FG Says It Will Continue To Protect Rights Of The Girl Child

The Federal government says it has initiated programmes that will enhance the welfare of young children especially the girls and protect them from any form of molestation.

Apple, Samsung and Sony face child labour claims

Human rights organisation Amnesty has accused Apple, Samsung and Sony, among others, of failing to do basic checks to ensure minerals used in their products are not mined by children.

In a report into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it found children as young as seven working in dangerous conditions.