Oluga decries rising child labour, urges Child Rights Act enforcement

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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Nude trade: CSOs ask FG to prosecute syndicate

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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Children’s Day: Taiwo Oluga calls for urgent action on family planning,

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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Give your children quality education, NOA charges parents

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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NSCDC shuts Osun disability home for care lack

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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Inside Lagos Juvenile Welfare Centre where abused children are rejected

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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FG, stakeholders meet over 20m out-of-school children

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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FG to return 15m out-of-school children to classroom by 2027

The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to return 15 million out-of-school children to the classroom by 2027. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a one-day retreat on Quick Wins in the ministerial deliverables (2023–2027). Mamman explained that the learning crisis had also been a major issue […]

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Why parents must protect their children against ‘poisonous’ online menu

Children enjoying views from Laptop When Mr. Omolaja Adebukola and his wife decided to buy Bimbo, their 14-year-old-daughter an Internet-enabled mobile smartphone, it was to enable her to communicate seamlessly with other members of the family, whenever the need arose. According to Bimbo’s mother, the mobile phone was also to enable them (parents) to keep […]

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