The wife of Plateau Governor, Mrs Helen Mutfwang, has launched the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign for more than one million children in Jos on Tuesday. The governor’s wife, who was decorated as the SMC Ambassador, reaffirmed commitment to protecting children under five years. She said malaria remained a leading cause of child illness…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has called for urgent and coordinated global action to end child labour, saying nearly 138 million children remain trapped in the practice worldwide. ILO Director-General, Mr Gilbert Houngbo, made the call ahead of the 2026 World Day Against Child Labour, observed annually on June 12 to mobilise efforts against exploitation….
The Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board (FPHCB) says all arrangements have been concluded to vaccinate more than 1.5 million children during the 2026 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW). Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary, FCT Health Services and Environment Secretariat, said this during a media orientation ahead of the exercise scheduled to…
President Bola Tinubu has assured abducted Nigerian children and their families that the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to secure their safe return and bring perpetrators to justice. Tinubu gave the assurance in a statement personally signed on Wednesday to commemorate the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. “On this Children’s Day, I celebrate every Nigerian child….
A new report has raised alarm over the growing scale of child online abuse in Nigeria, revealing that nine out of every 10 children have experienced at least one form of cyber risk, ranging from cyberbullying to sexual exploitation. Ms Shirley Ewang, Advocacy Lead at Gatefield, disclosed the findings during the launch of a child…
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned that intensifying regional conflicts have severely disrupted education across Arab states, affecting more than 100 million children and threatening long-term learning systems. In a report released on Monday, the agency said at least 15 countries have been impacted, with 52 million school-age children experiencing…
The Katsina State Government says no fewer than 2.9 million children were reached and vaccinated against polio in the state, during the March 2026 Campaign exercise. The Executive Secretary of the state’s Primary Health Care Agency, Dr Shamsudeen Yahaya disclosed this at a media dialogue in Katsina on Wednesday. “During the March 2026 campaign, we…
A man has killed eight children and injured two women in a shooting described by police as a domestic incident in Shreveport, in the US state of Louisiana. Christopher Bordelon, speaking on behalf of the Shreveport Police Department, said the violence unfolded early on Sunday morning at approximately 6:00 a.m. local time. Seven of the…
Mr Oyedeji Olufemi has raised concern over the growing number of street-connected children in Nigeria, describing it as a major social and humanitarian challenge. He said many of these children are forced to survive on the streets, where they are exposed to violence, exploitation and other dangers without parental care or protection. According to him,…
Save the Children International (SCI) has launched the distribution of learning materials to 1,052 vulnerable out-of-school children in nine communities in Yola-South Local Government Area of Adamawa. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, SCI Education Officer, Maryam Neol, said the intervention was implemented under the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) project. She explained that the initiative…
