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Children's Day" towards a healthier, safer future for Nigerian child
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (1179+ words) Published 24 May 2026 As Nigeria prepares to celebrate Children's Day on May 27, colourful events, speeches, and school parades will once again dominate public spaces. But beyond the fanfare lies a painful contradiction, millions of Nigerian children are growing up too fast,…...
Church underscores importance of mentorship in shaping children
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (118+ words) Silver Nwokoro is a content writer, copywriter, and reporter at The Guardian. With over five years of experience in journalism, she focuses on law and other general news. She's a strong communicator who has a special interest in reaching out…...
Firm mobilises students for national climate action programme
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (242+ words) By: Moyosore Olasore Date: 23 May 2026 8: 34am WAT The initiative, tagged National School Climate Action Week, is scheduled to hold from June 1 to 6, 2026, in commemoration of World Environment Day. Participating schools are expected to undertake projects centred on recycling, waste management, and…...
IELPN move to bridge leadership gap in school management
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (265+ words) By: Joke Falaju Date: 21 May 2026 11: 12am WAT The institute during its Annual Professional Development Workshop in Lagos with the theme "Leading Future-Ready Education" had more than 200 school principals, administrators and education professionals from across the country. The workshop focused on equipping…...
ECOWAS Parliament adopts regional action against street children
1+ week, 1+ day ago (459+ words) By: Bridget Chiedu Onochie Date: 16 May 2026 11: 48am WAT WORRIED by the ever increasing number of street children across West African state Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament, has resolved against child hunger, deprivation, abuse, trafficking and…...
Operators decry poor support as 14m children remain in orphanage
1+ week, 2+ day ago (477+ words) By: Mansur Aramide Date: 15 May 2026 4: 11am WAT No fewer than 14 million children are living in orphanages and motherless homes across Nigeria, the National President of the Association of Orphanages and Homes Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Dr Gabriel Oyediji, has disclosed. Oyediji…...
14 million Nigerian children in orphanages - ASOHON president
1+ week, 3+ day ago (116+ words) No fewer than 14 million children are in motherless and orphanage homes across Nigeria, says ASOHON national president, Dr. Gabriel Oyediji...
The folly in scrapping "irrelevant" courses in higher institutions
1+ week, 4+ day ago (545+ words) By: Editorial Board Date: 13 May 2026 4: 36am WAT The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa The Federal Government's plan to phase out so-called "irrelevant" courses from Nigeria's universities is not reform. It is a crude, short-sighted intervention that betrays a profound misunderstanding…...
Oborevwori to tackle youth unemployment, economic hardship
1+ week, 5+ day ago (64+ words) The Guardian Nigeria News Oborevwori to tackle youth unemployment, economic hardship Date: 12 May 2026 4: 19am WAT Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to tackling youth unemployment and economic hardship through sustained infrastructure development and strategic partnerships to create…...
Enugu moves to deepen understanding on youth policy
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (418+ words) By: Lawrence Njoku Date: 10 May 2026 6: 45pm WAT Nine months after it was domesticated, the Enugu State government and its partners, South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) have begun a review of the state's youth policy to deepen understanding and improve implementation…...