GIRLS today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and female educational attainment and participation in the labour force are on the rise. However, these advances are far from universal and are increasingly tenuous in many parts of the world.…
As global attention again focuses on the plight of the girl child, the United d Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has thumbs up the action of first Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari and the National Assembly at determining to tackle the plague of malnutrition among Nigerian children. UNICEF which expressed concern at the estimated 2.5m Nigerian children under…
Getting School placement in Nigeria is not like peeling a ripe banana. The hurdles are numerous but for the Girl-Child, the task is daunting. A new report scheduled for launch on Wednesday to mark the International day of the Girl Child in Abuja reveals that of the 10 toughest places to get a girl educated,…
WIFE OF Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has expressed the commitment of the State government to ensure Children’s healthcare and welfare continue to take priority positions and are well funded. Mrs. Obiano who represented the Governor, Willie, at the flag off of the National Immunisation Plus Days (NIPDs) at at Oraukwu Primary Healthcare centre, Idemmili North…
Dr. Rotimi Coker WHO are the Generation Y children? The Generation Y children also known as ‘GY’ are teenagers, adolescents and young adults within the age–range 10-30 years. They are the children born between the years 1980 and 2000. The GYs are also known as the Millennials. The Millennials were born in the information age. They…
FEDERAL Government’s concerted effort to completely kick out wild polio virus from the country today received a boost of $33.3m from the Government of People’s Republic of Japan through the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria office. The new funding is considered a welcome development that will contribute to the to emergency efforts in Nigeria and Lake…
IT WAS indeed a moment filled with awesome emotions for Mrs. Aramide Oikelome, an accomplished and award wining Journalist when her dream of owning a Orphanage for the less privileged in the society became a reality last weekend. For Oikelome, “Goshen Home and Orphanage is the fulfillment of a dream and vision which God gave me…
