The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigeria to rely more on research, evidence and lessons from previous programmes when developing policies and interventions aimed at improving the wellbeing …
UNICEF urges Nigeria to base child policies on research Read More
The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has begun a three-day programme to assess, prescribe, fit and distribute assistive devices to 562 children with disabilities across 12 institutions and …
Disability commission targets 562 children in assistive devices programme Read More
Parents of the 78 schoolchildren abducted by insurgents in Borno State said they are taking their protest to Abuja after the Federal Government failed to respond to their six-day ultimatum …
Parents of abducted Borno children take protest to Abuja Read More
The Federal Government has issued a fresh flood alert, warning communities in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of possible flooding between September 27 and October 10, 2026. …
FG alerts 24 states, FCT as flood risk rises Read More
The Yobe State Government, through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), plans to construct 50 new secondary schools and rehabilitate 225 existing ones to improve girls’ access …
Yobe plans 50 new secondary schools to boost girls’ education Read More
The police in Delta State have arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four others over the death of Unity Adeda, a deputy director in the ministry. The …
Police arrest Delta commissioner, 4 others over deputy director’s death Read More
The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has called for justice over the death of three nationals in separate incidents across South Africa. Their deaths were reported to have occurred between …
Nigeria demands justice over death of 3 nationals in South Africa Read More
Family members of Godwin Francis Akpan, who was released by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, have taken a swipe at the authorities of the Nigerian police for continued detention …
IGP petitioned over continued detention of man released by court Read More