An anti-slavery campaign group says in a new report that Nigeria has the highest number of people living in what it describes as 'modern slavery' in Africa, while Mauritania has Africa's – and the world's – highest number of "slaves" in proportion to the total population.
Nearly 30 million people around the world are living as slaves, according to a new index ranking 162 countries. The Global Slavery Index 2013 says India has the highest number of people living in conditions of slavery at 14 million.
But Mauritania has the highest proportional figure with about 4% of its population enslaved. The report's authors hope it will help governments tackle what they call a "hidden crime".
The index was compiled by Australian-based rights organisation Walk Free Foundation using a definition of modern slavery that includes debt bondage, forced marriage and human trafficking.
"A lot of governments won't like hearing what we have to say," WFF chief executive Nick Grono told the French news agency Agence France-Presse. "Those governments that want to engage with us, we will be very open to engaging and looking at ways in which we can better measure the issue of modern slavery."
The organisation's estimate of 29.8 million slaves worldwide is higher than other attempts to quantify modern slavery. The International Labour Organisation estimates that almost 21 million people are victims of forced labour.
India, China, Pakistan and Nigeria have the highest numbers of people enslaved, the charity said. Together with five other countries, they account for three-quarters of the total estimated number of people in modern slavery worldwide.
The index estimates that Nigeria has between 670,000 and 740,000 people living in modern slavery. It says the figures for Ethiopia are between 620,000 and 680,000 and for the Democratic Republic of Congo between 440,000 and 490,000.
Mauritania is named as having 140,000 to 160,000 living in slavery, in a population of 3.8 million.
The foundation defines modern slavery as including slavery as customarily understood, human trafficking, forced labour and 'slavery-like practices' such as debt bondage, forced marriages and sale or exploitation of children.
"Victims of modern slavery," it says, "have their freedom denied, and are used and controlled and exploited by another person for profit, sex or the thrill of domination."
Five African nations are among the 10 nations identified as having the highest prevalence of modern slavery: Mauritania, Benin (in 7th place internationally), Cote d'Ivoire (8th place), Gambia (9th) and Gabon (10th). Africa's worst 10 also include Senegal, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Togo and Cape Verde.
Non-African nations in the worst 10 are, in order, Mauritania, Haiti, Pakistan, India, Nepal and Moldova.
The report says Mauritania experiences mostly "chattel slavery" meaning that "adults and children… are the full property of their masters who exercise total ownership over them and their descendants." It also says there are high levels of child marriage in Mauritania.
While Cote d'Ivoire is cited as one of the nations "working hard" to address the problem, Mauritania is one of the countries in which the response is "token at best."
"In Cote d'Ivoire," the report says, "a unique system of protection has been formed, harnessing the market forces of cocoa purchasers as a mechanism to drive overall improvement in labour practices and move towards the eradication of worst forms of child labour and forced labour in cocoa production."
http://news.naij.com/49895.html

everystep87: I have a DREAM: One day Naija passport will enter US, CANADA, UK, SA and all other European countries without a Visa.

I Have a DREAM: One day, 1 dollar will be 1 Naira and 1 pound will be 50k.

I have a Dream: That all these above will happen, only when I become Naija President.

Like you said, it's just a dream, so keep dreaming!

manny4life: I don't see Nigeria on the bottom list, well it means we're improving

wtf? what do you mean we are improving? to get visas in some embassies in Nigeria, you smell your ars. An example is common Ukrainian embassy.

manny4life: I don't see Nigeria on the bottom list, well it means we're improving

wtf? what do you mean we are improving? to get visas in some embassies in Nigeria, you smell your arse. An example is common Ukrainian embassy.

1. Do not have unprotected sex. Sexually-transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhoea and Chlamydia, can damage the sperm-producing cells that block the tubes carrying sperm from the testis to the penis.

2. Avoid pesticides that control pests in the garden and on the farm. Such chemicals can damage the sperm-reproducing organs.

3. Avoid insecticides sprayed to kill mosquito. Such chemicals can damage the sperm- reproducing organs. Therefore, if you must spray your room against mosquitoes, allow at least one hour before going back to the room.

4. Avoid exposure to lead fumes generated in the manufacture of small cell batteries and in bullets. Such fumes can reduce sperm count through their negative effects on the hormones and the testis.

5. Avoid exposure to heavy metals like cadmium from the manufacture of heavy batteries, as they negatively affect the hormones.

6. Avoid exposure to paint fumes and plastic softening chemicals like phthalates, hydrocarbons such as ethylbenze, benzene, toluene, and xylene, as they destroy the sperm-producing cells and hormones.

7. Minimise exposure to e-rays, as the sperm germ cells are very easily damaged by the gamma rays.

8. Minimise exposure to radiation, as the sperm germ cells are very easily damaged by radiation.

9. Avoid fumes generated by welders and iron smelters, as their heat can affect sperm production and lead to low sperm count.

10. Avoid exposure to accumulated old newsprints, as the carbon can lead to low sperm count.

11. Avoid wearing tight pants and trousers, as the heat generated can cause low sperm count.

12. Avoid children with mumps as having mumps in childhood can cause irreversible damage to the testis. Therefore, never allow a male to visit other children that have mumps.

13. Minimise your consumption of alcohol as drinking to excess can cause low sperm count and also reduce libido, causing you to have a low sex drive.

14. Do not smoke, as cigarette smoking can damage the testis and lower sperm count, lower the ability of sperm to move and lower the lifespan of the sperm.

15. Do not eat too much saturated fat, as they reduce the efficiency of the hormones and enzymes that help in the sperm production process.

16. Do not eat food or supplements with soya beans, as soya beans convert to the female hormone oestrogen, which tends to neutralise the male hormone testosterone, which is needed for men to reproduce sperm.

17. Minimise your intake of refined carbohydrate like white flour, white bread and white rice, as they reduce the efficiency of the hormones and enzymes that help in the sperm reproduction process. Instead, eat more of the unrefined carbohydrate like brown rice, wheat bread and oats.

18. Do not become constipated, as this can obstruct blood flow to the testis. Therefore, eat more dietary fibres.

19. Do not eat a poor diet, as this affect the quality of the sperm. Instead, eat more whole grains, vegetables and fruits.

20. Do not take artificial sweeteners like nutrasweet, candarell and sweetex, as they reduce sperm count.

21. Avoid excessive consumption of raw lemon, as this may inhibit the enzymes responsible for sperm production and libido.

22. Do seek immediate medical help if one or both of the testes are un-descended from the abdominal cavity into the scrotal sac, as this can significantly reduce sperm production.

23. Do not sit for long periods of time in one position if you are a long distance driver, drive a small sport car, or a chief executive having many board meetings in leather chairs, as this can increase the temperature around the scrotum which can reduce sperm count.

24. Avoid traumatic injury around the testes, as this can damage the sperm-producing cells.

25. Avoid bicycling, as this can damage the tube carrying the sperm.

26. Avoid stress, as this can decrease the sperm count and lead to production of abnormal sperms.

27. Avoid obesity,s as this can reduce blood flow to the testes, making the sperm production process more difficult and significantly reduce libido.

28. Avoid substance abuse like cocaine or heavy marijuana use, as this can lead to low sperm count and deformed sperms.

29. Avoid poor nutrition, as this affects the quality of the sperm.

30. Do not have children at a late age, as the quality of the sperm decreases with age, leading to more difficult conception and greater possibility of having children with deformities.
By Oladapo Ashiru
(dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com)

na to start looking for swedish woman to marry be that na.

Are you trying to join one or what?

He was an ordinary trader before he became a governor. Where did Uzor Kalu get money to buy all these?
Check out photos of his expensive cars and houses abroad below...
i hand over to you guys.

Zuriel Oduwole, a Nigeria wonder girl advocating for education for the girl child in Africa at the age of 10 already became the youngest person ever interviewed by Forbes. Now Zuriel is 11 and she has been appointed Ambassador in Tanzania

It was the girl's second country stop on her East African leg to launch the acclaimed Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up program, aimed at inspiring and motivating Africa’s girls.
When the girl's plane landed, she was welcomed by senior officials of the Tanzanian State House, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Education
On the first day Zuriel visited one of the oldest academic institutions in Dar Es Salaam, the Olympio School.
In the afternoon of October 11th, the day designated by the UN to celebrating the Girl Child, she attended the United Nations UNFPA event in Dar Es Salaam, which focused on reducing the incidence of child marriage in Tanzania.
She later gave exclusive interview to the national ITV network.
Her stay, rich in events, was followed by formal invitation by the First Lady to the State House.
Madam Salma Kikwete praised Zuriel for attracting attention to the issues of girls education to several African leaders.
It is important to mention that Zuriel has interviewed at least nine African leaders, including the Tanzanian head of state.
First Lady then formally appointed her an Ambassador for the largest foundation in Tanzania focused on gender issues – Wanawake na Maendeleo Foundation [WAMA] of which she is the founding Patron.
Mrs. Kikwete then presented Zuriel with several gifts and an intricate three-foot statue of unity, the same type presented to the US President, to symbolize the effect of Zuriel’s programs in the lives of Africa’s young women.
http://news.naij.com/49783.html

Shocked guests stared at the would-be bride and groom led away in handcuffs at a registry office in Harrow, north London, UK.

When the couple almost pronounced the "I do" words during the ceremony, the immigration officers burst in on a supposed sham marriage.
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A 32-year-old man was sent back to Nigeria and a 22-year-old woman from Portugal has been bailed over immigration offences.

‘We believe in a fair borough and it is simply disgraceful to lie in our registry office in order to cheat the system,’ explained the situation Harrow Council leader Susan Hall. One in five marriages in urban areas is supposedly for visa purposes.

‘Most registration officers are not immigration officers, they came into this business to facilitate marriage. So therefore they don’t want to be cynical,’ Mark Rimmer of the Local Registration Services Association told Sky News.

‘Unfortunately therefore what happens is the ones that are absolutely blatant get reported and there are some that are borderline that slip through without being reported – and that is the iceberg under the water and that’s huge – it is absolutely huge.’ http://news.naij.com/49798.html

How i wish this was possible in Nigeria. SMH