The suspended Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has written a sarcastic apology to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The letter has sparked new talks about gender issues and power struggles in Nigeria’s legislature. Last month, the Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is the Chair of its Committee on Diaspora and NGOs. She had earlier accused Akpabio of sexual harassment. The matter …

The management of Lagos State University of Science and Technology, (LASUSTECH), has formally dismissed three academic staff members over confirmed cases of sexual harassment. Those affected include Nurudeen Hassan of the Mass Communication Department, Kareem Arigbabu and Olayinka Uthman from the Department of Arts and Design. Their dismissal followed a thorough investigation and subsequent deliberations by the institution’s Governing Council. …

The Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, has exonerated the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, of the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by a senior lecturer. This is contained in a statement by the university Registrar and Secretary of the council, Mr Mufutau Ibrahim, on Wednesday in Oye -Ekiti. The council directed Mrs Folasade Adebayo, the accuser, to write …

The Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, OAUTH, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Professor John Okeniyi has vowed to remove beds placed in several offices in the hospital to stop sexual harassment of female staff. Speaking with newsmen at the hospital complex in Ile-Ife while giving progress reports of his one-year administration, he said the beds stationed in the offices …

Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, has expressed concern over the rising cases of sexual harassment within the university community. Speaking at the monthly Executive Management Meeting (EMM), with the University’s Labour leaders at the Council Chamber, Ikorodu Campus, Prof. Odusanya said: “Various studies in Nigeria show that almost half of …

Teachers and lecturers in various institutions of learning across the country are now required to sign the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Code of Conduct form. The action is part of measures to check the alarming rate of sexual-related violence in learning institutions across the country. According to the standard operating procedure for the prosecution of perpetrators of school-related …

A Federal High Court on Monday ordered that the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice James Omotosho, however, pleaded not guilty to the four-count …

The Federal Government, through the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Thursday, warned members of the academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses. The Federal Government noted that the Federal Ministry of Education would deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Education, …

The sex scandal rocking the University of Calabar has taken on a legal dimension as the embattled Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon has instituted a suit against the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, and other officers at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. However, the university’s management has …

The Management of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State has dismissed 13 academic and non-academic staff members for offences ranging from falsified age, fraud and gross misconduct to extortion and sexual harassment. The institution’s acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Asomwan Adagbonyin said the decision was based on the recommendations of the University Staff Disciplinary Committee which found them guilty of …