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Rights

May 28, 2026

Mass Abductions at Schools: Educationist calls for national child consciousness rebirth

The founder and executive director of the Adinya Arise Foundation, Mabel Adinya, has urged Nigerians to return to times when being a child was something to celebrate without fear.

Kidnapped Niger schoolchildren
May 28, 2026

CPJ hails president’s pardon of Senegalese journalist after eight years in prison

Mr Bassène was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, but on Wednesday, President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye granted him a pardon.

René Capain Bassène, CPJ
May 28, 2026

Fulani militias chased 1.3 million people in Middle Belt away from their land: Report

“These Fulani militant attacks…have forced at least 1.3 million people in the Middle Belt off their land and into…unsafe conditions in displacement camps,” said USCIRF.

IDPs
May 28, 2026

KCF urges parents to regulate children’s social media use

KCF provides humanitarian support, healthcare assistance, social welfare services and empowerment initiatives for vulnerable children and communities.

Kids using mobile device
May 27, 2026

Denying children access to education criminal, says Gov. Soludo

The governor said no child in the state should be out of school for any reason. 

Chukwuma Soludo
May 27, 2026

New tenancy law for Lagosians underway, says Lagos government

“Currently, the tenancy bill is at the committee stage at the House of Assembly,” the Lagos government stated.

Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu
May 27, 2026

Benue govt, NGO hold debate to mark Children’s Day

The debate with the topic ‘Promoting inclusion for every Nigerian child’s future is the responsibility of the government, not parents’, was held in Makurdi.

Schoolchildren in Benue
May 27, 2026

Children’s Day: FG reaffirms commitment to inclusive education, child development

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing inclusive, high-quality education for every Nigerian child, regardless of background or disability.

Public secondary school in Abuja
May 27, 2026

Oyo: CAN congratulates Muslims, prays for release of kidnapped Oriire schoolchildren

The Christian Association of Nigeria has felicitated Muslims on the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

Northern CAN leaders
May 27, 2026

Children’s Day: Poverty, poor policies hurting Nigerian youths, experts say

Experts have expressed concern over the worsening plights of Nigerian children, citing insecurity, poverty, climate risks and poor educational policies as threats to their future.

NORTHERN SCHOOLCHILDREN