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Nigeria
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 guarantee the future of the children. Mr. Farouk Abdulkadir of SCI, Kaduna Field Office, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the last day of a…
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education
KDSG to enroll secondary school students into its health insurance scheme – Official
The Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA), says it has concluded plans to enroll secondary school students into its health insurance scheme. The authority’s Formal Sector Team Lead, Mr. Abubakar Saidu, made this known on Saturday in Zaria, at the close of a two-day Biannual Review Meeting of Media Working Group, organized by the Save the Children International (SCI).…
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NEWS
Child marriage still prevalent in Nigeria — NGO
Save the Children International (SCI), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has said child marriage is still prevalent in North-West and North-East of Nigeria. SCI Media and Communications Manager, Mr. Kunle Olawoyi, make the disclosure this in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday. The statement was issued after the launch of the organization’s report on…
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NEWS
78% of girls in northern Nigeria marry before age 18, SCI report
Save the Children International (SCI), the world’s leading independent organization for children, on Thursday said that a staggering 78 per cent of girls in northern Nigeria get married before the age of 18. The report, titled “State of the Nigerian Girl Report: An Incisive Diagnosis of Child Marriage”, and launched in Abuja by the SCI, revealed that child marriage is more prevalent…
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News
Zamfara college offers free education to PWDs to promote inclusion –provost
The Zamfara College of Art and Sciences (ZACAS) has declared free tuition and accommodation for People With Disabilities (PWDs) in the state. Dr Sanusi Yakubu, provost of the college, disclosed this on Friday in Kaduna at the dissemination meeting on social inclusion assessment report in Zamfara state. The report was facilitated by the Expanding Social Protection for Inclusive Development (ESPID),…
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NEWS
EU, SCI support 10,000 pregnant, lactating women in Yobe
An NGO, Save the Children International (SCI) with funding from the European Union (EU), says it has supported 10,000 expectant and lactating mothers in Yobe. Mr Lawal Tsafe, Social Protection Coordinator for EU Resilience in the state, disclosed this while inspecting disbursement exercise in some of the centres in Damatruru on Wednesday. Tsafe said the cash transfer was sponsored by…
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