Children’s Day: Why it’s time for the state to take ownership of the child
• Approximately 18.3 million children were out of school as of late 2024, making Nigeria the country with the highest number of out-of-school children globally, UNICEF Report
Children in Kano demand downward review of voting age
Children from various schools across Kano State have on Monday called for a downward review of the voting age in the country to enable them to exercise their voting rights and participate in the decision making on matters that affect children.
WHO welcomes malaria vaccine for children in sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described malaria vaccine developed in Africa and by African scientists, recommended for children in sub-Saharan Africa, as “historic’’. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said this at a news conference on Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York. Dujarric said WHO had announced that it is […]
120 Nigerian children infected by environmental polio ― UNICEF
By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said a total of 120 children in Nigeria have been infected with environmental poliovirus. The children, according to the agency of the United Nations, are not in a particular region but scattered across different parts of the country. UNICEF Country Representative, Peter Hawkins, revealed this […]
Hopeful parents; helpless children
Africans, including Nigerians cherish children and places value on having one or more where possible in their lifetime.
Kano Hisbah arrests 20 children for street begging
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 20 children in Kano for violating the law against street begging. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board in Kano. It quoted the Commander General of Hisbah, Dr Harun Ibn-Sina, as saying that all the 20 children, who […]
