COVID-19 has further jeopardised gains recorded in promoting girl-child rights — Minister
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, says the ministry made tremendous progress in the promotion of the rights of the girl-child. She made this known at a news…
COVID-19: IHS, UNICEF donate 115,000 test kits to NCDC
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 115,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to assist Federal Government’s efforts to curb the Coronavirus pandemic. The…
UN commends Nigeria for being one of the first countries to endorse SSD, tasks states to domesticate policy
The United Nations, UN, has called on Nigerian States to fast track the domestication of the policies on safe schools in line with the safe school declaration, SSD, which Nigeria…
Education emergency: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning due to COVID-19
One in three schoolchildren across the world have been unable to access remote learning during coronavirus school closures, the U.N. children’s agency said on Thursday, warning of a “global education…
Polio vaccination: We’re at about 70% coverage, strategising to expand coverage to 90% – Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday, said strategies are already in place to ensure the country stays polio-free. Nigeria, along with the rest of Africa, was declared polio-free…
KDSG evacuates 35,000 Almajiri children to 17 States, neighbouring countries – Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government has evacuated 35,000 Almajiri children to 17 states and some neighbouring countries. Hajiya Hafsat Baba, Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development in Kaduna State, who…
Parents, clerics who enroll children into Almajiri system risk jail term – El-Rufai warns
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail….
COVID-19: Nigeria listed among 10 countries that could experience surge in child mortality
Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 percent over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic diverts scarce health resources in…
WHO decontaminates, seals offices in Bauchi for 2 weeks as staff tests positive for COVID-19
An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi Office, has tested positive to the deadly Novel Coronavirus in Bauchi State. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for…
Buhari commends EU for N21bn donation to Nigeria to help fight coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21 billion (€50 million) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic….