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Team Nigeria at the moment are ninth on the overall medals table at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Braving the odds in Rio, the country’s Paralympians have now amassed a total eight medals.

Five of the total haul are gold, with two silver and a bronze medal.

The latest gold for Nigeria came from Ndidi Nwosu who on Monday afternoon beat the defending champion to win the women’s -73kg Power-lifting event.

Nwosu, who was initially looking like she was going to settle for Bronze, stepped up in her very last attempt.

She lifted 140kg to equal the Paralympics Record (PR) to usurp France’s Souhad Ghazouani who previously was in the lead.

Team Nigeria still have a good chance of moving further up on the medals table as the likes of Brazil, Australia Netherlands and Uzbekistan just ahead of them have won just one gold medal more.

Source: Premium Times (http://www.premiumtimesng.com/)

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Unemployement rate compares the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Rank		Country	Value		Date of Info
1		Zimbabwe	95.00		2009 est.
2		Nauru	90.00		2004 est.
3		Liberia	85.00		2003 est.
4		Burkina Faso	77.00		2004
5		Cocos (Keeling) Islands	60.00		2000 est.
5		Turkmenistan	60.00		2004 est.
6		Djibouti	59.00		2007 est.
7		Congo, Republic of the	53.00		2012 est.
8		Senegal	48.00		2007 est.
9		Nepal	46.00		2008 est.
10		Bosnia and Herzegovina	44.30		2013 est.
11		Haiti	40.60		2010 est.
12		Kenya	40.00		2008 est.
12		Swaziland	40.00		2006 est.
13		Marshall Islands	36.00		2006 est.
14		Afghanistan	35.00		2008 est.
14		Yemen	35.00		2003 est.
15		Grenada	33.50		2013
16		Kosovo	30.90		2013 est.
17		Cameroon	30.00		2001 est.
17		Libya	30.00		2004 est.
17		Mali	30.00		2004 est.
17		Mauritania	30.00		2008 est.
18		American Samoa	29.80		2005
19		Macedonia	28.60		2013 est.
20		Maldives	28.00		2012 est.
21		Greece	27.90		2013 est.
22		Namibia	27.40		2012 est.
23		Spain	26.30		2013 est.
24		Lesotho	25.00		2008 est.
25		South Africa	24.90		2013 est.
26		Nigeria	23.90		2011 est.
27		Dominica	23.00		2000 est.
28		Gaza Strip	22.50		2013 est.
28		West Bank	22.50		2013 est.
29		Equatorial Guinea	22.30		2009 est.
30		Micronesia, Federated States of	22.00		2000 est.
31		Croatia	21.60		2013 est.
32		Cabo Verde	21.00		2000 est.
32		Gabon	21.00		2006 est.
33		Serbia	20.10		2013 est.
34		Comoros	20.00		1996 est.
34		Saint Lucia	20.00		2003 est.
34		Sudan	20.00		2012 est.
35		Montenegro	19.10		2012 est.
36		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	18.80		2008 est.
37		Timor-Leste	18.40		2010 est.
38		Botswana	17.80		2009 est.
38		Syria	17.80		2013 est.
39		Ethiopia	17.50		2012 est.
40		Cyprus	17.40		2013 est.
41		Armenia	17.30		2012 est.
42		Tunisia	17.20		2013 est.
43		New Caledonia	17.10		2004
44		Mozambique	17.00		2007 est.
45		Albania	16.90		2013 est.
46		Portugal	16.80		2013 est.
47		Jamaica	16.30		2013 est.
48		Bahamas, The	16.20		2013 est.
49		Iran	16.00		2013 est.
49		Iraq	16.00		2012 est.
49		Puerto Rico	16.00		2011 est.
50		Belize	15.50		2013
51		Bahrain	15.00		2005 est.
51		Dominican Republic	15.00		2013 est.
51		Georgia	15.00		2013 est.
51		Oman	15.00		2004 est.
51		Zambia	15.00		2008 est.
52		Slovakia	14.40		2013 est.
53		Jordan	14.00		2013 est.
53		Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha	14.00		1998 est.
54		Ireland	13.50		2013 est.
55		Egypt	13.40		2013 est.
56		Cook Islands	13.10		2005
56		Slovenia	13.10		2013 est.
57		Curacao	13.00		2013 est.
57		Tonga	13.00		FY03/04 est.
58		Italy	12.40		2013 est.
58		Lithuania	12.40		2013 est.
59		Wallis and Futuna	12.20		2008
60		Niue	12.00		2001
60		Sint Maarten	12.00		2012 est.
61		French Polynesia	11.70		2010
62		Bulgaria	11.60		2013 est.
63		Barbados	11.40		2013 est.
64		Northern Mariana Islands	11.20		2010 est.
65		Antigua and Barbuda	11.00		2001 est.
65		Ghana	11.00		2000 est.
65		Guyana	11.00		2007
66		Estonia	10.90		2013 est.
67		European Union	10.50		2013 est.
67		Hungary	10.50		2013 est.
67		Saudi Arabia	10.50		2013 est.
68		Algeria	10.30		2013 est.
68		Poland	10.30		2013 est.
69		France	10.20		2013 est.
70		Turks and Caicos Islands	10.00		1997 est.
71		Saint Pierre and Miquelon	9.90		2008 est.
72		Latvia	9.80		2013 est.
73		Colombia	9.70		2013 est.
74		Morocco	9.50		2013 est.
75		Greenland	9.40		2013 est.
76		Turkey	9.30		2013 est.
77		Mongolia	9.00		2011 est.
77		Suriname	9.00		2008
78		Belgium	8.80		2013 est.
78		India	8.80		2013 est.
79		British Virgin Islands	8.70		2010 est.
80		Kyrgyzstan	8.60		2011 est.
81		Mauritius	8.30		2013 est.
81		Netherlands	8.30		2013 est.
82		Guam	8.20		2010 est.
83		Finland	8.10		2013 est.
83		Sweden	8.10		2013 est.
84		Anguilla	8.00		2002
84		Bermuda	8.00		2012 est.
84		Central African Republic	8.00		2001 est.
84		Ukraine	8.00		2013 est.
85		Costa Rica	7.90		2013 est.
85		Venezuela	7.90		2013 est.
86		Fiji	7.60		1999
87		Argentina	7.50		2013 est.
88		Bolivia	7.40		2013 est.
88		Philippines	7.40		2013 est.
89		Romania	7.30		2013 est.
89		United States	7.30		2013 est.
90		Nicaragua	7.20		2013 est.
90		United Kingdom	7.20		2013 est.
91		Canada	7.10		2013 est.
91		Czech Republic	7.10		2013 est.
92		San Marino	7.00		2012
93		Aruba	6.90		2005 est.
94		Faroe Islands	6.80		2011
95		Indonesia	6.60		2013 est.
95		Pakistan	6.60		2013 est.
95		Paraguay	6.60		2013 est.
96		Uruguay	6.50		2013 est.
97		Malta	6.40		2013 est.
97		New Zealand	6.40		2013 est.
98		El Salvador	6.30		2013 est.
99		Virgin Islands	6.20		2004
100		Azerbaijan	6.00		2013 est.
100		Chile	6.00		2013 est.
100		Denmark	6.00		2013 est.
100		Montserrat	6.00		1998 est.
101		Trinidad and Tobago	5.90		2013 est.
102		Israel	5.80		2013 est.
102		Moldova	5.80		2013 est.
102		Russia	5.80		2013 est.
103		Australia	5.70		2013 est.
103		Brazil	5.70		2013 est.
104		Germany	5.30		2013 est.
104		Kazakhstan	5.30		2013 est.
105		Burma	5.20		2013 est.
106		Sri Lanka	5.10		2013 est.
107		Bangladesh	5.00		2013 est.
108		Austria	4.90		2013 est.
108		Luxembourg	4.90		2013 est.
108		Mexico	4.90		2013 est.
108		Uzbekistan	4.90		2013 est.
109		Honduras	4.50		2013 est.
109		Iceland	4.50		2013 est.
109		Panama	4.50		2013 est.
109		Saint Kitts and Nevis	4.50		1997
110		Cuba	4.30		2013 est.
111		Ecuador	4.20		2013 est.
111		Palau	4.20		2005 est.
112		China	4.10		2013 est.
112		Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	4.10		2010
112		Guatemala	4.10		2011 est.
112		Japan	4.10		2013 est.
112		Taiwan	4.10		2013 est.
113		Andorra	4.00		2012 est.
113		Cayman Islands	4.00		2008
114		Norway	3.60		2013 est.
114		Peru	3.60		2012 est.
115		Kuwait	3.40		2011 est.
116		Korea, South	3.20		2013 est.
116		Switzerland	3.20		2013 est.
117		Hong Kong	3.10		2013 est.
117		Malaysia	3.10		2013 est.
118		Gibraltar	3.00		2005 est.
119		Brunei	2.60		2011
120		Tajikistan	2.50		2013 est.
121		United Arab Emirates	2.40		2001
122		Liechtenstein	2.30		2012
123		Bhutan	2.10		2013
124		Isle of Man	2.00		Apr 2011 est.
124		Kiribati	2.00		1992 est.
124		Monaco	2.00		2012
124		Seychelles	2.00		2006 est.
125		Laos	1.90		2010 est.
125		Papua New Guinea	1.90		2008 est.
125		Singapore	1.90		2013 est.
126		Macau	1.80		2013 est.
127		Jersey	1.70		2012 est.
127		Vanuatu	1.70		1999
128		Vietnam	1.30		2013 est.
129		Belarus	1.00		2009 est.
130		Guernsey	0.90		Mar 2006 est.
131		Thailand	0.70		2013 est.
132		Qatar	0.30		2013 est.
133		Cambodia	0.00		2011 est.

Source: http://www.photius.com/rankings/2016/economy/unemployment_rate_2016_0.html

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Nigeria’s female powerlifting athlete, Latifat Tijani has won a silver medal at the ongoing Rio Paralympic Games. Tijani came second in the women’s 45kg category after lifting an impressive 106kg just a kilo behind China’s Hu Dandan who set a new world record with her 107kg lift.
Nigeria won all her six medals at the London 2012 Paralympics in the powerlifting event with four gold and silver and the athletes are poised to repeat the same feat in this year’s competition.
Tijani has set the pace for other athletes who are vying for honours at the Rio Paralympics.
This will also come as a big slap on the face of the able-bodied Olympians who failed to win more than a medal (the football event) at the recently concluded Olympics.

Source: https://www.naij.com/

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About 80 percent of Nigerian women and girls, who arrive Italy, are sex trafficking victims, according to Vatican news agency, Agenzia Fides. “Hundreds of thousands of people fall victim to human trafficking every year in Africa alone,” said Monsignor Ignatius Ayau Kaigama at an international conference against human trafficking organised by Christian Organisations Against Trafficking in Human Beings, COATNET, and Catholic Charity Caritas, Abuja.
”Of the overall number of victims, 79 percent are sexually exploited and the majority are women,” said Kaigama, who is the Archbishop of Jos and President of the Nigerian Bishops Conference. He added: “The remaining 21 percent are coerced into forced labour, and the majority of these are men. “In some parts of West Africa, the majority of trafficking victims are children under 18. This conference must find a way to put an end to child labour in all its forms.” He also called on the Federal Government “to declare human trafficking a national disgrace, and to take urgent and long-lasting measures to address its root causes. “This, in light of recent reports that 80 percent of Nigerian girls that reach Italy, do so for reasons of sex trafficking.”

Source: Vanguard: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/09/80-nigerian-women-girls-italy-sex-trafficking-victims-vatican/