Tag: children
Urgent action needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UNICEF, Enugu Govt target over 1 million children for Vitamin A,...
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) says it is targeting over one million children in the first round of the 2024 Maternal Newborn...
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...
Find solution to out-of-school children crisis—Expert tells govts
SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria, a child-centered international organisation, has advocated urgent need to find solutions to barriers that keep millions of Nigerian children out...
NGO holds funfair for hearing-impaired children in Kaduna
The Women Initiative for Sustainable Environment (WISE), on Thursday, organised a funfair for students of Demonstration School for Deaf Children (DSDC) in Kaduna, to...
Milk Day: FG says high numbers of undernourished children worrisome
The Federal Government says no fewer than 25 million children in Nigeria are
undernourished and stunted, with Nigeria ranking number one in Africa and second...
FG trains 40 visually impaired children on pastry, rattan craft making
The Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), has trained 40 visually impaired children in the Federal...
Oborevwori restates commitment to children’s well-being
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has restated his administration’s commitment to ensure policies and programmes were geared toward children’s well-being.
He says his administration...
Kano varsity set to tackle out-of-school children challenge
The Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State, says it will address the challenge of out-of-school children for the development of education in...
Lawmaker caution parents on indulging children with technology
A member of House of Representatives, Hon. Stanley Olajide (PDP Oyo State), has cautioned parents against
indulging children with the use of Information Communication Technology...
SCI seeks establishment of children’s parliament in Kaduna
Kano, Jan. 25, 2024 (NAN): An NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), has advocated the establishment of a children’s parliament in Kaduna State to...
We must deliver quality education for Nigerian children, jobs for the...
Lagos, Dec. 28, 2023 (NAN): President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that democracy must be progressive and inclusive, with a primary focus on addressing...
