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29 Dec
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has signed the 2024 appropriation bill into law after it was presented on 30th November, 2023 to the Assembly. Mohammed had presented the document he tagged as "Budget of Consolidation and Renewed Focus", comprised of recurrent expenditure of N121,341,193,343.11 (40.4%) while capital expenditure received the sum of N178,878,512,477.49 (59.6%).…
21 Nov
The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF), said Nigeria has recorded progress in the area of child protection through the domestication and implementation of the Child Rights Act (CRA). Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, said this during an interactive session and symposium with school children from various schools. The News…
20 Nov
The Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on Public Account, Mr Bamidele Salam has decried the non-implementation of the child rights Act in the country.
17 Oct
Recently, the world marked the International Day of the Girl-Child. Who is the girl-child and why is she singled out for attention throughout the world? That is what we plan to deal with here today. A girl-child is a biological female child who is any age from zero to 18 years.
4 Jul 2023
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has canvassed improved learning in Nigeria. It also underlined the need for government to ensure students learn to their best capacity to address the high number of out-of-school children in the country.
24 Mar 2023
The Federal Government, with the support of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has begun the process of introducing the Child Rights Act into the curricula of universities and polytechnics in the country.

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