Safe childhood a right of every child.
Dan wakes up at 4:30am every morning, he fetches water and carries out other domestic chores before he has to hit the pure water Depot to collect his ration for the day and start sales until evening when he has to come home to handle meal preparation and baby watch his master’s new born. This […]
Hundreds of Girls Abducted From Nigerian School Are Freed, Official Says
The girls’ return marked the second time in less than a week that gunmen in the country had released kidnapped school children. Hundreds of girls who were abducted last week from their boarding school in Nigeria by a group of armed men have been released, a local official said on Tuesday, the second time in less than […]
Stop the attacks on schools
Attacks on schools is a violation of children’s right,on February 26, barely 9 days after the abduction in Niger State, 317 girls were abducted from a government girls’ secondary school in the Jangebe area of northwestern Zamfara State. Gunmen in Nigeria’s northwestern Niger State attacked a government school yesterday, reportedly abducting hundreds of students and […]
Effects of insecurity.
It was Monday again, the beginning of another school week Naomi prepped for school which was in the town, some distance from her village in the heart of kwara state. She bid her mom goodbye with a hug as was their tradition and wished her a bountiful harvest from their farm located at the outskirts […]
Nigeria: 24 Kagara Students, 14 Others Regain Freedom From Bandits in Niger.
The kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College Kagara have finally regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger State. A top police officer involved in the counter-kidnapping operation in the State told PRNigeria on Saturday morning. A total of 38 persons regained freedom from the captivity. They include 24 students, three academic staff, […]
Nigeria confronts second mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in nine days after 317 girls vanish
Gunmen raided a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Friday and kidnapped more than 300 girls, marking the third mass abduction of children since December in Africa’s most populous nation. The assailants struck the Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state in a predawn ambush, teachers and residents said, waking up the town as shots […]
Health care centers, its essentiality.
Health care is defined as the organized provision of medical care for individuals or communities by health professionals and it can also be defined as efforts made to maintain or restore physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially by trained and licensed professionals. The main purpose of health care is to maintain health and make life […]
Tanzania: We Are Working on Teachers’ Welfare -State
Zanzibar — The Minister for Education and Vocational Training Mr Simai Mohamed Said on Tuesday informed Zanzibar House of Representatives members that the government has not forgotten teachers’ welfare and would increase their salaries once the economy allows. “The government had previously promised to look into the welfare of teachers in the country with a […]
Infant Malnutrition, Causes and Effect.
Malnutrition is defined as the lack of essential nutrients in the body necessary for growth and development of body tissues. This lack thereof can lead to side effects such as stunted growth, illnesses and early death. Did you know that Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45 percent of all deaths of under-five […]
Nigeria: ‘Why I Am Starting Secondary School Education At 38’
She is married with young children but up until now, never had the opportunity of a formal education. It was not until few years ago that she attended Adult Education class to at least be able to read and write a few things. But her resolve has always been to acquire formal education at least […]