PREMIUM TIMES had reported how armed bandits on Sunday abducted many pupils of the Islamic school in Tegina, a densely populated town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The Niger State Government has confirmed the number of students abducted by bandits at an Islamic school to be 136. The state deputy governor, Ahmed […]
Fertility levels remain relatively high in Nigeria. The rate is slightly over five children per woman. This is one of the highest fertility rates in the world. With almost seven children per woman, Niger has the highest rate in the world, followed by Mali. Many studies have suggested targeting men in family planning programmes to […]
The high levels of poverty and youth unemployment in the country are a ticking time bomb which will explode soon if nothing is done to correct these ills, Basotho Action Party (BAP) leader Nqosa Mahao has said. Addressing an estimated 5000 crowd at a weekend rally in Hlotse, Leribe, Prof Mahao said his newly formed […]
Blantyre based musician, creative and founder of KNQR, Hayze Engolah has made history by becoming the first Malawian musician to appear on Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list. According to forbesafrica.com, this year also goes down in history as the Under 30s who survived and thrived during one of the most turbulent times recorded: the […]
Khwima Kayira, an 11-year-old pupil at St Phoenix International Primary School in Blantyre, has become the first Malawian to publish a book, Greatest Eleven, at his age. Kayira, a relation to legendary novelist Legson Kayira–author of Jingala and the celebrated autobiographical novel I Will Try–is in Standard Six, has published his book at a time […]
Ten years after the permanent orientation camp of the National Youths Service Corps ( NYSC ) was shut down following killings by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri, the Borno State government said the camp would be reopened soon for camping of corps members. The government in a bid to match its words with action yesterday […]
The number of girls who marry before their 15th birthday has remained unchanged for 20 years in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has the highest rate of child marriage, with nearly four in 10 girls married before age 18. In Niger, for example, over 77% of girls are married before the age of […]
Cape Town — The issue of human trafficking has been explored so many times in different blockbusters across the world, but when the topic is so close to home, it just gives you the chills. The Netflix film, I Am All Girls, is based on real events that unfolded in South Africa in the 1980s. The […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has stated that those clamoring for the scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme do not mean well for Nigeria. The Sultan stated this yesterday in his palace in Sokoto when the Batch A stream two corps members currently undergoing orientation exercise paid him […]
“The magnitude and gravity of child rights violations taking place across Tigray show no sign of abating, nearly seven months since fighting broke out in northern Ethiopia. “Over 6,000 unaccompanied or separated children have so far been identified and registered for protection and assistance. We fear there are many more children who need support in […]
President Buhari directed the concerned government agencies to extend possible support to the families of the kidnapped children. President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State. According to a statement by his spokesperson, Garba […]
Russian national Alexander Krylof (57) and his Namibian counterpart Anna Katrina Engelbrecht (29), who admitted he had intercourse with at least five under-aged girls during 2017 but denied he raped any of them, want the court to dismiss the charges against them. They will apply for a section 174 discharge on 5 July before Windhoek […]
ZANU-PF politburo member, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube has defended the party’s old guard which continues to cling to top government positions despite advanced ages, saying pensions offered by government were too little to sustain them after retirement. Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre this past week, the outspoken politician said in normal countries, people […]
The rate of early unintended pregnancy in Kenya is shockingly high. About one in five girls between the ages of 15 and 19 have begun having children. It’s worse in some areas than others. For instance, the rate is as high as two in five in Narok and Homa Bay counties. Most of these pregnancies […]
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said that his administration will continue to protect the rights of Children in the state. The governor who stated this at the 2021 National Children’s Day Celebration, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, added that the state government would enhance the operations of the Child Rights Law. […]
GOVERNMENT Friday kickstarted the Africa Day Feeding Programme in schools throughout the country. During a launch ceremony held at Harare Central Prison School, Education Ministry Provincial Education Director Philemon Musakanya said the programme complemented First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa’s efforts aimed at preserving African Culture and heritage through food. “What is happening here is what the […]
Pupils of a rural school in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory are faced with obstacles that are making some of them quit school. The odds are stacked against pupils of LEA Primary School, Wuna, located in a rustic community in the Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, as their education hangs in the balance. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday celebrated the Children’s Day with a solemn promise to bequeath a better country for the present and future generations. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, as part of the activities to commemorate Children’s Day, observed on May 27, the president hosted a group of Nigerian children at the […]