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Environmentalist advise Nigerians on proper waste disposal

Environmentalist advises Nigerians on proper waste disposal
By Talatu Maiwada
Environment
Abuja, June 16, 2018 (NAN) Mr George Ebisike, an Environmental Scientist, has advised Nigerians to disposed off waste properly to avoid environmental degradation as well water and airborne diseases.
Ebisike who doubles as a researcher gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.
He identified micro-plastics as one of the biggest dangers to man and animals hence Nigerians should be more cautious of proper waste disposal.
The expert said that in the course of humanity advancement, it was important that civilised citizens handle the challenges of waste in their environment in an ideal way.
He stressed that micro-plastics such as plastic bottles, water sachets and polythene bags had become extremely dangerous for the marine and human lives as all spheres of the environment are interconnected.
“Human activities such as littering of plastic containers, water sachets and polythene bags after use have led to blockage of drainages, flood, and air pollution when burnt leaving an unhealthy environment.
“Research has shown that lots of bio-plastics have been consumed by birds, fishes and livestock which are dangerous to the health of the species.
“Unfortunately science has not been able to carry out a research of what the effect or health implication will be when humans consume such livestock waste,’’ he said.
Ebisike also urged Nigerians to manage the use of plastics while imbibing the culture of reducing single use plastics, whereby people purchase bottle or sachet water, drink it once and trash them.
He said countries around the world are changing the culture by encouraging people to carry their personal water bottles or water flask, to reduce the consistent use and disposal of several plastics.
He added that the recycling process of plastics usually takes a long time while most of such substances end in landfills or water bodies which in turn become harmful to aquatic animals.
Ebisike said this has however underscored the need for Nigerians to become more conscious of environmental health, as an unhealthy environment has several health implications to humans and animals likewise.
He said activities of man in industrial health, product longevity and management of bye products of industrialisation allowed the release of excess carbon in the environment in the past 200 to 300 years.
The environmentalist said the surplus carbon in the environment cannot be controlled as such has adverse effect on society with health implication on man and sustainability of certain species of animals.
Ebisike said governments at all levels have roles to play in terms of policy direction, behavioural change among citizens and creating the consciousness to drive technological transfer among young engineers.
“Through recycling, waste products can be converted into bio-fume which adds to the fuel we have from petro-chemical processes, thereby taking away lots of plastics from the environment.
“The end products will be put back into the system, reducing the cost of kerosene, creating opportunities for research in universities, while creating jobs for citizens.
“It is of utmost importance that the younger generation understands their responsibility to the environment while keeping abreast with modern technology used in managing waste products.
“Parents and teachers must inculcate the culture of separating wastes in an ingenious way, while discouraging burying at landfills as such becomes poisonous to the water table underneath the earth,’’ Ebisike added. (NAN)
TIM/BOLA/MST
Edited by Bola Akingbehin/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Democracy day: Aremu hail Nigerians for nurturing democracy

Democracy day: Aremu hail Nigerians for nurturing democracy
By Mohammad Tijjani
Democracy
Kaduna, May 29, 2018 (NAN) The General Secretary, National Union of Textiles, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), Mr Issa Aremu, on Tuesday hailed Nigerians for nurturing uninterrupted democratic process for 19 years.
Aremu made the commendation in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna to mark this year’s Democracy Day.
According to him, regardless of the numerous current challenges of governance, the task is to deepen democracy not lessen it.
Aremu said it was “insufficiency in democratic practices” among the politicians that is worsening the crisis of governance in the country.
The labour leader added that security and economic challenges could only be overcome if ordinary people were involved in governance.
“We must democratise the public space and rescue the country from the total capture and dominance of few unaccountable self serving ruling elites,” he said.
Aremu also commended President Muhammad Buhari’s administration for the bailout funds released to states “to ease their fiscal challenges and other obligations including payment of salaries”.
He however flayed what he described as the silence of the President’s 2018 Democracy Day speech on new minimum wage, adding that negotiation should be concluded in earnest so as to motivate the workforce for economic recovery through enhanced productivity.
“We acknowledge the efforts of the Federal authorities with respect to public safety and security in degrading the Boko Haram insurgency.
“The efforts should be at prevention of violence through inclusive development and governance’’, saying persistent violence had compounded “the crisis of productivity, unemployment and value addiction” in the affected North East region.
Aremu also urged Buhari and governors in the crisis-ridden states to heed to the advice of Prof. Mahmoud Jega, former INEC Chairman, who at the 2018 Democracy Day Lecture, said that both the federal and states authorities should urgently develop “capacity, institutions, structures and process of peace building” as a necessary condition for democratic consolidation.
He said it was unacceptable for Nigeria that had been adjudged a peace building nation in war torn Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan to be afflicted with preventable crisis, adding “it is time Nigeria’s peace and charity ship berthed at home’’. (NAN)
TJ/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Group provides free medical outreach to .1m Nigerians

Group provides free medical outreach to .1m Nigerians
By Awayi Kuje
Outreach
Akwanga (Nasarawa State), April 23, 2018 (NAN) Prof. Charles Adisa, National President, Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship, says more than 100,000 Nigerians have benefited from the group’s free medical outreach since its inception in 1975.
Adisa, a professor of Surgery and Surgical Oncologist, Abia State University Teaching Hospital, made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akwanga, Nasarawa State.
He said that the association was established with the aimed of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to Christians and other Nigerians as well as rendering humanitarian services.
The don said that the free medical outreach was designed to assist poor Nigerians especially residents who do not have the means to access medical care in order to improve on their standard of living.
“We have experts; we have professionals in various fields and let me also disclose to you that our fellowship has conducted over 29 medical missions in Nigeria and eight medical missions outside Nigeria such as in Gambia, Tanzania and Guinea Bissau, among others.
“More than 100,000 people benefited from various communities that we have gone to in Nigeria.
“We have been to Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu and Kogi, among other states, for free medical outreach.
“We have conducted over 500 surgeries in these various communities which include minor and major surgeries, eye surgery, eye cataract and women fibroid, among others.
“We came up with the free medical services in order to assist the needy by bringing healthcare services closer to the people and to improve on their health and standard of living for the overall development of the country,” he said.
The medical expert restated the commitment of the fellowship to continue to offer free medical services to Nigerians, noting that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation.
“The people of Akwanga within Nasarawa state will also benefit from these services,” he said.
The national president of the group called on Nigerians to continue to live in peace and tolerate one another irrespective of their affiliations. (NAN)
AKW/ESAN/MST
Edited by Abiodun Esan/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Nigerians demand subsidy in health sector

Nigerians demand subsidy in health sector
By Ummul Idris
Subsidy
Abuja, April 10, 2018 (NAN) Scores of Nigerians in the FCT on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to subsidise services in the health sector.
Those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the issue in Abuja decried the outrageous amounts being demanded by both public and private health facilities.
They urged for both private and public hospitals to allow unfettered access to healthcare services by citizens.
Mr Sunday Davies, an Abuja based businesman, said that accessing health facilities was now a burden to the people, adding that the humongous bills being handed down to patients was getting scary.
According to him, one needs to think twice before seeking medical help in any health facility in the country now because of high charges.
Davies therefore called on the federal government to heavily subsidise the health sector as done in the oil sector, adding that this is the only way the citizenry could benefit from the government.
Mr Abubakar Kabiru, an Abuja based legal practitioner, said it was ridiculous that Nigerians had to pay heavily to access healthcare, adding that this service should be the right of every Nigerian.
He noted that in developed countries, irrespective of social status, every citizen has the privilege and the right to good health; hence, the federal government must prioritise the health sector to be made accessible to the people.
Mrs Boma Azuwata, a civil servant, lamented the fate of pregnant women in the country, adding that it is regrettable that poor pregnant women had to suffer untold hardship to access affordable health facility.
According to her, the rate at which pregnant women die daily in the country because of ridiculous bills is disturbing and the government must do enough to stop this menace.
Meanwhile, Prof. Mike Ogirima, President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has also appealed to the government to subsidise the health sector in order to allow all Nigerians access to health facilities.
He noted that irrespective of status and money the citizenry should be allowed to access health facilities without any hindrance.
Ogirima said that in an ideal society, health should be prioritised and given the needed attention by the government.
“A situation where accessing health facilities would be the exclusive right of the rich was unacceptable,’’ said the NMA president. (NAN)
UMD/AAB/MST
Edited By Adeboye Ajayi/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Medical directors seek quality healthcare for Nigerians

Medical directors seek quality healthcare for Nigerians
By Olasunkanmi Onifade
Health
Abuja, April 7, 2018 (NAN) The Guild of Medical Directors (GMDs) on Saturday urged the Federal Government to give priority to health sector and provide quality healthcare services to all Nigerians.
Dr Chito Nwana, the Chairperson of GMD, FCT chapter, made the call in commemoration of the World Health Day in Abuja.
The theme of the day is: “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere, Health for All”.
“We also cannot ignore the mass exodus of our best health providers and specialists particularly doctors and nurses to other parts of the world.
“How can we achieve Universal Health Coverage without enough health care workers to provide services,” Nwana said in a statement.
“We must begin to value the medical profession by providing them with international standard training facilities, proper remuneration for their service and a stable environment in which they can grow in their profession.
“Reducing emigration of doctors and encouraging specialists that trained abroad to return to Nigeria to offer their services will positively contribute to the advancement of the health sector while curbing medical tourism,this ‘brain drain’ must stop,” she said.
Nwana said Nigerians should be more proactive and realise their right to essential quality healthcare, saying they are the ultimate beneficiaries of quality healthcare and also on the receiving end of poor healthcare.
She called on Nigerians to join the advocacy battle to ensure that the leadership invests accordingly in the health sector.
Nwana said the guild was prepared to partner with the community, government by providing incentives and promoting measures to keep hospitals open and healthcare providers available.
She said universal health coverage could become a reality in our country, if leaders are willing to use their powers to make healthcare their number one priority.
“To do so, there must be enough health facilities to meet the needs of the population. Presently, Nigeria lacks adequate public and private health facilities and is unable to meet the need of its citizenry.
“There has to be better partnerships, collaboration and cooperation between the public and private sector to develop a system that will improve access to healthcare.
“It is however unfortunate that this important relationship is lacking in our country,” she said.
Nwana said private health establishments are currently overburdened by multiple taxation charges and levies which had forced some establishments to close or reduce their standard of care in order to remain open.
She said the GMD made up of owners of private health facilities is an advocacy group that seeks to facilitate raising the quality of medical care offered by these establishments to globally accepted standards.
“To achieve this we advocate and promote a level playing field for our operations.
“We believe that our leaders must make health a priority, promote the private health sector by offering incentives such as tax breaks and exemptions to give room for growth, and to ensure that we, as providers, are brought to the table when policies are formulated or implemented.
“This will lead to the advancement of the public and private health facilities and hence the health sector as a whole,” she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Health Day is commemorated every April 7.
This year’s event coincided with the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organisation. (NAN)
OEO/AOM/MST
Edited by Abdullahi Mohammed/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Over 90% of Nigerians not captured by NHIS – Executive Secretary

Over 90% of Nigerians not captured by NHIS – Executive Secretary
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NHIS
BY Muhammad Nasir Bello
Sokoto, Feb. 15, 2018 (NAN) Prof. Yusuf Usman, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), said on Thursday that over 90 per cent of Nigerians eligible for the scheme have not been covered.
Usman said this in Sokoto at a public hearing on a bill to provide for Contributory Health Care Management scheme organised by the state House of Assembly.
He noted that a lot need to be done to realise health for all Nigerians under the Universal Health Coverage.
The executive secretary urged the public not to be distracted by what they hear on or read in the media about his reinstatement by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Don’t be distracted by what you are hearing on the media. The real thing, it is corruption fighting us and we will fight back to keep faith with our responsibilities to Nigerians.
“We are here to work for our people and the country, and anybody who think we are doing it for ourselves or our office that person is missing the point,” he said.
Usman further said that he would not in any way be discouraged in his efforts at providing the required services to Nigerians.
He commended the Sokoto State Government effort at creating a sister agency in the state.
He assured that NHIS would support all states of the federation to create similar agencies for the benefit of citizens.
The Speaker, Sokoto state House of Assembly, Alhaji Salihu Maidaji, represented by the House Leader, Mr Garba Bello (APC-Yabo), said the event was organised to collate the input of the public.
“This is to ensure that the bill is all encompassing as regards to the yearning and aspirations of the citizens before its passage by the Assembly,” he said.
He noted that the NHIS, which did not cover some major areas of health concerns, was primarily aimed at easy access of healthcare services at affordable cost.
“In line with our legislative responsibilities, we require an objective, factual and timely information for informed decisions for the benefit of the electorate.
“Therefore, the assembly deems it fit to ensure public hearing is conducted on every bill that affects the lives of the citizens.
“The scheme will cover all residents, all sexes and ages, all ailments and will be run from primary to tertiary health facilities across the the state,” the speaker said.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Balarabe Kakale, said that the state government was concerned with passion to deliver quality healthcare services for people in the state.
He said that the bill was timely and necessary due to the health challenges and the need to provide easy access to facilities to the poor at low cost.
The commissioner disclosed that the state had earmarked N100 million for the take off of the health contributory scheme fund. (NAN)
BMN/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

9m aged Nigerians need social welfare security – Expert

9m aged Nigerians need social welfare security – Expert
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Security
By Chinenye Offor
Abuja, Feb. 2, 2018 (NAN)

More than nine million Nigerians are aged and need social welfare security, said
Dr Emen Omokaro, the Executive Director, Dave Omokaro Foundation (DOF),which has been tracking the demographic group for several years.

Omokaro gave the figure on Friday during an advocacy visit to the Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

“Ageing is inevitable and increasingly people are becoming healthier and growing old. Over 9 million Nigerians are currently aged 60 plus.

“This figure is rising from 8.4 million in 2015 and projected to reach 15 million by 2030 and 29 million in 2050.

“The population of older persons is growing at 3.3 per cent census rate which will have impact on the social system and is Nigeria ready for it?’’ Omokaro said.

However, she commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the Senior Citizens Centre bill.

Omokaro noted that Buhari’s action was in line with the mandate of the foundation.

According to her, the foundation is focusing on issues of ageing and development, capacity building and mainstreaming ageing over the years.

“The foundation also focused on canvassing for Nigeria to have policies on ageing, national framework on ageing as well promoting life course,’’ the executive director said.

She said that DOF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Human Rights Commission with the aim of ensuring the welfare and rights of elderly persons in Nigeria.

Omokaro further said that the foundation was collaborating with the ministries of national planning, health, education, women and youths as well as National Population Commission, among other MDAs, to sensitise them on the need to include the aged in policies.

She thanked NAN for promoting issues of ageing and development over the years and solicited further support.

The executive director announced a five-day capacity building in March to empower drivers of the policy.

Onanuga said lack of welfare for the aged in Nigeria is a contributory factor to corruption.

“We don’t have programme to cater for the aged in our country as done in the developed countries.

“The issue of corruption that we keep facing in the society may well be due to lack of social welfare policies for the old people.

“We will help to mainstream ageing so that the Federal Government as well as State Governments will also get involved in the cause,” he said.

He pledged the support of NAN in creating more awareness in mainstreaming ageing issues and thanked the foundation for giving workers of the agency an opportunity to be trained.

(NAN)

CSO/ESAN/MST
Edited by Abiodun Esan/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Politics

2019: Nigerians want Buhari to tackle poverty, infrastructure deficit

2019: Nigerians want Buhari to tackle poverty, infrastructure deficit
NAN-H-32
Buhari
By Lydia Ngwakwe
Lagos, Jan. 5, 2018 (NAN) Some Nigerians have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle poverty and fix major infrastructures before the 2019 electioneering begins in earnest.
They also urged the president to reform the country’s security agencies and strengthen institutions.
The citizens gave the advice in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
According to them, if these problems are not tackled before electioneering begins, the problems may linger.
The National Youth Coordinator of KOWA Party, Mr Jude Feranmi, said there was the need for the Federal Government to carry out a painstaking reform of the country’s security agencies.
“There is a trend of insecurity that is building across Nigeria and our current security infrastructure can no longer tackle this menace with the inefficiency and brutality that characterised our security apparatuses.
“As I speak, Nigerians in the Benue region are leaving their homes for a place they don’t know, running from herdsmen; gunmen have already claimed lives in Rivers in this New Year.
“The first and most important duty of government to citizens which is the protection of lives and property is now at the lowest ebb.
“To tackle this deeply rooted problem, there is need for deep, and painstaking reform.
“If the Federal Government continues to fail in this task, especially in the penultimate year to the election, there may be crisis in the country,’’ Feranmi said.
Mr Dennis Aghanya, the Executive Director of Anti-Corruption Research Based Data Initiative (ARDI), said the federal government should embark on the construction of capital projects.
“With a year to the end of this administration, I want Mr President to massively pursue the construction of capital projects. Nigeria is very deficient in infrastructures.
“ When there are ongoing projects, the masses are engaged and there would be money in their pockets.
“ I also want him to consider paying most of the outstanding debts owe local contractors. The level of poverty among Nigerians is unbearable,’’ Aghanya said.
On his part, Mr Toyin Raheem, the Executive Secretary of Campaign for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (CCHR), said his desire was for government to reduce the poverty level in the country.
According to him, those working for Buhari as advisers and special assistants have been deceiving him and are not telling him what is truly on ground.
“The Federal Government should reduce the rate of poverty in the country. Nigerians are suffering, very hungry and angry.
“Policies of this government should be made to cater for the masses, prices of food are on the increase, purchasing power is reducing every day and jobs are being lost.
“The government should wake up to put an end to the suffering of the masses.
“Government should also take as a matter of mandamus to respect the rules of law and constitutionalism. Everything it does should be in accordance with the rules of law,’’ Raheem said.
He appealed to the president to allow an independent body to conduct a survey on the rate of poverty to truly ascertain the level of poverty in the country.
He advocated for a paradigm shift in the policies of this administration to be people oriented or pro-poor.
Raheem appealed to government at levels to make security and welfare of the people its major concern.
He said that the performances of the federal government this year would be the major consideration for Nigerians to make decisions about the 2019 elections. (NAN)
LED/MO/MST
Edited by Omolade MM/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Nigerians constitute more than half of UNICEF’s social media platform – Official

Nigerians constitute more than half of UNICEF’s social media platform – Official
NAN-HG-9
Respondents
By Vivian Ihechu
Lagos, Oct. 17, 2017 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that U-Report, it’s unique social media platform to engage with communities on issues that affect them, have more than half of its global respondents in Nigeria.
According to UNICEF, the social media platform has surpassed two million registered respondents in Nigeria as at Oct. 16.
A statement issued by Doune Porter, Chief of Communication, UNICEF, Nigeria, U-Report uses simple Short Message Service (SMS) messages and social media to reach communities around the country.
It also provides an opportunity for community members to share their opinions and drive positive change.
It said that the U-Report relied on volunteer community members, mostly young people, serving as U-Reporters to provide information through conducting polls on issues that affect their communities.
“It is also an important tool for sharing information through message alerts.
“Including the more than two million Nigeria U-Reporters, the U-Report platform reaches communities in 39 countries around the world and has grown to almost 4 million since it was first launched in 2011.
“The first U-Report poll in Nigeria was sent out in April 2014 and since then.
“Also, 169 polls have been run and more than 150 alerts issued on the Nigerian U-Report platform in Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Pidgin and English.
“The topics include health, education, safety and security, Internally Displaced Persons, water and sanitation, and violence against children, with results disseminated to Government and other relevant agencies,’’ the statement said.
It quoted Mohammed Fall, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, as saying: “Reaching two million U-Reporters in Nigeria is a huge step in community engagement for improved service delivery.
“It provides an even greater opportunity for information sharing, increased stakeholder engagement and transparency as a direct channel of communication between leaders and the people they serve.
“I would like to thank and commend the work of Nigeria telecommunications service providers for their contribution to the establishment and growth of U-Report in Nigeria,’’ Fall is quoted as saying.
Also, Cynthia McCaffrey, Director of UNICEF’s Office of Innovation, said: “To see this level of adoption of U-Report in Nigeria is extremely encouraging.
“It enables UNICEF to realise what is possible if we allow ourselves to think big and strive to reach as many young people as we can.
“As Nigeria makes U-Report increasingly accessible, it also becomes increasingly relevant, as evidenced by the live chat last month on menstrual hygiene,’’ McCaffrey said.
The statement said that since its inception in Nigeria, UNICEF’s main partner on U-Report has been the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) which had been a key player in the recruitment of responders.
All states in Nigeria are represented on the platform, with the highest number of U-Reporters registered in Jigawa.
The Office of the Vice President, Nigerian Senators and members of the House of Representatives are using U-Report too.
“They use it to connect with their communities on important issues to find out what needs to be improved or where the focus needs to be in service delivery in their states.
“The most recent initiative is a partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency which was concluded on October 13.
“It will be using the platform to share life-saving information with communities in case of emergencies such as floods and disease outbreaks,’’ it said.
U-Report Nigeria also runs media campaigns where the bi-weekly poll results are shared and experts on the topic are interviewed during radio and television programmes for comment.
A live U-Report chat on menstrual hygiene management in September stimulated more than 10,000 questions from participants and the answers helped to empower girls with useful information.
To become a U-Reporter in Nigeria, one can register on social media by simply sending JOIN to U-Report Nigeria on Facebook or send JOIN as a direct message on Twitter @Ureportnigeria.
By text, send the word ‘JOIN’ to 24453 and voice your opinion. All options are free.
All U-Report polls can be accessed on the public website at “http://www.nigeria.ureport.in. (NAN)
VIV/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Upsurge of Nigerians risking lives crossing to Europe worrisome – NAPTIP D-G

Upsurge of Nigerians risking lives crossing to Europe worrisome – NAPTIP D-G
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Trafficking
By Mustapha Sumaila
Abuja, Sept. 25, 2017 (NAN) Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says an upsurge in the number of Nigerians risking their lives while crossing Sahara desert and Mediterranean Sea to Europe is worrisome.
Okah-Donli expressed this concern during a round table meeting with partners of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) on Monday in Abuja.
She said that with the high rate of activities of human trafficking, stakeholders must intensify efforts to curtail them.
She explained that NAPTIP has been working assiduously to achieve its mandate which was primarily to use combination of policies, strategies and programmes to stem the tide of human trafficking.
According to her, human trafficking remains a major challenge to human, national and international security.
The director-general disclosed that between 2011 and 2016, more than 630,000 irregular migrants and refugees rescued while trying to cross over to Italy.
She said that based on data released by European Strategy Centre of the European Commission 13,000 illegal migrants were estimated to have died crossing Mediterranean Sea.
Okah-Donli added that an unaccounted number of them perishing in the hot sands of the Sahara desert.
She stated that another report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimated 103,175 migrants that arrived in Europe while 2,357 deaths were recorded.
The NAPTIP boss said that a significant number of these people were no doubt Nigerians.
The director-general noted that the meeting was to re-evaluate their engagement and forge better response to the dangers of human trafficking especially in providing services to victims of human trafficking.
“All stakeholders should work with a common purpose, which is to ensure that Nigeria remains a global model in the delivery of minimum standard services to victims.
“We must make sure that traffickers are hunted down and diligently prosecuted,” she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the representatives of NGOs in attendance pledged their support and cooperation to the eradication of human trafficking in the country. (NAN)
MS/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola