Don’t hide, showcase children with disabilities, foundation tells parents
Naomi Chima Parents have been urged not to hide their children with disabilities, but to bring them out and showcase their abilities. The appeal was […]
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UNICEF, Access Bank, others mobilise funds to educate vulnerable children
The United Nations Children’s Fund says it is mobilising resources to improve access to quality education by the poor and vulnerable children in Kaduna State. […]
Aisha Buhari implores children to shun drug abuse
Stephen Angbulu The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on Saturday, in Abuja, urged children to be patriotic by shying away from drug abuse. She said this […]
CBN takes financial literacy to primary school children
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has taken its financial literacy and inclusion initiatives to children in primary schools and orphanages across the country. As […]
God grant my children Seyi Tinubu’s ‘omoluabi’ character – Seyi Law
Comedian Seyi Law has asked the Almighty to grant his children the ‘omoluabi’ (worthy) character of Seyi Tinubu, son of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]
FG signs MoU on safe, nutritious diets for school children, vulnerable groups
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition to […]
Anaemia affects 571 million women, 269 million children globally – WHO
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The World Health Organisation has rated anaemia as a serious global public health problem, noting that it affects 571 million women and […]
Protect children from mosquito bites in rainy season, expert tells parents
Angela Onwuzoo A Consultant Paediatrician, Nephrology Division at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, Dr. Abdurrazzaq Alege, has urged parents to protect their children against mosquito […]
Heart diseases in children can start in pregnancy -Paediatric cardiologist
Lara Adejoro A Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Dr. Omolola Lamina-Alaaya, says what parents do before and during pregnancy […]
Excessive sugar consumption may cause heart diseases in children —Experts
Angela Onwuzoo Among known health challenges that could be triggered by unwholesome sugar consumption, child health and nutrition experts say feeding children less than five […]