President Muhammadu Buhari has again been urged to accent to the Older Persons (Rights and Privileges) Bill 2020. Both chambers of the National Assembly passed the bill last year, which aims to address the social and economic challenges triggered by aging. In a communiqué issued at the end of a workshop organised in Abuja by the Dewdrop Foundation, participants also called …

Stakeholders at a workshop in Abuja on Thursday advocated an end to discrimination, neglect and all forms of abuse against older persons in Nigeria. President, Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN), Senator Eze Darlington Ajoku said that it was unfortunate that older persons still suffered social isolation in the country. The workshop was organised …