A family court in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, has ordered the remand of Joshua Olayiwola, a teenager, in the Abolongo correctional facility for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. S. A.
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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
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
A bill prohibiting persons convicted of sexual offences from working with children has passed third reading at the senate. The
Sometime in early 2019, some religious leaders in Sokoto state called a meeting of stakeholders in the seat of the