Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest serving at the Uromi Diocese in Edo state. According to a statement by Chancellor of the Uromi Diocese, Rev Father Osi Odenore on his Facebook page, he said the kidnapped priest Father Oboh was abducted on Valentine’s day Odenore said: “This morning, while on his way to an important […]
Abuja – Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted children caused by malnutrition in Africa.Adesina expresses concern at the African Leaders for Nutrition High-Level Dinner for Heads of State at Addisa Ababa. The speech presented by AfDB president was made available to the […]
The Nigerian Army says its troops have neutralised and captured more Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa’s Province (ISWAP) terrorists and rescued 165 women and children from their captivity in Borno State. The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Col. Aminu Iliyasu, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the operations were carried out in […]
Jalingo – Alhaji Adamu Loddo, a Jalingo-based 68-year-old man on Saturday urged parents to ensure proper upbringing of children as he celebrated the gift of 30 surviving children and 70 grand children. Loddo, who expressed appreciation to God for the gift, also said the celebration was an opportunity to show the right example on how […]
The Edo State Government has re-opened the school at the Children Correctional Centre on Welfare Road, Ugbekun Quarters, in Benin City, the state capital. The re-opening of the school is part of events to mark the World Children’s Day. Speaking at the event, the Edo State First Lady, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, said the state government […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has emphasized the need to give the required support to all Nigerian children to enable them fulfil their dreams. Speaking while addressing the students of Government Day Secondary School, Garki, to commemorate the 2019 international World Children’s Day in Abuja, the UNICEF Country Representative, Mr. Peter Hawkins said that […]
Lagos – The Zonal Chief Imam of Nigeria Police Zone 11, Lagos,SP Raji Jamiu, has urged parents to encourage the best among their children to join the police force to enable them support humanity services. Jamiu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during the Special Jumat Service organised […]
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country do not grow well as they are either stunted, wasted or overweight. UNICEF Nigeria said this in a statement and added that malnutrition remains a major public health and development concern. It said breastfeeding can […]
Abuja – Mrs Nelly-Margaret Akuchie, a Nutritionist at the State House Medical Centre in FCT, has stressed the need for daily consumption of vegetables, fruits and cereals as part of children’s meal. Akukchie disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday in commemoration of the World Food Day […]
Abuja – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country do not grow well as they are either stunted, wasted or overweight. UNICEF Nigeria said this in a statement and added that malnutrition remains a major public health and development concern. It said […]
In celebrating the Universal Children’s Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has called on world leaders to build a world where every child is safe from harm and is educated. Highlighting the importance of investing in every child on its website, UNICEF stated that the world will be a better place only when children […]
The Federal Government has declared that it is working hard to come out with a policy that would limit the number of children that a mother could have in Nigeria. Adding that traditional rulers and other leaders across the country were being engaged as regards this. Also that the move was aimed at addressing one […]
A mother has reportedly stabbed her own sons as many as fifty times during what was found to be a ‘juju’ ritual. A 43-year old woman identified as Latarsha Sanders has been charged with stabbing two of her children to death in their Massachusetts home in what prosecutors have called a “ritual incident.”, Yahoo News […]
…Says routine immunization, post-natal care critical for newborn Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle on Monday underscored the importance of routine immunization and post-natal care for the survival and growth of newborns, saying it was important for nursing mothers to pay greater attention to the health of their children. She also advised expectant mothers […]
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Senator Ashia Jummai Alhassan said studies have revealed that 6 out of 10 children are victims of violence in Nigeria. The minister said this on Monday in Abuja during the 2017 Universal Day of the Child, held at Government Secondary School Kuje, Abuja, organized by the Ministry […]
To protect children while on the road to and from school, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the various tiers of government to take adequate measures to prevent unnecessary harm. The Minister made the call in Abuja on Friday when he received officials of the Children Accident Prevention Initiative […]
Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decried the increasing level of infrastructure in Schools in Cross River State. “I wish more schools in Cross River State could be like ours but of course there are physical constraints.” Lamenting the decay in almost all the schools in the state at the 20th anniversary of FAAN […]
Dr Rose Chukwuma, a marriage counsellor and psychologist, on Saturday said more women were embracing the concept of having children outside wedlock to avoid marital disappointments. Chukwuma, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) in Abuja, said that single parenting, which was once frowned upon due to cultural and religious ethics, was […]
The Adamawa state government has dispelled the rumour of contaminated vaccines been administered by its health staff, especially among the Igbo children and linked to Monkey Pox Virus to be a mere rumours to divert the attention of the government in fighting the polio virus in the state. The rumour, which circulated in the Local […]
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