Tag: #ChildRightsNigeria
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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: PROGRESS STALLED BY VIOLENCE, POLICY GAPS, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES
Children in Nigeria are legally recognized as vulnerable persons under 18, enjoying rights to survival, development, protection, and participation as enshrined in the 2003 Child Rights Act (CRA) aligned with the UN Children’s Rights Convention and African Charter. Yet implementation of these protections is deeply challenged by rising insecurity, school closures due to frequent kidnappings,…
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NATIONWIDE CHILD VACCINATION CAMPAIGN FACES ACCESS CHALLENGES AS FCTA URGES PARENTS AND SCHOOLS TO COOPERATE
Adedolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of Health Services and Environment at the FCT Administration (FCTA), has appealed to parents and schools in Abuja to allow vaccination teams access to children during the ongoing nationwide integrated vaccination exercise. Speaking at a news conference, she revealed that the campaign, which started on October 8 and was extended by…
