Tag: Child Rights
FG bans hotels in Nigeria from lodging underage girls
" Right to healthcare: Children have the right to access healthcare services, including reproductive healthcare and mental health services."
Child Rights: UNICEF partner with media to create awareness
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Kaduna Field Office, says it will work with the media and other institutions to…
Lai Mohammed tasks media on children’s right
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has enjoined the media to avail children, irrespective of status, location,…
South Asian lawmakers pledge to safeguard children’s rights
The first meeting of South Asia Parliamentarians Platform for Children ended in Kathmandu on Friday with a commitment to prioritising,…
Child rights: Lawyer advocates arrest of careless parents
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mrs Bola Ake, has called for the arrest of careless parents as a means of protecting…
Child Marriage And The Day Of The African Child
By Bilikis Bakare While some people tag it adherence to age long religious tradition popular in a number of regions…
Onyeka Onwenu urges Buhari, Aisha to advocate child rights
Onyeka Onwenu, the Director-General, National Centre for Women Development (NCWD), on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha…
Dealing With The Plight Of Physically Challenged Children In Nigeria —Mamud Hassan
Oxford dictionary defines disabled as people with a permanent illness or injury that makes it difficult for them to use…
NASS: Mixed Reactions Trail Pending Bills
Some politicians on Tuesday in Lagos blamed the outgoing National Assembly for performing poorly in the passage of bills. Most…