The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has launched a data base for orphans and vulnerable children in the country.
Launching the database yesterday in Abuja, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Hajiya Zainab Maina said a National Situation Assessment and Analysis (NSAA) of the Nigerian populace in 2008 estimated that there were about 17.5 million Orphans and Vulnerable children (OVC) in the country.
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