VCs, Provosts, Rectors Risk 5-yr Imprisonment As Reps Pass Bill To Stop Sexual Harassment In Tertiary Institutions

VCs, Provosts, Rectors Risk 5-yr Imprisonment As Reps Pass Bill To Stop Sexual Harassment In Tertiary Institutions …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>

The House of Representatives has passed a Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress sexual harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions.

Sponsored by Hon. Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti), the proposed legislation was read for the third time and passed into law at plenary on Wednesday.

 

The Bill proposes 14 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of the offence and five years imprisonment or N5 million fine for heads of institutions that refused to act on complaints…

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