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58 million primary school children not enrolled globally
The Deputy Director, Special Education, Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Joyce Eke, said on Saturday that globally there were 58…
129 children dead in South Sudan violence – UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday, said horrific details have emerged that the three weeks of violence in South…
Cholera kills 500 Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 500 people had died as a result of cholera…
Ban appoints new UNICEF Exec Director, Force Commander in Cote d’voire
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday, announced the appointment of Ms Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director…
UNICEF gives scholarship to 300 girl children in Gombe
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Gombe state coordinating unit, has given scholarship to 300 girl children to…
UNICEF, SEMA, to erect tent classes for IDPs children in Yobe
The Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in partnership with UNICEF will set up tent classes for children in Internally…
Children At The Mercy Of Malnutrition
By Odimegwu Onwumere The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition had accounted that at least 10 million children are affected by…
UNICEF condemn killings in Baga
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday, condemned the killing of children, women and the elderly in Baga town…
Over 15 million children affected by violence in 2014 – UNICEF
Millions of children suffered under extreme violence, destruction and forced displacement in 2014, the UN Children’s Fund said in a…
Breaking The Silence On Open Defecation
By Rasak Musbau “I am moved by the fact that a child dies every 2 and a half minutes from…
The Plight Of The Nigerian Child
Children are the greatest treasures of life, but as the the world celebrates today the 25th anniversary of the Convention…
US, UN condemn Yobe school suicide bomb attack
International condemnation trailed Monday’s suicide bomb attack at a government boarding school in Potiskum, Yobe, which reportedly killed several students…
EU Donates €1bn To Stem Ebola Epidemic
The European Union and its Member States have now pledged more than €1 billion in response to the Ebola crisis…
49 million Nigerians still defecate openly, says UNICEF
No fewer than 49 million Nigerians still defecate openly, Mr Bisi Agberemi, a UNICEF Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist,…
UNICEF Scales Up Emergency Response Plan For Lagos, Others
Simon Ateba The Emergency Preparedness Response Plans for Lagos, Ondo, Osun and Edo states in Nigeria have been scaled up.…