The Federal Government has disclosed plans to establish centres for missing persons in three states of the country, Daily Trust reports. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, disclosed this yesterday at in Abuja to mark the International Day for Missing Persons. She said the National Technical Committee on the... Read More

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April 19, 2017

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Osinbajo meets some parents of the abducted #ChibokGirls (PHOTOS)

by Dolapo Adelana Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Wednesday evening met with a group of parents of some of the abducted Chibok Girls at the State House. At the meeting, Osinbajo reiterated the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure the safe return of the remaining girls. Also present at the meeting with the Chibok... Read More

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August 24, 2016

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Reps question non-implementation of N500billion social welfare budget

The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised questions regarding N500bn budgeted by the Federal Government in the 2016 budget for job creation and provision of other social services to vulnerable people. In a meeting with the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, the House Committee on Legislative Budget/Research and the Committee on Poverty... Read More

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December 5, 2014

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#BringBackOurGirls to write Chadian President over Chibok girls

by Kolapo Olapoju After staging a protest to the Chadian Embassy on the 3rd of December, 2014, the Abuja chapter of the BringBackOurGirls advocacy group has said it plans to write to the President of Chad, Idriss Deby. The BBOG has issued a release through its spokesperson, Rotimi Olawale, to communicate the development, which it... Read More

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September 11, 2014

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#BringBackOurGirls: 150 days and still counting…

by Mayowa Aboah It has been 150 days since over 200 girls from Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, were kidnapped, and they are yet to be rescued. A statement, issued by the #BringBackOurgrils movement, signed by Hadiza Bala Usman, Oby Ezekwesili, Maryam Uwais and many other members, called on the government and security agencies to... Read More

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June 5, 2014

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Maryam Uwais: For our girls, we march on

by Maryam Uwais So I have committed to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, and we, as a coalition, have tried to engage our elected and appointed leaders who swore on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to protect and secure our lives and our welfare. On the morning of 15 April 2014, a very... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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YNaija Ombudsman: Why we align ourselves with the #ChildNotBride campaign

by Editorial Board After the initial burst of emotions and passion following the Senate’s constitutional amendments last week, a counter-movement has emerged over the weekend – and, according to its drivers, the young people crying against the Senate’s action last week were misguided, ignorant and misinformed. This view has gained particular currency this morning, including... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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Maryam Uwais takes on Sani Yerima: The Senator and constitutional review

by Maryam Uwais It is interesting that Senator Yerima would rather link the weighty and dispassionate subject of citizenship with his understanding of gender vis a vis his perception of the age of marriage, rather than with other matters of social interaction,…. Once again, Senator Yerima is in the news, claiming Islam as the basis... Read More

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