Nigeria: Niger Governor Receives 100 Students Released By Terrorists

The children were handed over to the governor by representatives of the National Security Adviser (NSA) office Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Frees 100 Children Abducted From Catholic School in Niger State

The release of the 100 schoolchildren comes amid a series of violent attacks in Niger State. Read more »

Nigeria: Kano Govt Rounded Up Street Children, but Found Keeping Them More Difficult

In early 2025, Kano State's Hisbah Board began nighttime raids to sweep children off the streets, promising them education and safe care. Read more »

Nigeria: Global Health Funding Cuts Could Cause 16 Million Child Deaths By 2045 - Gates Foundation

In his comments cited in the report, Bill Gates, the chair of the Gates Foundation, noted that, despite tight budgets, the world can still make a significant difference. Read more »

Nigeria: Senate Summons Finance, Education Ministers Over Collapse of $30m Safe School Initiative

The investigation follows fresh national outrage triggered by the recent abduction of 25 female students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi and… Read more »

Nigeria: Life On the Line - Inside Katsina's Child Malnutrition Crisis

As of July, MSF said over 650 children have died from severe acute malnutrition in Katsina State in 2025 alone. Read more »

Nigeria: Abductions, School Closures and Governors' Inertia

In the wake of the renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria's northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded, not really… Read more »

Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Outlines Key Strategies to Improve Maternal, Child Health

Mrs Balarabe noted that since Governor Uba Sani assumed office in 2023, health has consistently received 15 per cent of Kaduna's total budget. Read more »

Nigeria: Police Rescue Three Children, Arrest Suspects in Niger Trafficking Case

Police said Ms Onyanja claimed she received the infant through her pastor, whom she said described the child as unwanted. Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Reiterates Promise On Rescue of Abducted Niger Schoolchildren

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, stated that the children were in good condition and would be reunited with their families soon Read more »

Nigeria: Parents of Abducted Niger Schoolchildren Protest, Accuse Government of Slow Response

Protesting parents accuse the state government of neglect and slow response, eight days after the incident. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Why I Prefer Marriage to School' - 17-Year-Old Bride From Poor Family

While the government touts the mass wedding scheme as a poverty alleviation measure, the beneficiaries reveal the stark choices facing young women in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Game Developer Urges Nass to Enact Child Online Safety Laws

"So we need proper laws, not just general laws, but real child online safety laws that tell studios what to allow and what not to allow. The National Assembly should come up with… Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Catholic Diocese Publishes Names of 265 Abducted Schoolchildren, Staff

The list shows that 239 nursery and primary school pupils, 14 secondary school students and 12 teachers and non-academic staff are still missing. Read more »

Nigeria: How Bandits Abducted 40 Women, Children in Kebbi Before Abducting Schoolgirls

A resident told PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday that an LGA in the southern district of the state is under the siege of terrorists. Read more »

Nigeria: Bayelsa Governor, Lawmakers Spend Millions On Foreign Medical Care While Women, Children Die in Neglected Phcs

Bayelsa is not a state gasping for resources. Financial records indicate a state that is far more financially stable than its health outcomes suggest. Read more »

Nigeria: Niger School Abductions - 50 Pupils Escape, Reunite With Families - CAN Chair

253 persons remain in captivity Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Asks Minister to Relocate to Kebbi Over Schoolgirls' Abduction

President Tinubu had postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa, and Luanda, Angola, as he awaited further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Risks Losing $89m in Early Childhood Support, Concerned Groups Warn

She noted that despite the humanitarian aid received, most of this funding is directed toward health and nutrition, with very little devoted to early learning, responsive… Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Deeply Troubled By Schoolgirls' Abduction, Shettima Says in Kebbi

Mr Shettima vows FG will use every instrument of state to ensure culprits face the full weight of justice. Read more »

Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Launches Initiatives to Enhance Child Nutrition

The initiatives include a five-year Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) on child nutrition (2025-2030) strategy, and a strategy for implementing the state's alternative childcare… Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Move to Expand Youth Participation in Politics, Pass Age Reduction Bill for Second Reading

At present, the 1999 Constitution stipulates that candidates for the Senate and governorship must be at least 35 years old, while those seeking seats in the House of… Read more »

Nigeria: 850,000 Nigerian Children Die Yearly From Preventable Causes - Health Minister

Mr Pate said Nigeria has recorded measurable progress in reducing under-five deaths but remains off track to meet global targets. Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina to Establish Local Nutrition Food Factory, Employ 2,300 Health Workers to Tackle Child Malnutrition

The governor also disclosed that Katsina contributed N1 billion to the Children's Nutrition Fund in partnership with UNICEF, while more than 2.2 million vulnerable residents have… Read more »

Nigeria: 100 Youths Begin Ncdmb/Renaissance/Petan Graduate Internship Programme

Mr Ogbe said the Board would remain resolute in its vision of "a globally competitive and technologically advanced Nigerian energy industry anchored on robust local participation" Read more »