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Increase Education Funding, Reps Task FG, State Govt

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Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, tasked Federal and State Governments with the need to increase the budgetary allocation for education to accommodate three basic education for Nigerian children.

The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion on the ‘Need to curb the number of Out-of-School Children’, sponsored by Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala.

While noting that Education is a fundamental human right of every child yet, thousands of Nigeria children are being deprived of this basic human right, Hon. Alao-Akala affirmed that education plays a crucial role in breaking the cycle of poverty, promoting social and economic development.

In his lead debate, Hon. Alao-Akala observed that the “provisions on Right to Education in Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 though regarded as non-justiciable by Chapter 6 of the Constitution, have been given effect and made justiciable by other domestic laws such as the Compulsory Universal Basic Education Act (UBEA) 2004 and the Child’s Rights Act of 2003.

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“The House recalls that the 1991 Convention on the Rights of the Child was domesticated into National Law and passed by the National Assembly in July 2003 as the Child Rights Act of 2003 (CRA).

“The House also recalls that Section 15 of CRA provides that: ‘Every child has the right to free compulsory and universal basic education and it shall be the duty of the Government in Nigeria to provide such education’ while Section 2(1) of the UBEC Act provides that: ‘Every Government in Nigeria shall provide tree, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age.

“The House is cognizant that the UNESCO Institute for Statistics approximated 258 million out-of-school children are out of school globally, with sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia being the most affected regions.

“The House is also cognizant that the issue of out-of-school children is a multifaceted problem with far-reaching consequences.

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“The House is further cognizant of the significant role and obligations of parents and guardians in the prompt attendance of their children and wards in school, as well as the consequences of their failure as captured in Section 2(2) and (4) respectively, of the UBEC Act.

“The House is concerned that the actualization of promoting the Right to Education is bedeviled by issues such as low enrolment of children particularly the girl child, low completion of basic education, shortage and poor quality infrastructures in schools, amongst others.

“The House believes that education plays a crucial role in breaking the cycle of poverty and promoting social and economic development.

“The House also believes that to ensure the efficiency and productivity of children as well as security for a better future for the Nigerian child, swift action need to be taken w address the education crisis,” he urged.

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The lawmakers also urged Ministry of Education to ensure the realisation of free basic education for all Nigerian children with no hidden charges.

The House also tasked the 36 State Governments to actualise the right to free basic education in all states in Nigeria and mandate the compulsory enrolment of all children in their States.

In the same vein, the lawmakers urged UBEC to prescribe the minimum standards for basic education, with effective and strict monitoring of the standards and personnel audit of teaching and non-teaching staff.

They also urged State Enforcement Agencies to hold children found loitering during school hours and have their parents face the appropriate consequences.

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To this end, the House mandated its Committee on Basic Education and Services to ensure compliance.

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Po!n, betting sites recorded 162m Nigerian visitors in June – Report

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A report by global data and business intelligence platform, StatiSense, has revealed that more than 162 million Nigerians visited porn and betting websites in June 2024.

According to the platform’s most recent data, which lists the top ten websites that Nigerians saw on their mobile devices in June, a sizable percentage of this traffic visited websites with gambling and pornographic content.

A post on StatiSense’s official X page revealed that a variety of search engines, social media apps, and betting platforms were among the most popular websites.

Notably, two pornographic websites, Xvideos and Xnxx, came in second and sixth place respectively with a total of 80.18 million visits.

In addition, Nigerian mobile users visited sporting websites 176.83 million times. Of these, 83.1 million visits were allocated to sports betting sites Sportybet and Bet9ja, which secured third and fourth places on the list.

Google and Facebook were also among the sites that featured prominently in the report.

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Reps hail Wike, Tamuno over AICL’s improved revenue, infrastructure

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Members of the House of Representatives’ Committee on FCT, led by Hon. Aliyu Muktar Betara have applauded the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike over ongoing infrastructural development projects across the nation’s capital city.

The lawmakers who spoke during an interactive session with the Group Managing Director of Abuja Investment Company Limited (AICL), Dr. Maureen Tamuno applauded her ingenuity towards improved revenue generation since her assumption of office.

While presenting her scorecard and strategy adopted in the turnaround of Abuja Investment Company Limited to the Committee, Dr. Tamuno disclosed that AICL only manages the district markets, not the entire markets across the territory.

According to her, Wuse Markets is owned 90 percent by the individuals who bought the shops while AICL owns 10 percent.

“For example, Wuse Market is owned 90 percent by the owners, we own 10 percent. What Abuja Management does for Wuse market is to manage the facility there through the toll taking which they do collect on our behalf and then they manage the facilities, they manage the refuse collections and they also work with the market association.”

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Tinubu serious in solving economic crisis — Wike

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Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Friday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is serious in solving the economic crisis in the country.

Wike gave the assurance during the inspection of the ongoing construction of the 7.3 kilometers Gaba/Tokulo road in Bwari Area Council.

He pleaded with Abuja residents to give the present administration the needed support to deliver the dividends of democracy.

Addressing reporters during the inspection visit, the FCT Minister expressed satisfaction with the speed and quality of work on the road project and assured that it will be adequately funded to ensure its timely completion by December this year.

The Minister who revealed that the project was 40 percent complete, said about 70 percent of the contractual sum has been paid to the contractor by the FCT Administration and expressed confidence in the capacity of the contractor to deliver the project within the agreed schedule.

Wike further disclosed that the Gaba/Tokulo road, when completed, will not only enhance transportation in the rural parts of the FCT, but will also improve food security in the nation’s capital by providing access to the farmlands, as well as access to the markets.

He also stressed the commitment of the FCT Administration to providing infrastructure in the FCT Area Councils, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Wike said: “So many people have thought that we are only concentrating in the city. Yesterday, we were in Saburi, today we are in Bwari. Tomorrow, we will be in Kuje, so that people will understand that while we are doing in the city, we are also carrying out development in the satellite towns and the rural areas because by the Renewed Hope Agenda, development is not only to be concentrated within the city but also to take to the rural areas in order to improve the economy.

“Here is an agrarian area; without this road, how are they going to move their goods? And this is part of the problems we have in terms of food insecurity. People are talking about shortages of food, but if we don’t have means of transportation, that is also a problem.

“We are trying to solve that problem of transportation for farmers to be able to go and bring whatever they have produced for people to consume or to buy”.

Wike, while thanking the people of Bwari for their support for the government, also reiterated that President Tinubu was committed to addressing the economic problems of the country and called for their continued support.

He said: “We thank the people of Bwari and we want to also let them know that the government of President Tinubu is serious about solving the economic crisis we have. All we urge Nigerians is just to be patient.

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