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Godwin Obaseki Sends Bill To Amend Pension Scheme

David Folami — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:59:57 +0000

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has sent a bill to the State House of Assembly to amend the state’s Pension Scheme of 2010. A letter on the bill amendment, signed by the governor, was sent to the Assembly on Monday. The letter read in part: “Mr Speaker, find attached 30 copies of the bill for [...]

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WBFA Calls for Ending Female Genital Mutilation; Commends UNFPA, Development Partners

Wale Adebayo — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:34:26 +0000

On the 9th of February 2016, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) participated in the launch of the Global Joint UNFPA/UNICEF programme on the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in Nigeria and called for zero tolerance for FGM and other harmful traditional practices. Under the leadership of H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa [...]

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Gambian Government bans Female Genital Mutilation

AMA — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:38:39 +0000

Gambia has become the latest in a string of African nations to ban female genital mutilation (FGM), an ancient tradition of removing external parts of a girl’s vagina that has been widely condemned. The country’s information ministry on Tuesday confirmed the move in a statement that cited President Yahya Jammeh as saying that FGM has [...]

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