June 08, (THEWILL) – The National Assembly has passed a bill to make comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment by educators in tertiary institutions.
The bill seeks to criminalise sexual harassment against students in tertiary institutions.
Recall that the Senate had passed the bill in 2020 while the House of Representatives passed theirs, but with different provisions.
But, the Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday, said the conference committee of both chambers harmonised the different positions as he presented the report during plenary session.
The National Assembly on Wednesday, also passed a legislation to make compulsory, the inclusion of preventive measures against sexual and gender based violence in the curriculum of all levels of secondary education in Nigeria.
