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NGO: Over 6,000 Children Born With Cleft In Nigeria Yearly
A nonprofit organisation, Smile Train, has revealed that over 6,000 babies are born with cleft annually in Nigeria. Nkeiruka Obi, Programme Director, West and Central Africa Smile Train, made the disclosure in a media workshop quoting World Bank Data, that, “6,186 children are born yearly with cleft in Nigeria.” Cleft occurs when certain parts of…
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Out Of School Children: The Rise And Fall In Numbers
Different reports show that millions of Nigerian children have no access to basic primary education owing to several challenges the country had faced in years. These challenges include insecurity, food scarcity or rising inflation, displacement due to violence or attacks and the rising challenge of a pandemic. The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund said…
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Insufficiency likely to Drive More Children out of School
The number of children abandoning their education despite several programmes initiated by the government to improve learning in Nigeria keeps rising yearly. Challenges including insecurity, development of schools and low budget allocations have been outlined as major factors contributing to this consistent increase. However, the figures are likely not to drop as economic indicators show…