Nigeria, May 27 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked this year's National Children's Day with a powerful pledge to protect and empower Nigeria's youth, calling them "the pride and future of our great nation."

In a heartfelt address themed "Stand Up, Speak Up: Building a Bullying-Free Generation," the President vowed zero tolerance for bullying, violence, and neglect.

Highlighting a troubling statistic that 65% of Nigerian schoolchildren face bullying, Tinubu said his administration is acting fast, rolling out robust child protection laws, scaling up response systems, and enforcing cyberbullying crackdowns under the Cybercrime Act.

"Violence has no place in the Nigeria of today. We are building a culture where every child feels safe, r...