Governor of Sokoto State Ahmed Aliyu, on Thursday flagged off school enrollment campaign for school-age children ahead of the 2024/25 academic year. Speaking in his remarks during the programme, the governor Identified out-of-school children including those who have never been enrolled and those who have dropped out for re-admission and enrolment. He said the drive will involve Community and Religious …

Approximately 26,000 children aged 0 to 14 contracted HIV in 2023, with 15,000 succumbing to the disease during the year, according to Dr. Temitope Ilori, Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). Dr. Ilori disclosed the figures on Thursday in Osogbo, Osun state, during the inauguration of the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Pediatric Antiretroviral …

The federal government will commence malaria vaccination in Kebbi and Bayelsa states, today. The exercise marks the introduction of the malaria vaccine in the country. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said the first phase of the malaria vaccine rollout in Nigeria will commence in Kebbi and Bayelsa states. The agency, on its X handle, said the malaria …

Nearly 70 per cent of the verified deaths resulting from Israel’s bombardment of Gaza between November 2023 and April 2024 were women and children, according to a new report from the United Nations Human Rights Office. The report, published on Friday, revealed that out of 8,119 confirmed fatalities in Gaza during the six-month period, 2,036 were women and 3,588 were …

No fewer than 628 children of deceased workers and physically challenged persons have received scholarship approval for the 2023 academic session in Delta state. The scholarship scheme for children of deceased civil servants is designed to cater for the bereaved children of Delta State civil servants who died while in active service. Similarly, the scholarship scheme for the physically challenged …

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, said too many women still die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and too many children fail to reach their fifth birthday due to preventable diseases. Aina said this on Monday in Abuja at the ongoing two-day engagement meeting on vaccination, maternal and child …

The Abia State Universal Basic Education Board, ASUBEB, has emphasized the need for schools in the state to promptly comply with the 23 September 2024 resumption date by ensuring that teachers are ready to commence academic activities immediately. This is even as ASUBEB advised schools not to use schoolchildren in the clearing of bushy school compounds, on resumption day. Recall …

American actress and singer Selena Gomez recently revealed in an interview that she is unable to carry her own children due to several health issues. Gomez, who has been very open about her health struggles, explained that her medical conditions, including lupus and bipolar disorder, would make pregnancy highly risky for both her and the baby. She described this realization …

There are and will always be all kinds of children. They consist of those that are well brought up and those that are ill-bred. There will be good children and vagabonds will abound. There are deprived ones, evincing a lack of parental responsibility and care. A legion of them flooded the streets during the recent tagged EndBadGovernment protests which they …

The Federal Government has said 4.4 million children in the Northeast and the Northwest are suffering from malnutrition. It noted that the major factors that contributed to the widespread malnutrition in both regions include limited access to food, poor dietary habits, and improper feeding practices. The government said the situation was exacerbated by broader economic and political challenges as well …