Tag: protection

Abuja, March 9, 2026 (NAN) SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria has called for urgent reforms to strengthen protection systems for women and girls affected by...

Ibadan, Feb. 24, 2026 (NAN) An NGO, the Centre for Citizens With Disabilities (CCD) has urged the Oyo State Ministry of Justice to provide...

New York, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Vanessa Frazier, has decried the alarming rise...

Jalingo, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Chief Judge of Taraba, Justice Joel Agya, has said that the fight against crime and corruption could not be...

Ilorin, Feb. 10, 2026(NAN) The wife of the Kwara Governor, Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has urged caregivers to guide and protect children with special needs, noting...

Lagos, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has unveiled a household-focused used cooking oil (Ororo Waste) collection initiative to curb pollution,...

Abuja, Jan. 30, 2026 (NAN) The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), in collaboration with over 50 public and private sector organisations, on Friday led a sensitisation...

Abuja, Jan. 29, 2026 (NAN) A report by the Society for Family Health (SFH) says its 2025 malaria intervention programme in seven states protected...

Abuja, Jan. 26, 2026 (NAN) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says the military is deliberately placing human security and gender...

Lafia, Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) Women in Academics at the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State, have unveiled an initiative to shield women...

New York, Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on countries to protect the UN Charter, urging them...

Abuja, Jan. 22, 2026 (NAN) The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting civilians and...

Abuja, Jan. 22, 2025 (NAN) Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has called for the inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in...

Beijing, Jan. 21, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) China has always been committed to true multilateralism, and will firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations...

New York, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN)  UN human rights office (OHCHR) has  advocated  the universal abolition of death penalty, noting that  2025 saw an...

Maiduguri, Sept. 18, 2025 (NAN) An NGO, Africa Network Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has advocated for harmonised social protection law in Borno. Mr Leo...

Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has highlighted his administration’s commitment to alleviating poverty and improving the lives of vulnerable groups in the state. Sani...