Child Abuse Prevalent in Nigeria - Survey
The report stated that six out of 10 children experience some form of violence before they turn 18, with half of them experiencing physical violence.
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Nigeria:
VAC Survey: 60% Children Experience Violence Before 18 Years – Perm Sec
Leadership, 11 September 2015
Mr Ezekiel Oyemomi, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, said 60 per cent of Nigerian children experience one form of violence before… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Unicef Reports Progress in Child Mortality Rate
Leadership, 10 September 2015
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday reported that progress has been made in reducing child mortality, saying that its rates have plummeted to less than half of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Country's Forgotten Children
This Day, 10 September 2015
The Nigerian government continues to pay lip service to funding malnutrition programmes, but the dire consequence has been the underdevelopment and death of many children around… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kids Raped of Their Innocence By Parents
Daily Trust, 11 September 2015
Recounting her story, Hajara Lawal (not real name), said that she was seven when her dad started touching her, adding that he would come into her room at night to cuddle her to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kogi Govt Moves to Tackle Child Abuse
Daily Trust, 24 August 2015
The Kogi State government yesterday said it has inaugurated a task force that will ensure implementation and enforcement of Child Rights Act across 21 local government areas of the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari to Launch Year of Action to End Violence Against Children
Leadership, 28 August 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the Year of Action, the first comprehensive and nationally representative survey conducted on violence against children (VAC) in 2014,… Read more »