Tag: #Children
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UNICEF URGES JOURNALISTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN NEWS REPORT
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged journalists to protect children’s identities and adopt ethical, solution-focused approaches when reporting issues affecting them. UNICEF Child Rights experts made the call during a two-day training on ethical reporting of children held in Port Harcourt. The workshop brought together editors, correspondents and media practitioners from print and…
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LONG VACATION : EXPERT URGES BALANCE BETWEEN LEARNING, RECREATION
Education stakeholders have urged parents to strike a healthy balance between learning, recreation and rest for children during the long vacation. The stakeholders said the holiday should provide children with time to recover from academic pressures while also exposing them to useful skills, family activities and productive experiences. A headmistress, Mrs Gladys Ohiwere, encouraged parents…
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EXPERT URGES PARENTS TO USE HOLIDAYS TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN’S LEARNING NEEDS
An education expert, Mrs Adesuwa Aghayere, has urged parents to use the school holidays to identify their children’s learning needs and address academic challenges before the next school term. Aghayere, Principal of Chrisidia Education Centre, Benin City, said holidays should provide time for children to rest and recreate, but parents should also keep them engaged…
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EDO GOVT URGES RESPONSIBLE PARENTING AFTER REUNITING RUNAWAY CHILDREN
The Edo State Government has called on parents and guardians to prioritise responsible parenting, child protection and proper supervision following the reunion of three children who ran away from home in Benin City. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Eugenia Abdallah, said the incident underscored the importance of creating safe and supportive home…
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CHILDREN’S DAY: NAPPS CALLS FOR URGENT PROTECTION OF NIGERIAN CHILDREN
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has called for urgent protection of Nigerian children, teachers and schools to secure the nation’s future. The association made the call in a statement signed by its National Secretary, Dr Kayode Adeyemi, and National President, Hajia Samira Jibir, in Ibadan on Thursday. Extending warm wishes to…
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CHILDREN’S DAY: VICTIMS FROM OGBEMUDIA STADIUM INCIDENT IN BENIN NOT DEAD – CDM
The Chief Medical Director, Edo Specialist Hospital, Dr Anthonia Njoku has clarified the social media reports, alleging that five pupils died during the Children’s Day celebration at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium, Benin. Njoku made the clarification on Thursday May 28 in Benin, while addressing newsmen. Speaking on why the children were seen on the floor…
