The Federal Government has secured a $25.35 million concessionary loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to support a major initiative aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children in Kaduna State. The facility, signed on behalf of the Kaduna State Government, forms part of a broader $62.8m blended financing package with international […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The continued seizure of Osun State local governments funds by the Federal Government is not just financial oppression, but a deliberate attack on the future of her children, and the state’s development, according to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Pointedly, the party accused the Federal Government of wickedly stalling critical development […]
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Hon. Taiwo Oluga A member of the National Assembly Service Commission representing the South West, Hon. Taiwo Oluga has raised alarm over the persistent rise in child labour across the country. She spoke in Osogbo, Osun State capital on Thursday as Nigeria joins the global community to observe the International Day Against Child Labour. She […]
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Child Rights Advocates: Idara Kalu (CSG Foundation), Debo Adeniran (CACOL), and Okechukwu Nwaguma (RULAAC) In the wake of a damning investigative report exposing an underground child pornography syndicate operating across X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram, civil society organisations and global child protection experts are calling for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the crisis of […]
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Oluga A Federal commissioner with the National Assembly Service Commission and child rights advocate, Hon. Taiwo Oluga, has called for urgent and decisive measures to address the worrisome unchecked family size among Nigerians. She warner that overpopulation poses grave consequences for children’s welfare and the development of society. On the significance of the day, she […]
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As the world marks the 2025 Children’s Day today, the National Orientation Agency, NOA, has charged parents to give their children quality education as a solid foundation for their future. It called on parents and guardians to prioritize the overall well-being of their children by ensuring access to quality education and personal development. In a […]
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has shut a children disabilities home at Ota-Efun,in Osogbo, the state capital. The Corps’ state command said the action followed an intelligence report that the facility lacked the necessary resources to properly care for the children. According to the state command’s corps commandant, Igbalawole Sotiyo, who was […]
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A silent but fatal revolt is brewing in the Nigerian child bride ecosystem. The victims of this noxious practice are taking up arms – literally. This should be an omen to the protagonists that the time has come to stop this barbarous act before it blows up in their faces. According to fresh media reports, […]
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Lagos Juvenile Welfare Centre Lagos Juvenile Welfare Centre, once a haven for vulnerable children, has become a shadow of its former self due to neglect and lack of funding. Dayo Oyewo, in this report, writes on how the centre, established to provide emergency shelter and care, now struggles to accommodate abused and abandoned children The […]
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Out-of-school children COESU hails FG for exempting tertiary institutions from IPPIS, warns against sabotage Stakeholders in the education sector met, yesterday, in Abuja to adopt strategies to tackle the over 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria. The meeting was held as the College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) warned President Bola Tinubu of elements […]
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