Tag: sex workers
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Economic crunch: Commercial sex workers lament low patronage in Kano
The economic crunch occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy has grossly affected commercial sex workers in Kano State as they groan as a result of low patronage by their customers.
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I train Nigerian sex workers on artworks in Italy – Nike Okundaye
The Founder, Nike Art Gallery, Mrs Nike Okundaye, popularly known as “Mama Nike”, said she changed the narratives of 5,000 Nigerian professional sex workers through artwork training in Italy. Okundaye disclosed this on Thursday at the “Destination Marketing Strategy in
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Bauchi Government to conduct headcount of commercial sex workers
Bauchi State Government says it will conduct headcount of commercial sex workers in the state with a view to having an accurate data on them. Malam Aminu Balarabe-Isah, Permanent Commissioner in charge of Hisbah and Sharia implementation, made this known in Bauchi on Monday during a sensitisation workshop organised for commercial sex workers. He said…
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BREAKING: Sex workers not essential service providers, FCT warns prostitutes
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has warned sex workers to keep off roads and stop rendering their unholy trade to their customers until the COVID-19 restriction is lifted. Chairman, FCT Task Team on COVID-19, Ikharo Attah, handed down the warning on Saturday while monitoring compliance with the regulations at Kubwa, Gwarimpa and Wuse areas of…
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TNG report (Covid-19): Bad times for s3x workers, strippers, nightclub owners in Abuja, Lagos
In Nigeria, direct sex work has largely crippled as a result of physical distancing and lockdown measures put in place by the government to halt transmission of the deadly Coronavirus. Brothels, alongside restaurants, bars and nightclubs which all used to be the hub of bubbly activities have become ghost towns. Though the federal government has…
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Court fines police N1.5m over unlawful arrest of sex workers in Abuja
A federal high court in Abuja has condemned the arrest of women alleged to be sex workers in Abuja by law enforcement agents. Binta Nyako, the judge, on Wednesday said security agents violated the rights of the women as enshrined in section 37 of the constitution when they broke into their homes to arrest them.…