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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that about 50.5 per cent of Nigerian children, aged between 5 and 17, are engaged in economic activities.   The revelation is contained in a report by the bureau, an official office of the Nigerian government that gives statistical information on the country released on Thursday, titled: “Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey 2022″.   It listed 12 states where children (5-17 years) in child labour are prevalent, with Cross River ...

Nigerian Army troops have thwarted a kidnap attempt, arrested cattle rustlers and killed several terrorists in the North East and North Central regions

Nigerian Army troops have foiled a kidnap attempt on Mr Musa Arewa by three armed persons in Lankaviri community of Karim Lamido local government area of

Operatives of the Yobe State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have arrested six suspected power cable thieves in Damaturu,

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The PDP Reform Vanguard has marched to the headquarters of the opposition party in Abuja to demand the resignation of the acting chairman, Ambassador Iliya Damagum.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 24.6 million children in Nigeria are engaged in child labour.

Nigeria is the third largest producer of groundnuts in the world and the largest in Africa. The majority of the more than three million metric tonnes of

Nigeria has become the first country to roll out a “revolutionary” five-in-one vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Friday (April 12, 2024).

Chief of army staff (COAS), Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has said the armed forces were aware of the continued contributions of the frontline troops towards