Nigeria university lecturers to get 14-year jail term for sexual harassment
THE Senate has approved a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for educators convicted of sexually harassment of students in tertiary institutions.
The move comes amid recurring reports of lecturers coercing students for grades, admission advantages and other academic favours.
The bill titled Sexual Harassment of Students (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (HB.1597), was presented for concurrence by the Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Oyelola Ashiru, during Wednesday’s plenary.
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