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UNICEF decries violation of child rights in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

As the world commemorates the 30th anniversary of the convention on the rights of the child, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that the rights of millions of children in Nigeria are being violated every day. UNICEF Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins in an open letter to

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Archbishop Chukwuma hails Gov Ugwuanyi’s commitment to children’s welfare

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

The Archbishop of the Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for signing the Child Rights Bill into law, which he said has guaranteed the rights and welfare of children in the state. The Archbishop, who is also the Chairman, Enugu State Adoption Committee, stated that the governor’s disposition […]

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Obaseki assures safe space for children as court jails paedophiles in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2018 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state government would not relent in its effort at enforcing the Child Rights Law and protecting children from the vices of molesters in the state. The governor took the stand, as the Evbuoriaria Magistrate Court in Benin sentenced six persons to various terms in […]

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Child Abuse: FG sets up family courts to prosecute child offenders

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2018 0

The Federal Government has called on States to set up family courts to try child offenders, prosecuting them in accordance with the child Rights Act of Nigeria. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Allhassan made this disclosure on Friday in Abuja in a press briefing and inauguration of the 6th […]

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Sokoto gets Forum on child rights

Ihesiulo Grace 27 January 2017 0

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has inaugurated a 17-man Advocacy and Community Engagement Forum to promote child rights, survival, development and protection. The inter-agency Forum has Deputy Governor Ahmed Aliyu as Chairman, while the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Alhaji Mainasara Ahmed will serve as its