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BENIN CITY – The international Organisation for Migration (IOM) has concluded plans to set up Migration Clubs in schools across Edo State.
As a prelude to this, a Town Hall meeting has been held with key stakeholders to establish linkages on how to integrate migration discussions in schools for the purpose of raising awareness and knowledge on the risk of irregular migration, human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, according to Wintana Tarekegn, IOM Head of Benin City sub-office.
The key stakeholders at the town hall meeting included, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP); The National Orientation Agency (NOA); State Ministry of Education and Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON).
BENIN CITY – As part of efforts to cushion the economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and #EndSARS protests of last year, private schools owners in Edo State are pushing for Tax and Renewal fee waiver.
The proprietors also urged government to provide “palliatives for our staff whose data could be easily sourced from the state Inland Revenue Service PAYEE record.”
The position was contained in a statement by Edo State wing of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) and the Association for Formidable Educational Development (AFED) The statement was endorsed by Bishop Ohis Emmanuel Elakhe and Comrade Osagie Erhunmwunse, Chairmen of APSON and