Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja
Stakeholders, including government at all levels, security agencies and the National Assembly, among others, will tomorrow discuss on how to fashion out strategies to finance safe schools nationwide.
The new move is propelled by the recent abduction of students in some schools in the North-west, North-east and North-central geo-political zones.
The Safe School Initiative was launched in 2014 following the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State.
In a statement yesterday, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said the federal government is looking to impact education and create a safe learning communities across the country, following a high-level dialogue and well-thought-out gathering titled “Financing Safe Schools: Creating Safe Learning Communities.”
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Kolawole Olaniyan
President Muhammadu Buhari in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015 promised expectant citizens that he would: âtackle head on the enormous challenges of insecurity and pervasive corruption. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us.â
Yet, his government is doing very little to address the growing insecurity, widespread corruption, and associated human rights violations in the country. Available evidence on the ground shows increasing violence, insecurity, and abductions, leading inevitably to arbitrary deprivation of lives, and many other human rights abuses, and illustrating the troubling gap between Buhariâs promise and action.
According to Amnesty International, tens of thousands of people have been killed as a result of violence and serious crimes in many parts of the country. Herdsmen and farmers clashes have worsened under Buhari governmentâs watch. Several students remain missing after gunmen attac
Buhari’s Empty Rhetoric, Security of People and Human Rights, By Kolawole Olaniyan
Mr. Buhari needs to end slogans, empty rhetoric, and wake up to his responsibility
President Muhammadu Buhari [PHOTO CREDIT: @BashirAhmaad]
Mr. Buhari needs to end slogans and empty rhetoric, wake up to his responsibility, and act before the insecurity situation gets worse. Addressing the people on his strategy for tackling the problems should be the easiest place to start.
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, promised expectant citizens that he would, “tackle head on the enormous challenges of insecurity and pervasive corruption. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us.”
Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015 promised expectant citizens that he would: “tackle head-on the enormous challenges of insecurity and pervasive corruption. Nigerians will not regret that they have entrusted national responsibility to us.” Yet, his government is doing very little to address the growing insecurity, widespread corruption, and associated human rights violations in the country.
Available evidence shows increasing violence, insecurity, and abductions, leading inevitably to arbitrary deprivation of lives, and many other human rights abuses, and illustrating the troubling gap between Mr Buhari’s promise and action.
According to Amnesty International, tens of thousands of people have been killed as a result of violence and serious crimes in many parts of the country. Herdsmen and farmers clashes have worsened under Mr Buhari government’s watch. Several students remain missing after gunmen attacked the Federa
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