seen it.
It is on a busy service lane along a major artery-Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, yet neither the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, Mushin Local Council, nor any other responsible agency, has cared to take simple, necessary action of removing the death-trap days after the twin electric poles fell, partly blocking the road.
Several cars and trucks have crashed into it and more may still do so.
This is death on the prowl.
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls…
It tolls for ….
This is so near the offices of the new power distribution office between Five-Star Bus Stop and Iyana-Isolo, yet so far away no one has seen it.
It is on a busy service lane along a major artery-Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, yet neither the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, Mushin Local Council, nor any other responsible agency, has cared to take simple, necessary action of removing the death-trap days after the twin electric poles fell, partly blocking the road.
Several cars and trucks have crashed into it and more may still do so.
This is death on the prowl.
Don’t ask for whom the bell tolls…
It tolls for ….
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