Over the past two years, one in five Boko Haram suicide bombers was a child and 75 percent of those children were girls, according to the United Nations Children's Fund report. Read more »
The government and Girls Not Brides have unveiled a national plan to end the practice which affects nearly half of the country's girls. Read more »
The presidency has said the government would rather concentrate on the development of infrastructure and other incentives in order to attract investments and boost employment. Read more »
The three-day national immunisation campaign will take place from 1 to 3 April. Read more »
The United Nations had accused both rebels and the government of recruiting children in conflicts. Read more »
A pregnant mother and her five-year-old daugher have been killed after a building wall fell on them in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Read more »
The project is set to empower youth with loans to start businesses. Read more »
Matthew Lane Durham, 21, has been sentenced to 40 years in jail for sexually abusing children from Upendo Children's Home in Juja. Read more »
Lagos State epidemiologists have said that the recent number of child deaths seem to have been caused by measles. Read more »
He was reportedly coming from pre-school in the company of an elder sister. Read more »
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