Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has signed the 2023 appropriation bill of N555.66 billion into law. Wike also assented to the child’s rights bill No.6 of 2022, to protect all
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says the country is still battling with high rates of child abuse despite the passage of the child rights act. Tony Ojukwu, executive secretary
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the adoption of the Child Rights Act and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act by all states will address gender-based violence (GBV). As of October
The Yobe government says it has adopted the Child Rights Act but is awaiting assent by Mai Mala Buni, the state governor. As of October 2020, Yobe was one of
A bill prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offences from working with children has passed third reading at the senate. The
Eleven out of the 36 states in Nigeria are yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act passed in 2003. Pauline
Sometime in early 2019, some religious leaders in Sokoto state called a meeting of stakeholders in the seat of the
What can N200 do for an entire family? How much of their needs can it solve? How sustainable can it
At 14, Abubakar Idris (not real name) would pass as a breadwinner for his family in Sabon Gari, Ungogo local
BY PETER HAWKINS Dear Naija children, thirty years ago – long before many of you were born – the world came
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