The federal government has sent a stern warning to hoteliers across the country not to harbour underage girls in their facilities to avoid sanctions.
Conveying the warning at the “Unlock Training and Grants in Abuja on Saturday, June 8, the minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, said government would clamp down on any defaulters.
Organized by the senior special assistant to the president on technical, vocational and Entrepreneurship education, Abiola Arogindade, The programme saw 200 young Entrepreneurs received N100m.
The minister disclosed that hoteliers, especially in the Federal capital Territory (FCT), have been directed to mount a signpost outside their facilities warning prospective clients not to lodge any underage girls on their promises.
She also read the riot acts to school proprietors across the country, warning that thru should do everything to curb bullying the students either by their colleague or the teaching staff.
Nigeria must be better. From 20th june, we have directed hoteliers to sign outside from the ministry of women. No lodging of under age girls. Otherwise what happened In the Niger state will be an understatement of what will happen in the FCT and I mean it.
“No more lodging of underage girls and nomore lodging of underage girls and no more bullying in schools”- Kennedy Ohanenye said