As the world set to mark the World Water Day, The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called for concerted efforts from countries in providing adequate and portable water for its teeming citizens especially for children lamenting more than 180 million people lack basic drinking water in countries especially ravaged by conflict or unrest. This […]
Kogi state government has confirmed the outbreak of a strange disease that claimed over 50 lives in Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa all in Yagba West, local government area of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Saka Haruna, who disclosed this when he visited the affected villages on Wednesday, however said that with investigations carried out […]
TO ensure a better future for Nigeria, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has urged teachers to inculcate high moral standards in children for the future of the nation. Governor Okowa made the call on Thursday in Asaba during the commissioning of the Royal Mira All Saints International School. According to him, “if there is no moral instruction […]
After a rigorous essay writing sessions and validation of submitted entries, 18 finalists have emerged as winners of the Essay Writing Competition in the recently announced Federal Government’s education advocacy programme for displaced children in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. The Grand Finale holds Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State where the finalists will present their […]
A Blended or step family could consist of children from a previous marriage of one or both couple with their own children. Or a family where the is more than one wife and children from the different wives. Or a family consisting of a couple, their children and children from outside wedlock. Blended because there […]
During four days in late October, I was on a mission to encourage reluctant parents in Maiduguri to send their daughters to safe schools working through traditional leaders, youth leaders and the local media as facilitators. In those four days, I met girls who told me they were scared of returning to school because they […]
As the world marked the World Water Day on Sunday, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that about 750 million people around the world still lack access to drinking water. “The story of access to drinking water, since 1990, has been one of tremendous progress in the face of incredible odds,” according to […]
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