A middle-aged woman and her two children have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred on Sunday night in Ondo State. The fire incident happened at Rainbow Street, Onipakala Junction, off Adeyemi Road, Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. A family source, speaking under anonymity, told the News Agency…
Of the 127,000 cancer cases recorded annually in Nigeria, 7.2 per cent are children, an official of National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has said. The National Coordinator of the Programme, Dr. Uchechukwu Nwokwu, disclosed this on the sidelines of a public enlightenment on Childhood cancer in Abuja. The News…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Gombe State says it recorded 127 complaints of parents neglecting their children in 2024. The Spokesman of the commission, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday. He said that 127 out of the 356 complaints of…
A former member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, Dr Balarabe Shehu-Kakale, says the Federal Government is fully committed to the reduction of the high number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Shehu-Kakale in a statement on Monday in Kaduna, said there were approximately 10.5 million children in Nigeria who are not in school,…
Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos State, have rescued five children after apprehending a suspected syndicate that specialises in child stealing and trafficking. The Assistant Inspector General (AIG), of Police in charge of Zone 2, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, confirmed the development to journalists in Lagos on Monday. Fayoade revealed that the rescued…
Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, has urged African countries to strengthen policy frameworks and governance to protect children’s rights and end all harmful practices. Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated this at the Community Children’s Fund Launch Event with the theme, “Advancing Africa’s Agenda for Children 2040: Protecting StreetConnected Children in West Africa’’ at SOAS University of…
More than 15 million children in Sudan are out of school due to the country’s ongoing conflict, the National Council for Child Welfare said. “We have more than 15 million children out of school,” said Abdul Qadir Abdullah Abu, the council’s secretary-general, at a press conference. Abu accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of…
The Bauchi State Council of Emirs has pledged to collaborate with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to address the issue of out-of-school children in the state. The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Adamu, spoke on behalf of the Emirs, on Sunday during a one-day State Level…
The international development organisation Sightsavers has advocates for better access to eye health services for children elderly in the country. It recall that yet eye health is a neglected area of healthcare, and people are struggling unnecessarily with avoidable blindness and vision impairment. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, country director at Sightsavers comments: “Two thirds of children…
The European Union, EU-funded consortia led by Plan International Nigeria will enroll 324,000 children in Kano, Jigawa and Sokoto states through the implementation of ‘Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP)’. The EU Consortium Lead and Education Advisor of Plan International Nigeria, Tobi Ransomed, disclosed this during the project startup workshop in Kano on Wednesday. Ransomed said…
