The Federal Government through the Ministry of Human Affairs has banned hoteliers across the country from lodging teenagers and underage girls in their facilities.
On Saturday, the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, read the riot acts at the ‘Unlock Training and Grants’ ceremony in Abuja.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education, Abiola Arogundade, organised the programme, which saw 200 young entrepreneurs receive N100 million.
Speaking at the event, Kennedy-Ohanenye vowed it would no longer be business as usual as hoteliers who lodge underage girls risk being sanctioned.
To further depict the seriousness of the Federal Government, the Minister disclosed that hoteliers, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been directed to mount a signpost outside their hotels warning prospective clients not to lodge underage girls in their premises.