By Aluta News Dec. 8, 2022 The Save the Future of Children Initiative (SAFIN) says about 6,000 Nigerian children are in juvenile prisons and detention centres nationwide. Mr Olufemi Oyedeji, the Executive Director of the initiative, disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin, in his presentation on Child Protection Reintegration Project.Continue Reading
By Aluta News May 10, 2022 Over 13 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. According to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association, over 62,000 additional child COVID-19 cases were reportedContinue Reading
By Aluta News April 22, 2022 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said it had revised its emergency appeal from 119million dollars to nearly 250 million dollars. It said that it revised its appeal in order to help millions of children facing severe drought in the Horn ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Mar. 4, 2022 After an arduous journey, 105 Jewish children and young adults from the Ukrainian port city of Odessa arrived in Berlin on Friday. Two buses transported the children, teenagers, young adults and their companions to a hotel in the west of the city, with police cordoningContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 11, 2021 The Federal Government has on Monday reiterated its commitment to the protection of children in schools across the country. Vice President ,Prof. Yemi Osinbajo made the pledge at a three day intensive workshop on Advocacy, Girls’ Education and School Safety organised by the MalalaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 24, 2021 The Federal Government has identified sports as a potent tool to engage young people and address the plight of vulnerable youth and children across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, disclosed this while addressing participants at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 29, 2021 The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open debate in the Security Council, held virtually. Guterres urged warring parties to prioritise the prevention of violations against boys andContinue Reading
By Aluta News June 29, 2021 The Minister of State, Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba stated this during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)”, in Katsina on Monday. He announced that Nigeria hasContinue Reading
