The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that only 37 per cent of schools across 10 states in Nigeria have early warning
The United Nations Children’s Fund has said that only 37 per cent of schools across 10 states in Nigeria have early warning systems in place to identify threats, such as school attacks.
In addition to the finding on early warning systems and conflict, the report showed that while schools perform relatively well in terms of training school-based management committees on safety and responding to children’s well-being concerns, only 14 per cent of the participating schools across the 10 assessed states have functional, safe, accessible infrastructure and just 36 per cent have school staff trained on natural hazards.
UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, called on the government, partners, as well as the international community to take decisive action and ensure schools across all states have the resources and tools to fully implement the minimum standards for safety, focusing on the most vulnerable regions.
To ensure that schools are safe havens, the UNICEF chief noted that a strong political will and proper implementation of policies are essential. Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party , Peter Obi, is inciting people of the South-East, especially the uninformed, against the Federal Government.
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