African Union(AU) Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, an NGO, says there is a need to prioritise the empowerment of children as a fundamental strategy for realising the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Dr Elizabeth Emeka-Onwucheka, Chairperson, Education and Mass Literacy Committee, AU Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, made the call at the 2025 Children’s Day Celebration organised by…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the rights and welfare of Nigerian children, as the country marked Children’s Day 2025. He also called for a bully-free generation and enhanced child protection measures at all levels. Represented by the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mahmoud Mariya, on Tuesday in…
National Children’s Parliament has urged stakeholders to build a Nigeria where no child faces violence, forced labour or exclusion. The Speaker of the parliament, Progress Umoh, made the call at the 2025 National Children’s Day in Abuja on Tuesday. Umoh said that children craved for a country where every child has the tool to learn,…
No fewer than one thousand visitors, including children and parents on Tuesday, converged at the National Museum of Unity for the annual Children’s Day Celebration. The Museum’s curator, Mrs Oriyomi Otuka, said the children converged not just to honor themselves, but to reaffirm collective commitment to protecting their rights and nurturing their future. Otuka said…
The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, on Tuesday marked Children’s Day with a line up of vocational and cultural activities aimed at practical skills and values in children. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event drew thousands of children from various schools and communities across the…
Mrs Helen Mutfwang, Plateau governor’s wife, has rallied stakeholders and grassroots leaders to ensure the successful rollout of a N1 billion Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign targeting two million children across the state. Mrs Mutfwang said on Wednesday in Jos that there was an urgent need for unified action to protect children from life-threatening diseases. The…
Fifty-seven children have died from the effects of malnutrition during the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, a representative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, citing Palestinian Health ministry. Rik Peeperkorn, who represents the WHO in the Palestinian Territories, said in a video call that the UN organisation has not yet verified these figures….
The Women Affairs Secretariats of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will adopt the pathfinding model to end violence against children across the territory. The Mandate Secretary, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, on the side line of the two-day ministerial-level Regional Meeting of the Pathfinding Global Alliance on Ending…
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Kano State Government have renewed commitment to eradicating polio, targeting no fewer than 4.1 million children for vaccination across the state. The commitment was made on Tuesday in Kano during a media dialogue on polio and routine immunisation, held ahead of the 2025 World Immunisation week….
Mr Tanko Isuwa, the Education Secretary, Local Education Authority (LEA), Bwari, said the authority was intensifying efforts to address the number of out-of-school children in the district. Isuwa made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that there is no specific data available for…
