From 12 January, public and private schools "in safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reopen, Niger state's education ...

No fewer than 2.2 million children between the ages of 9 months and 14 years are to be immunized against Measles-Rubella in ...

Nearly 20% of mothers in Nigeria reported routinely using skin lightening creams on their young children, according to a ...

Lagos begins statewide measles-rubella vaccination campaign to protect children, close immunity gaps, and reduce preventable ...

On January 5, 2026, at about 8:00 pm, the Kaduna State Police Command received intelligence that bandits were planning to ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities released Tuesday 29 children who have been detained for over two months and potentially faced the death penalty for their alleged participation in protests ...

ABUJA, (November 5, 2024) - An additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April next year without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence ...

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month have been released, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Monday, adding that more ...

Kano, Nigeria — Fifteen children drowned and 25 others were left missing when a boat capsized in a river in northwest Nigeria's Sokoto state, a local official told AFP Wednesday. The children were on ...