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We should know now the security is more tight compare to the previous administration

The vision is to create significant improvement in the business environment and support for business sectors.

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, last week in Abuja, urged the National Association of Women Judges to provide practical and meaningful ideas that would facilitate justice delivery without sacrificing the well-being of vulnerable witnesses in the process

He stated this in a goodwill message delivered on his behalf by his Senior Special Adviser on Research, Legal and Compliance Matters, Prof. Bulkisu Saidu, at “the Hybrid Virtual Conference on Protection of Child & Vulnerable witnesses in Nigeria”.

He said such protection must not only address the overwhelming cultural and social norms and barriers to exposing criminals, but must also address the problems that the witnesses may face before, during and after trial.

“At all times, the protection of their privacy and their identities should be paramount. It is not enough to pass laws for the protection of the child and other vulnerable witnesses, there is the need to have in place clear implementation and enforcement mechanisms aimed at actualising the intendment of the law.”

Osinbajo also stressed the need for appropriate protective measures for children, saying that the prevalence of sexual and gender-based offences against children had further brought to the fore the imperative of designing appropriate protective measures for children, who are sometimes the only witnesses to the offences,” Osinbajo stated.

The President of the National Association of Women Judges, Nigeria, Justice Mary Ukaego-Odili, stated that the association had advocated for the protection of children and vulnerable witnesses, noting that no single legislation in the country provided for their protection in incidences of sexual abuses and other related offences.

She further disclosed that the hesitation by some states to domesticate the Child’s Right Act, which had been passed by the National Assembly, had created a gap in offering protection to children and vulnerable witnesses in Nigeria.

Speaking at the conference in Abuja, with the theme: “Protection of child and vulnerable witnesses in Nigeria”, Justice Ukaego-Odili said: “The essence of this Hybrid Conference on Child and Vulnerable Witnesses Protection in Nigeria is to create the awareness, stimulate discussions, cross-fertilize ideas and opinions and congregate experiences towards enhancing and charting a new course for child and vulnerable witnesses within the context of the Nigerian legal system.

“The context of this protection for Child and Vulnerable witnesses has become imperative having regard to the indices which has shown that Nigeria is behind in the protection of Child and Vulnerable witnesses when compared to her Commonwealth counterparts.

“It is important to draw the attention of all participants that no single legislation in Nigeria provides for the protection of Child and Vulnerable witnesses in Nigeria. The situation is further compounded by the challenge of defining who is a Child under the Nigerian law. The Child’s Right Act has been passed by the National Assembly, however, some States of the Federation are yet to domesticate this legislation. This hesitation in domestication has in some ways put a peg in the process of development of practices and systems deliberately aimed at offering protection to child and vulnerable witnesses in Nigeria.

She went on: “Albeit, the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 made some provisions for witness protection such as sections 231 and 232(1)(2)(3) regarding delaying in_ disclosing the identity of prosecution witnesses and sometimes a complete denial of opportunities of the Accused having knowledge of the address and other details of the witnesses testifying. It is imperative to point out that under the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, offences relating to Economic and Financial Crimes; trafficking in Persons and related offences and; any other offence in respect of which an Act of the National Assembly permits the use of such protective measures or as the Judge may consider appropriate in the circumstances.

“Most Commonwealth jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and South Africa have all made credible advancements in this regard. It is in view of the lacuna and almost non-existent frame work for the protection of the child and vulnerable witnesses that the discussions in this Conference have become a sine qua non to drive law makers, legal practitioners and Judges towards a deliberate legal framework for child and vulnerable witness protection in Nigeria.”

Justice Ukaego-Odili added: “Some of the witnesses, especially in these young children, as a result of memory and a lot of intimidation that may have taken place, when the matter gets to court five or seven years after the incident, you can’t get all the facts as they were. In fact, some times the facts are lost.”

The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, said: “These days, cases of abuse have skyrocketed due to many factors including insurgency, banditry, and the COVID-19 lockdown. For as many of the victims that have found justice, many more have remained traumatized and unserved. Even those who have ventured to speak out have drawn opprobrium and stigma from the community and lack of compassion from the system that is meant to protect them.

https://thenationonlineng.net/osinbajo-women-judges-canvass-protection-of-children-vulnerable-witnesses/

I believe in you and soon we will come out of this menace

A big congratulations

Moferere:
Yemi Osinbajo

Mr. TraderMoni
Short man devil.

I dislike him with passion

If you dislike him then you as well dislike your good fortune and hate your progress as well

igbwmedia:
[wetin baba do you?]

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The OP is not specific ,in what sense should I compare them ,is it in term of hardworking or what? Anyway,my best candidate in all is Osinbajo

Deola Smart, daughter of Smart Adeyemi, a senator representing Kogi west senatorial district, has tied the knot with Olusola Awujoola, a jeweller popularly known as Malivelihood.

The colourful occasion took place at the National Ecumenical Center in Abuja on Saturday — after their traditional wedding was held on Friday.

The white wedding was graced by several prominent dignitaries including Yemi Osinbajo, vice-president; Dolapo, his wife; and Ahmed Lawan, senate president.

It was also attended by several celebrities from the showbiz industry including Davido, Zlatan Ibile and Eniola Badmus.

The newly married couple took to their individual social media pages to celebrate themselves while also appreciating those who supported them.

In a post captioned “The real deal”, Malivelihood shared a video of his bride flaunting her wedding ring with smiles etched on her face.

The two lovebirds, who got engaged in 2017, had earlier released beautiful royalty-themed pre-wedding pictures on social media.

One of the problems we have is contempted ,so no matter small we receive since we are not paying back then we need to manage rather than complaining

[quote author=Jamjoon post=96817023][/quote]See the vagabond and mumu boy

Juliusmalema:
Seems you don't have anything reasonable to say then shut it..


Failures in broad daylight is what you are defending.

Osinbajo alone is worse than buhari..

Has anyone reach the position of ordinary PA in your family before abusing a good man

KwaraRat:
This is the only truth that has come out of this lying fake pastor since 2014.

someone like you is not supposed to be here ,he goat

Jamjoon:
Fulani slave, your mama na still grade one ashawo oh... Your papa still unknown. But thugnor wike will expire in 2023.
That thugnor will never near the presidency. Even if he relocates to sokoto, let him start squatting in the caliphate's bq if he likes, he will never be VP.

He will expire in 2023, mind you he will never escape justice...

Look at this fool nah

The convictions have not been achieved due to the manipulation of suspects who are mainly elites.

A great opportunities for all to benefit

We are happy that the Nigerian government is keen on driving collaborative efforts in enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards.

My good advice is to monitor those refineries we have so that we can be producing more crude oil and rank the highest in the world soon

Yes we are more creative but we need to diversify our contents to other lucrative and productive things

ImmaculateJOE:
VP Osinbanjo is my 2nd choice after Peter Obi..

If PDP presents Peter Obi and APC does likewise to Yemi Osinbanjo then Nigerians will have the option of choosing the better person between two Angels..

Anyways From a people who call God “Chukwu,” heaven “Eligwe,” earth “Ali,” Lucifer “Ekwensu,” water “Mini” and salt “Nnu,” Nigerian president will emerge in 2023.

You had better choose osinbajo to be your first choice

youngestuk:
That is how you all brought buhari. Smhhh

Who brought Buhari?

I don't have anyone in mind to vote for apart from Vice President osinbajo

OSINBAJO JOINS GATES, DANGOTE OTHERS AT LEADERSHIP FORUM ON NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES

*Stresses importance of enriching food processing

Although efforts by stakeholders in the Food Processing Industry to improve nutritional value of edible oil, salt, sugar, wheat flour and other processed foods is commendable, ensuring full compliance to national standards will be required to shape national public health outcomes to attain desired levels, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.

Prof. Osinbajo stated this Thursday at the 3rd Annual Nigeria Food Processing and Nutrition Leadership Forum, held virtually, and organized by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

According to the Vice President, “the Nigerian government is keen on driving collaborative efforts in enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards.

He praised the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for their innovative work in this regard through the Joint Regulatory Framework.

Said he: “Industry Compliance with food fortification standards especially in Wheat Flour, Salt and Sugar has also improved. We however need to reach full compliance to be able to shape national public health outcomes to the extent that we desire.”

Food fortification is the practice of enriching processed foods by adding nutrients at higher levels than what the original food provides. This is done to address micronutrient deficiencies across populations.

Commending the efforts of stakeholders in meeting set targets in food fortification, Prof. Osinbajo said “the food systems within the processing sector are fitted for improved nutrition.”

He noted that “we have an enormous opportunity here to reinforce the goal of sustainable food fortification in Nigeria. I am pleased to see that the average compliance rates to national fortification standards had increased from 50% in 2018 to 75% in 2019 and hit the 2020 target of 90%.

“I believe this platform will continue to serve as an opportunity to review progress on an annual basis, and share lessons learned against fortification standards within their respective sectors.”

Speaking particularly about the ingenuity of the stakeholders in address micronutrient deficiencies in Nigeria, Prof. Osinbajo explained that “the Micronutrient Fortification Index (MFI) is an interesting innovation that will motivate industries to self-regulate in meeting government standards for food fortification. The use of this tool should be adopted by all companies involved in fortification and I believe it should be made available to stakeholders and shareholders alike.”

“We should be able to hold them accountable as they strive to meet industry benchmarks, including compliance with Nigerian Fortification Standards. Government regulatory agencies will definitely find the tool useful in support of industry regulation efforts and consumer expectations.

“The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment and the Ministry of Health each play a critical role and have been at the forefront of food fortification in Nigeria. Through ongoing engagements with the Director Generals (DGs) and core group representatives from NAFDAC, SON, and FCCPC, the collaboration towards enhancing national monitoring and enforcement of fortification quality standards has been strengthened,” Prof. Osinbajo added.

The forum featured presentations by Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; Co-chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr Bill Gates; Director, Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) Programme, Mr Rizwan Yusufali; Group COO, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Mr Boye Olusanya; MD, Dangote Sugar, Mr Ravindra Singhvi; and MD, PZ Wimar, Mr Ipsit Chakrabarti, among others.

The Ministers of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye; and the Director General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, also spoke at the forum.

Nigeria government is considering other approaches to complement and boost financing for the development and maintenance of infrastructure in Nigeria and thereby increasing our source of income by bringing many investors into it

Yenefer:
Lies

I know you won't believe it,anyway just wait and see

This is 100% true and soonest nigeria will get to the top

I'm so glad to hear this

Wiseandtrue:

Prof, fulfill your previous promises you made first nah

We are tired of your future tenses

it's only a deaf and dump that do complain that he hasn't seen any positive things about osinbajo…

HedwigesMaduro:
Thanks for the joke. Now, who's the next comic act on the bill?

So who does it become a joke � nah

Amotolongbo:
Can Osinbajo just go and find somewhere to sit!

What I see in you is that nothing but a big fool

honestly they should allow the cummunity policing to function so that it will reduce most of these evil perpetrators

For me it's not the issue of party but I will 100% vote for Vice President osinbajo for his hardworking and dedicated to his duties