Lagos — … Unavailing remedy? This article by Josephine Aburime discusses local and cross-border adoptions; that the fact that Nigeria…
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Nigeria: Why the Child’s Rights Act Still Doesn’t Apply Throughout Nigeria
Nigeria adopted the Child’s Rights Act in 2003, giving legal consent to both the United Nations Convention on the Rights…
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West Africa: “This Is Not the Life I Wanted” – Child Brides Rise Among Cameroon Refugees
Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned…
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Nigeria: On the Flip Side, Kaduna Child Flip-Flop Hawkers Work Longer Hours Over COVID-19
Kaduna — With schools in the country closed over the coronavirus pandemic, children who peddle flip-flops on Kaduna’s busy streets…
Read MoreNigeria: 6-Year-Old Girl Raped to Death in Kaduna Mosque
A six-year-old girl has been raped to death in a mosque by yet-to-be identified persons in Kaduna. This came at…
Read MoreNigeria: House Queries N187 Billion Spent On School Feeding Programme
Abuja — The Home of Representatives has queried the expenditure of N186 billion reportedly spent by the federal authorities up…
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