April 18
Nigeria: Four in 10 Nigerian Children Trapped in Child Labour - NBS
"Stakeholders cannot ignore the urgency to act decisively to safeguard the rights and restore the childhood of the children trapped in child labour," ILO Country Director Vanessa… Read more »
April 16
Nigeria: U.S. House Passes Resolution On Chibok Girls, Boko Haram
While extolling the survivors of violence in northern Nigeria for mustering courage to tell their stories "at great personal risk", the congress enjoined the Nigerian government to… Read more »
Nigeria: Over 1,680 Children Abducted, 180 Killed in Nigerian School Attacks - Unicef
UNICEF warned that Kaduna and Sokoto states despite being at risk of abduction have not done well In implementing the safe school programme Read more »
April 15
Nigeria: Chibok Community, BBOG Task Govt On Release of 82 Remaining Abducted School Girls
The groups also demanded a formal apology from the Borno government for the unlawful cohabitation of rescued girls with alleged terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok and Nigeria's Unremitting Plague of Kidnappings
The failure to deal effectively with the fallout of Chibok has arguably opened the floodgates. Read more »
April 14
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - U.S. Pledges Support for Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism War, Victims' Families
Sunday marks a decade of the mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok in Borno State, North-east Nigeria, by Boko Haram terrorists. Read more »
Nigeria: Chibok Girls - 10 Years After Abduction, 91 Still Missing
The success of the Chibok abduction emboldened other terror groups to target schools and kidnap students. Read more »
March 28
Nigeria: Oxford University Engages Nigerian Agencies, Others On Parenting Challenges in Nigeria
The workshop was part of a project funded by the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children (GPEVAC) through the Government of Japan. Read more »
Nigeria: Rescued Kaduna Schoolchildren Reunite With Parents
The parents met the children in the presence of some top government officials led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Abdulkadir Meyere. Read more »
March 24
Nigeria: How 137 Kaduna School Students Were Rescued - Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says justice awaits the abductors of tha Kaduna students. Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: How Three Men Allegedly Raped, Infected 12-Year-Old Girl - Police
Police investigation revealed that the suspects raped the survivor (name withheld) on different occasions which made her contract a sexually transmitted disease as well as develop… Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Abducted School Children May Become Bandits in Future, Group Warns
CPN said the welfare of the children should be paramount to the Nigerian government, pointing out that with the trend of kidnapping, it was glaring that there would be more… Read more »
March 13
Nigeria: Tinubu Vows Not to Pay Ransom to Kidnappers of Kaduna Students, Others
In Kaduna, north-west Nigeria, over 200 students were kidnapped last week by yet-to-be-identified bandits. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Over 854 Children Died in MSF Facilities in Nigeria's North-West in 2023
MSF says its teams in five of the seven northwestern states treated 171,465 malnourished children last year and admitted 32,104 to hospital for life-threatening malnutrition, a 14… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Demand Urgent Rescue of 200 Abducted Pupils in Kaduna
Over 200 school children were abducted last Thursday from a public primary school and a secondary school in Kuriga town in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Read more »
March 07
Nigeria: Dozens of Kaduna School Children Feared Abducted
Residents say gunmen invaded the school immediately after the school's morning assembly Read more »
March 05
Nigeria: Education Policy Leads to Increased Girls Enrollment, Reduced Child Marriage in North-West Nigeria - Report
The report states that COVID-19 and insecurity are the most significant challenges impacting negatively on the education of girls in the six states studied. Read more »
December 21, 2023
Nigeria: More Nigerian Youth Elected Into State, National Parliaments in 2023 General Elections - Minister
As part of his efforts to ensure the sustainability of the LMI programme, Mr Sulaiman, a professor, said appropriate steps are being taken under the leadership of the national… Read more »
December 14, 2023
Nigeria: Islamic Scholar Shares Misleading Information About Girl-Child Education Policy
During a short commentary after delivering the Friday sermon at the Indimi Mosque, Maiduguri, Borno State, the cleric claimed that the AGILE project targeted Northern Nigeria and… Read more »
December 09, 2023
Niger: Noma: Forgotten, Treatable Fatal Disease Affecting Children
When left untreated, Noma kills between 70 and 90 per cent of those affected, while survivors are left with varying degrees of facial deformities Read more »
November 24, 2023
Nigeria: Bauchi Assembly Set to Pass Child's Rights Bill Into Law - Speaker
Bauchi State is said to be the only state without a child's rights law. Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: One Arrested As Police Smash Child-Theft Syndicate
A suspect has confessed to the crime, according to the police. Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: 98% of Children With Diphtheria in 19 States Not Immunised - Minister
Mr Pate said that the ministry and other stakeholders had come together to aggressively tackle the diphtheria challenge that had persisted for months. Read more »
Nigeria: Three Million Girls Benefiting From Education Initiative in Nigeria
UNESCO said keeping a girl in school is the best way to delay marriage and "the best way to keep a girl in school is by improving and investing in their learning." Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Improved Wellbeing of Adolescent, Young Adults Critical to Achieving Sustainable Development - Health Minister
He acknowledged the importance of adopting a whole-government approach to addressing the multiple and intersecting factors that impact adolescents in the country Read more »