Israel’s renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left at least 322 children dead and 609 wounded in the Palestinian territory in the past 10 days, UNICEF said Monday. The figures…
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How Africa’s Children Are Learning Through the Power of Play
How Africa’s Children Are Learning Through the Power of Play
Kano state launches mass evacuation of street children
Authorities in northern Nigeria’s largest city have begun evacuating more than 5,000 street children seen as a “security threat” and a growing concern as an economic crisis forces more to…
Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday. The injured children were…
Ending Child Poverty: The Role of Education in Achieving SDG 1
In a small, remote village in Zambia, Amina wakes before dawn. The sun has yet to rise, but the village is already alive with the hum of daily routines. Amina…
Mother’s Genes Key to Children’s Intelligence, Say Scientists
Research suggests that children's intelligence is primarily inherited from their mothers, not their fathers.
E-Money Pledges Support for the Children of Nollywood Actor Junior Pope
Business tycoon and the Chief Executive Officer of Five Star Music, Emeka Okonkwo, aka E-money has pledged to support and mentor the three children of the late Nollywood actor, John Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope who died after their boat capsized in the Anam River in Anambra state.
Freed Nigerian schoolchildren head home after kidnapping
Over 130 Nigerian schoolchildren freed following a mass kidnapping earlier this month returned to their home state on Monday before preparing to reunite with their families. An AFP journalist saw…
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty — UNICEF
Sixty-nine million children — or more than one in five — live in poverty in the world’s 40 richest countries UNICEF said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and…