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‘Not realistic’ — Cross River rejects NBS ranking on child labour

    ‘Not realistic’ — Cross River rejects NBS ranking on child labour

Cross River state government has dismissed as untrue a survey report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that it had the highest rate of child labour in the country.

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NBS: 24.6m children in child labour — Cross River, Yobe top chart

    NBS: 24.6m children in child labour — Cross River, Yobe top chart

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 24.6 million children in Nigeria are engaged in child labour. NBS disclosed this in a report titled ‘Nigeria Child Labour Survey 2022’ on

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‘They can produce toothpick’ — minister advocates child labour for ‘urban development’

    ‘They can produce toothpick’ — minister advocates child labour for ‘urban development’

Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister for women affairs, says children should participate in the country’s urban development. Kennedy-Ohanenye spoke on Thursday at the 2023 Anambra investment summit. According to the minister, children

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Police warn against use of underage children as house helps

    Police warn against use of underage children as house helps

Musa Garba, the commissioner of police in Kaduna, says Nigerians should stop recruiting underage children as house helps. Garba spoke on Friday at a two-day orientation workshop organised by the

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El-Kanemi Foundation: 43% of child labour force in Borno made up of children between 11 to 13 years

  El-Kanemi Foundation: 43% of child labour force in Borno made up of children between 11 to 13 years

El-Kanemi Memorial Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, says 43 percent of the child labour force in Borno state is made up

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We’ll clamp down on ‘firms’ that employ children, says NAPTIP

  We’ll clamp down on ‘firms’ that employ children, says NAPTIP

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Lagos Command, says it will clamp down on organisations

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Child hustlers: They crave education, but insecurity is forcing them to work in farms

  Child hustlers: They crave education, but insecurity is forcing them to work in farms

In Niger state, insecurity and poverty are denying many displaced children access to education. The situation is also forcing many

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Woman jailed for forcing four girls into prostitution in Anambra

  Woman jailed for forcing four girls into prostitution in Anambra

The children, sexual and gender-based violence chief magistrate court in Awka, has sentenced a 34-year-old woman to 21 years in

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NOA partners with ILO on campaign against child labour in Nigeria

  NOA partners with ILO on campaign against child labour in Nigeria

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has signed an agreement with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to campaign against

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FG: We’ve spent nearly $100m feeding 10m school children

  FG: We’ve spent nearly $100m feeding 10m school children

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government has spent $100 million on feeding 10 million pupils

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