Early years

Early years

Maternal and child health

Maternal and child health

Low coverage of life-saving interventions

Low coverage of life-saving interventions

Birth registration

Birth registration

Early childhood care and education

Early childhood care and education

Primary school years

Primary school years

Education

Education

Violence against children

Violence against children

Child labour

Child labour

Excluded and invisible children

Excluded and invisible children

Adolescence

Adolescence

Education

Education

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS

Child trafficking

Child trafficking

Child rights and participation

Child rights and participation

 

Adolescence

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‘HAPPY CHILDREN’S DAY’ A group of youth at the Children’s Day celebrations

Further development of the child continues during adolescence.

Adolescent children need to acquire more sophisticated life skills to help them deal with the challenges of social relationships and entry into adulthood. This is usually achieved through education and training. However in Nigeria many adolescents are not in schools and do not benefit from such training.