By Philip Yatai, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Jeremiah Oluseto is one of the 218 children and adults released from Borstal Training Institution located in Ilorin Kwara State in November 2021. Some of the children were taken to the institution by their parents for being stubborn, abusing drugs and smoking amongContinue Reading
Reducing burden of out-of-school children among orphans, less privileged in Kaduna community By Aisha Gambo The number four goal of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is quality education. It aims to provide equal access to affordable vocational training, eliminate gender and wealth disparities, and achieve universal access to quality higherContinue Reading
Firm develop software to promote strategic service delivery in MDAs Software By Dorcas Jonah Abuja, Dec. 30, 2022 (NAN) Mrs Offiong Anyanwu, Chief Executive Officer of STRANSFORM, a Strategy Consulting Firm, says the firm had developed a software to promote strategic and focused service deliveries in Ministries, Departments and AgenciesContinue Reading
Expert identifies poverty, failed courtship as major causes of divorce By Mujidat Oyewole Divorce Ilorin, Dec. 29, 2022 (NAN) An expert, Justice AbdulQadir Umar has identified poverty and failed courtship as major causes of divorce in the country. He also said failure of couple to understand what they like andContinue Reading
“Child mortality: How Katsina traditional rulers help in uptake of routine immunisation By Zubairu Idris, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Undoubtedly, children below five years in African countries like Nigeria are lagging behind in vaccine uptake during child immunization compared to their counterparts in the developed nations. Unimmunized children riskContinue Reading
Solidarity Day: How gender, equity and fairness play out in Aleyita Football Field By Magdalene Ukuedojor On a cool Thursday evening in Aleyita, 11 young players trade tackles with an opposing team; they dribble and defend their post, riding their team to a 1:0 victory. The winning goal is scoredContinue Reading
By Magdalene Ukuedojor, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At 18, every Nigerian who is registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and possesses a Permanent Voter Card (PVC) is eligible to vote during elections. However, when you can barely see to sieve through the write ups and logos ofContinue Reading
Addressing the educational needs of victims of conflict in Plateau IDP camps By Martha Agas Nigeria is ranked as the third highest African country with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of which 56 per cent of them are less than 18 years. In a recent report by the Displacement Matrix IndexContinue Reading
Malaria control in Nigeria: Gains, Lessons from Kwara Initiative By Usman Aliyu Mrs Taiwo Sulaiman was six months pregnant when she experienced persistent fever and cold. To save her condition, she quickly rushed to the General Hospital, Ilorin, where she consulted a doctor and was subsequently treated. “When the symptomContinue Reading
Curbing the tide of open defecation in Nigeria; the Kwara example By Usman Aliyu Bisola Ibrahim was at the Ero Omo Motor Park in Ilorin on a morning to board a bus to Benin City. Suddenly she became pressed; she needed a place to empty her bowel. “IContinue Reading
