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There is a need for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and some governments at the highest level to be more engaged in finding a long-term solution to the crisis. The international community should remain committed in the efforts of taking concrete actions towards protecting the vessels and crew operating in the Gulf of Guinea. We cannot continue to allow crews to be taken hostage, a situation which is simply unacceptable. The Gulf of Guinea comprises 20 countries. Twenty thousand ships pass through the Gulf of Guinea a year. One hundred and thirty sailors were kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. Ninety-five per cent of global piracy occurred in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. Piracy threat grows off the coast of West Africa. There is a need for another Operation Ocean Shield which was NATO’s counter piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa. NATO has helped to deter and disrupt pirate attacks, while protecting vessels and increasing the gener
There is need for North Atlantic Treaty Organization and some governments, at the highest level, to be more engage in finding a long-term solution to the crisis. International community should remain committed in the efforts of taking concrete actions towards protecting the vessels and crew operating in the Gulf of Guinea. We cannot continue to allow crews to be taken hostage, a situation which is simply unacceptable. The Gulf of Guinea comprises 20 countries. 20,000 ships pass through the Gulf of Guinea a year. 130 sailors were kidnapped in the Gulf of Guinea in the year 2020. 95% of global piracy occurred in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. Piracy threat grows off the coast of West Africa.
NIN: COVID-19 pandemic and registration centres
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By Inwalomhe Donald
IAM worried over the hypocritical compliance of enrollees and Nigeria Identity Management Commission, NIMC, officials with the COVID-19 protocols and the regular loss of several man-hours just to get registered. The crowd does not observe social distancing or use of masks; enrollees only use masks when NIMC officials are about to attend to them.
I am worried over lack of protective kits at the office; this is because NIMC staff could get infected with COVID-19 as they attend to hundreds of residents daily. We must put health and safety into consideration because COVID-19 is real.
In the face of insurmountable challenges such as resource scarcity, Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior persists in the movement to reform correctional facilities in Nigeria by reducing populations and promoting prisoners’ rights. Indeed, a mindset of reform and rights is sweeping Nigeria correctional services.
Rauf Aregbesola has laid emphasis on 1996 and 2002 the Kampala Declaration on Prison Conditions in Africa and the Ouagadougou Declaration on Accelerating Penal and Prison Reform in Africa were both adopted respectively. Both instruments strive to improve the conditions of African prisons. At the international level, the Council of Europe adopted the European Prison Rules in 2006. While the rules do not bind African states, they provide useful guidance in developing transparent and consistent prison policy.