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Defence
Rivers: Police confirm rescue of 16 children from suspected trafficker
The Police Command in Rivers has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said that the children were found in an estate in Ozuoba community,…
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Group lauds Tinubu for reintegrating 4m out-of-school children
The Democratic Front (TDF) has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s government for successfully reintegrating over four million out-of-school children back to formal education in the last one year. Mr Danjuma Muhammad, Chairman of the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described the development as a salient milestone. This, he said, was especially because of the growing concern…
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Stop distorting your child’s mental, psychological growth – Educationist advises parents
An Educationist, Mrs Titi Ojo, has urged parents and guardians to stop distorting the mental and psychological growth of their children by speeding up their educational progression unnecessarily. Ojo, the Head of School, Vine Branch Foundation School, Ibadan, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Wednesday. According to her, shunting the…
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Plateau govt. promises educational support for vulnerable children
The Plateau Government has promised to support vulnerable children in acquiring education to develop themselves and contribute meaningfully to the growth of their communities. The Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mr Mohammed Nyalun, made the promise at the closing ceremony of summer classes for vulnerable children, organised by two non-governmental organisations on Monday in Jebbu Miango, Bassa Local Government Area. Nyalun…
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Foundation offers free repair of cleft-lips for children
The Smile Train Foundation in conjunction with University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) is offering free surgical repairs of cleft lips and cleft palate for children in Kwara. Speaking at a rally in Ilorin, Prof. AbdulRasheed Nasir, the Team Lead of Smile Train Partners, UITH, told newsmen that the campaign was to sensitise people on the congenital deformity. He stated…
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FG inaugurates pilot study on Malaria prevention in school-aged children
The Federal Ministry of Health has inaugurated a pilot study to assess the effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in School-Aged Children (IPTsc) in Nigeria’s malaria-endemic regions. At the launch held on Thursday in Abuja, Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, introduced the initiative as a key meeting of the National IPTsc Research and Uptake…
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Entertainment
We’ll be committed to helping vulnerable women, children-BBNaija evictees
The Floruish pair, recently evicted housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija “No Loose Guard” edition, said going forward, they would be committed to helping vulnerable women and children in the society. The pair comprising of Flora Chiedo (DJ Flo) and Ruth Akpan (Rhuthee) disclosed this during a virtual interview session on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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OAGH targets 2,500 children for Back-To-School Medical Outreach
No fewer than 2,500 children are expected to benefit from the Back-To-School Medical Outreach organised by the Orile Agege General Hospital (OAGH) ahead of school resumption. Dr Sola Pitan, the Medical Director of OAGH, while speaking at the unveiling of the week-long outreach said the programme was initiated to meet the on school-health needs of children within the community ahead…
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Niger govt moves to check out-of-school children
The Niger state government says it has constituted committee to resuscitate Almajiri education to check out-of-school children issue in the state. The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Shuaibu Gwada, announced this when members of the committee visited the Estu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Traditional Council Rulers, Alhaji Abubakar Yahaya in Bida. He said that the committee was set up…
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Urgent action needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in N/East – UN
Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in the North East, Mr Mohamed Fall, Nigeria’s Resident Coordinator, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) has said. Fall made this known on Monday when he visited the Stabilisation Centre, a Hospital dedicated for treatment of malnourished children as part of activities to commemorate World…
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education
AI, a tool to resolve Nigeria’s out-of-school children crisis – Obasanjo
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says that artificial intelligence can be used as a tool to provide solution for millions of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Obasanjo made this assertion at the third international colloquium and 50th anniversary of learning opportunities organised by the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Thursday in Lagos. The theme of the…
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UNICEF, 3 North-West states partner to improve budgets for kids
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), has collaborated with Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States to improve social sector budgeting to be child-friendly in their respective states. The Katsina State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Bello Kagara, disclosed this on Wednesday at a one-day Stakeholders Policy Dialogue in Kaduna. According to the commissioner, the dialogue was aimed at affirming…
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10 children die from suspected measles outbreak in FCT
Ten children have died due to suspected measles outbreak in Damangaza community in Lokogoma District, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Mr James Budebo, Head of the Damangaza community, disclosed this during a one-day outreach programme on Friday in Abuja. The programme was organised by PHC Damangaza and the Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC), a grassroots organisation dedicated to health…
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UNICEF begs states to access Child Nutrition Fund, save 9m children
UNICEF on Wednesday urged states in Nigeria to urgently provide their counterpart funding to access Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) in an effort to save about nine million children from malnutrition. “Without urgent action in 2024, UNICEF estimates that approximately nine million children under five years will suffer from moderate and acute malnutrition,” Mr Prosper Dakurah, Nutrition Manager at UNICEF, said…
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Katsina State recorded reduction in out-of-school children, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) says the rate of Out-of-school children in Katsina State has reduced from 36.9 per cent to 35.5 per cent in the last eight years. Mr Rahma Farah, the UNICEF’s Chief of Kano Field Office made this known during a Media Dialogue organised in Katsina by UNICEF in collaboration with the Katsina Ministry of Basic…
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UNICEF, Enugu Govt target over 1 million children for Vitamin A, deworming
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) says it is targeting over one million children in the first round of the 2024 Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week for various health intervention Programme. Dr Ngozi Onuorah, UNICEF Nutritional Specialist, Enugu Field Office disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing on a one day public awareness creation for the first…
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Give your children adequate education, Lagos commissioner urges parents
Mr Ibrahim Layode, Lagos State Commissioner of Home Affairs, has called on parents to ensure their children receive adequate education to enhance their future leadership roles. Layode made this call during the 21st Edition of the Ayeye Ileya Ceremony held on Tuesday to commemorate the Eid-el Kabir festival in Badagry. Represented by Mr Sesi Pot-Balogun of the Education Committee of…
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