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Australia Moves To Toughen Under-16 Social Media Ban As Teens Continue To Bypass Restrictions
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (604+ words) Australia plans tougher enforcement after studies showed most teenagers continued using social media despite the under-16 ban. Australia's prime minister on Friday pledged to strengthen laws backing the country's social media ban for under 16s as the government prepares legal action…...
UK Minister Says No Timeline Set To End Lower Pay For 18-20 Years Olds
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (401+ words) UK minister says no timeline has been set to end lower minimum wage for 1820years old workers. A British government minister has said there is no fixed deadline to scrap lower minimum wages for workers aged 18 to 20, despite Labour's earlier pledge…...
Lateef Adedimeji, Adebimpe Oyebade Announce Arrival Of Triplet Sons
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (213+ words) Nigerian actor Lateef Adedimeji says he and his wife have welcomed triplet boys after years of public attention on their family life. Nigerian actor Lateef Adedimeji has announced the birth of his children, sharing that he and his wife have…...
Katsina Confirms N18. 27m NELFUND Student Loan Disbursement For 309 Beneficiaries
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (253+ words) Katsina confirms N18. 27 million NELFUND loan disbursement to 309 students, boosting access to technical education in Katsina State. The Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM) has confirmed the receipt of student loan funds from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, totaling…...
Action Aid Raises Alarm Over School Bullying, Child Protection Failures
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (387+ words) Action Aid condemns alleged bullying at Igbinedion school, warns of systemic child protection failures and calls for urgent reforms nationwide. Fresh concerns over the safety of schoolchildren in Nigeria have emerged following allegations of violence and bullying at Igbinedion Education…...
College Students Protest Poor Facilities, Alleged Extortion In Ondo
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (392+ words) Students of Ondo State College of Health Technology barricaded the campus, protesting poor facilities, lack of amenities and alleged extortion by management. Scores of students of the Ondo State'owned College of Health Technology, Akure, on Monday barricaded the institution's main…...
Gaza Children Resume Classes After Nearly Two Years Without Formal Schooling
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (660+ words) Children in Gaza return to learning through tent classrooms, as ceasefire enables limited schooling after prolonged conflict and displacement. In Gaza City, the sound of children reciting lessons is heard again for the first time in nearly two years, as…...
Australia Moves To Enforce Under-16 Social Media Ban As Meta Begins Shutting Teen Accounts
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (453+ words) Australia has started deactivating Meta accounts for under-16s as a new law limits youth access to major social platforms. Younger Australian teenagers using Instagram, Facebook and Threads are being warned their accounts will soon be deactivated, ahead of the country's…...
Over 800 Indonesian Students Suffer Food Poisoning From Government-Sponsored Free School Meals
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (318+ words) Over 800 Indonesian students were hit by food poisoning after eating government-sponsored free school meals, raising safety concerns. More than 800 students across Indonesia have fallen sick this week in two separate cases of mass food poisoning linked to the government's free…...
UNICEF: Childhood Obesity Now More Prevalent Than Underweight Globally
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (312+ words) UNICEF has warned that childhood obesity now surpasses underweight globally, affecting 188 million children and fuelled by unhealthy food environments. Childhood obesity has overtaken underweight as the more prevalent nutritional challenge worldwide among school-aged children and adolescents, according to a new…...