Plenary Proceedings, House of Reps, Thursday, June 6th, 2024
The Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu presided.
The Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu presided.
The Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu presided.
Media Experts Spark Digital Dreams in students of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism, inspiring a new generation of changemakers.
The Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu presided.
Boys Lives Matters. Any society that abadones its boys and sons is enabling a society of chaos. As we mark the International Day of the Boy, it has become imperative to uncover and spotlight the challenges and other threats boys growing to becoming men encounter.
The threats to boys’ lives in Nigeria cuts across endangered education enabled by poverty, terrorism, and poor infrastructure threaten access to quality education.
Other threats such as violent vulnerability are caused as a result of exposure to violence, terrorism, and armed conflicts puts boys at risk of injury, death, or recruitment as child soldiers. Poverty and exploitation enables child labor, trafficking, and economic exploitation deprive boys of their childhood and future prospects. Health hazards due to limited access to healthcare, malnutrition, and diseases like malaria and cholera pose significant threats to boys’ health.
Social Inequality as a result of gender stereotypes, discrimination, and cultural expectations can limit boys’ potential and perpetuate harmful masculine norms. Street life and crime leads to homelessness, gang violence, and criminal activity put boys at risk of harm, arrest, and imprisonment.
Mental Health Concerns related to trauma, stigma, and lack of support services can lead to mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Child Marriage and parenthood in situations where early marriage and fatherhood can trap boys in cycles of poverty and limit their opportunities.
The Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen presided.
Attacks on journalists by security forces in Nigeria must be treated as an urgent matter of national importance on the floor of the National Assembly.
Let’s Protect Free Press, Let’s Protect Our Democracy against military misconduct.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen presided.
For Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba, 2024 is a year she wants to engage with so much energy and passion. Her inner drive stems from being more intentional about her career and personal growth like never before – she’s a girl on fire!
But what’s her focus? She intends to grow partnerships, strengthen her networks and relationships while on the look out for opportunities that will continue to help her raise the bar for herself.
In this special LightRay! Young Women in Media Leadership Series of the African and Global Women in Media Leadership Initiative by LightRay!, Ijeoma Okereke-Adagba takes us on her journey as she talks about how very positive she is about more big wins for the year. Enjoy the insights she shares with a sip of your favourite juice.