Oxford University engages Nigerian agencies, others on parenting challenges in Nigeria

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Among other issues, he addressed the challenges of absentee parenting and the influence of foreign media on children’s development, outlining plans for collaborative efforts between NOA and the National Broadcasting Commission to regulate television content and promote locally produced cartoons. Mr Onilu also revealed that the agency would be establishing initiatives such as Citizens Brigades in primary and secondary schools to instill ”positive values” in Nigerian children.

She said the major objectives of the event was to bring together stakeholders to deliberate on the state of parenting support interventions in Nigeria. ”We want all parents and caregivers to get the support they need to raise their children. The workshop is to share findings from the situational analysis of parenting programmes in Nigeria. We found out that there are different implementers working on different parenting programmes in Nigeria and they all have different challenges one of which is funding. Another is the lack of a policy on parenting which we need in the country. They also need support to strenthen capacity.

The presentation emphasized the critical role of parenting in child development and advocated support for families affected by humanitarian crises. The presentation also shared the state of parenting programmes in Nigeria and revealed that there was no policy on parenting in the country.

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