Nigerian children
31 Jan
Four international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), including SOS Children Villages, Save the Children International, Plan International and Terra des Homes have united to establish the “Joining Forces for Children in Nigeria Coalition.”
2 Jan
The National Population Commission (NPC) has registered over 10 million children in three months and has begun issuing birth certificates. The commission’s chairman, Alhaji Nasir Isa Kwarra, disclosed this at the Asokoro General Hospital in Abuja during a ceremony. At the event, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, was represented by the wife of the Vice…
26 Nov
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for immediate and collaborative action to address the impacts of climate change on children in Nigeria.
5 Nov
The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2023-24 has revealed a huge gap in childhood immunisation across Nigeria, with 31 per cent of children aged 12–23 months who did not receive any vaccines.
10 Sep
Nigeria is one country that is adversely affected by learning crises, with reports showing that out of every five children in the world, one of them is out of school, and this number, one out of five is a Nigerian.
4 Jun 2024
With rapid advancement in data science and technology across the world, it has become imperative for Nigerian children to develop capacity, knowledge and skills needed to compete in these fields to be able to cope with development needs of both now and the future.
28 May 2024
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to spare no effort at ensuring that Nigerian children are supported to realise their dreams.
28 May 2024
A fresh study led by Dr. Olajide Olagunju, a renowned medical expert and Postdoctoral scholar at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA has shed light on the devastating impact of malaria on children under five in Nigeria. This comprehensive research obtained by this news platform underscored the urgent need for targeted interventions to combat…
26 May 2024
“I was bullied by my classmate who is older than me,” said a student of an upscale private boarding secondary school in Ikeja, Lagos. The reason for his bullying was as flimsy as it was unconscionable. “He said I did not call him when my parents came [during a visit day],” the student told Guardian…
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Residents of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area of Edo State, on Friday, cried out for help to the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II over the leadership crisis rocking the rural community. They also expressed dissatisfaction with the leadership of Iguovbiobo in Uhunmwode Local Government Council Area by one Mr. Bright, who has…
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The House of Representatives is in support of President Bola Tinubu's proposal to the National Assembly to increase the 2025 budget proposal from N49.7trillion to N54.2trillion, given prospects of additional revenue from key government agencies. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who presided over plenary…
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The Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Josiah Majebi, has admonished the state Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, to train his men
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Education experts in the country are divided over the Federal Government's proposal to shift from the old 9-3-4 to 12-4 system.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than N3 billion. Yusuf, who was at large until now, was taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada,…
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The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, February 6, 2025, arraigned nine Chinese nationals and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The anti-graft agency gave the names of the defendants as Su Dong Fu, Zheng…
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