By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe state government has targeted 832,427 children for vaccination against polio in the National Immunisation Plus Days campaign. The exercise is being implemented in collaboration with the Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Manassah Jatau, the state deputy governor, said this during theContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says 106,248 children have received its Small-Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements (SQ-LNS) in Gombe State between 2023 and 2025. Ms Philomena Irene, Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF Field Office, Bauchi, said this during a virtual meeting with journalists, on Wednesday in Gombe. The meeting followedContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Gombe state government says it has targeted 1.7 million children for vaccination against measles and other diseases in the ongoing nationwide Integrated Measles-Rubella Vaccination campaign. The exercise billed to hold between Oct. 18 and 28, is being implemented in partnership between the Federal and state government,Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli GOALPrime Organisation Nigeria, an NGO, has enrolled 6,588 out-of-school children into informal learning centres in Musawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The Country Director of the NGO, Prof. Christopher Chinedumuije, said this during the distribution of learning materials to the children. He said theContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye No fewer than 250 young chess enthusiasts converged on Abuja on Saturday for the Evolve 2.0 Children’s Chess Championship. The event, aimed at deepening grassroots sports development and grooming future grandmasters, was organised by the Royals Chess Academy. Participants drawn from schools across the FCT competed inContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Abuja, Aug. 5, 2025(NAN) The three-tiers of government have been urged to support women in ensuring that children are given the best start in life through adequate breast feeding. Ms Mabel Ade, Executive Director, Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF), disclosed this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Pastor Olajumoke Raji, Head Teacher of Pesach International Academy, Kubwa, Abuja, has called for urgent and coordinated efforts to address the growing issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Raji made the call during the school’s 2025 Nursery Graduation and Prize-Giving Ceremony, held on Saturday at the school’sContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu As the world celebrates World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) says nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024. Mr Gilbert Houngbo, ILO’s Director-General, said this in a message to mark the Day at the ongoing 113th Session ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, an NGO, says there is a need to prioritise the empowerment of children as a fundamental strategy for realising the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Dr Elizabeth Emeka-Onwucheka, Chairperson, Education and Mass Literacy Committee, AU Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, madeContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has inaugurated the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Project to expand the scope of feeding by reaching 20 million out-of-school and informal children in 2026. Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, made this knownContinue Reading
