Tag: UNICEF
Reproductive health: UNICEF, EU train 2,115 in Kebbi
The European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have trained 2,115 mothers in four local government areas in…
Nigeria loses N1.4tr annually to violence against children
The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday said Nigeria lost over N1.4 trillion annually due to Violence Against Children…
Open defecation: UNICEF, Ekiti set 2021 deadline target
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Ekiti government have set 2021 as the target date to end open…
Suicide bombings: UNICEF condemns use of teenage girls in Borno
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has condemned the use of children as suicide bombers in Maiduguri community…
UNICEF commends Nigerian youths for petitioning governors over education
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended Nigerians youths for taking up the challenge of tasking their governors to…
Children’s Day: UNICEF inaugurates campaign for child’s rights
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has launched a campaign to create awareness on children’s rights in the Nigerian…
Nigeria needs additional 2m toilets annually for 7 years — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Nigeria needed additional two million toilets annually from 2019 to…
UNICEF challenge families on implementation of Child Rights Act
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has challenged parents on their responsibilities of proper upbringing of children in order to…
Disease outbreak: UNICEF to inaugurate global campaign on vaccines safety
In view of growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases,the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it will inaugurate a new global…
Girl child education is beyond getting girls to schools – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday, says that girl child education is beyond getting girls into schools.
UNICEF says only 30 % of under-5 children’s births registered in Nigeria
The births of nearly 230 million children under the age of five worldwide have never been officially recorded, says UNICEF.…
Education: Kogi gets support from UNICEF
Mrs Rosemary Osikoya, the Kogi Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has said that the state was among the five…
Chibok girls 5th anniversary: UNICEF seeks more protection of children’s rights
Mr Mohamed Fall, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, on Thursday called for the protection…
Infant mortality, neo-natal deaths: UNICEF partners Oyo government
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says it is partnering Oyo Government in tackling high infant mortality and neo-natal deaths…
Over 3.6 m Nigerians in need of water, sanitation, hygiene services – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says over 3.6 million people lack access to potable water, sanitation and…
UNICEF urges FG to implement Child Protection recommendations
Mohamed Fall, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to implement recommendations…
Boko Haram: Future of millions of children and women at risk in Nigeria -UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accused the Boko Haram terrorists’ factions of carrying out grave atrocities against children…
Army lifts suspension on UNICEF activities in Northeast
The Nigerian Army has announced a reversal of the decision to suspend the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)…
Boko Haram: Army lifts UNICEF’s suspension
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had lifted a three-month suspension of UNICEF activities in the northeast. The twist…
Nigerian Army suspends UNICEF activities in North-East over alleged sabotage
The Nigerian Army has said it is suspending the operations of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund in the…
Child survival: NOA, UNICEF enlighten 5,000 Kaduna community members
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) with support from UNICEF has begun to educate no fewer than 5,000 community members in…
30 milliom babies are born premature yearly -UNICEF, WHO
Nearly 30 million babies are born too soon, too small or become sick, requiring specialised care to survive beyond the…
360,000 adolescents expected to die of AIDS by 2030, says UNICEF
Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up,…
World Toilet Day: 47m Nigerians lack toilets – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says over 47 million Nigerians lack access to basic toilet facilities.
UNICEF begins Yellow Fever sensitisation campaign Nov. 22
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) is set to begin Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Sensitisation Campaign on Nov.…
UNICEF to strengthen states’ capacity in public finance management
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it plans to strengthen the capacities of states in Nigeria in public finance…
UNICEF, ADB committed to fight poverty in Asia-Pacific
The UNICEF and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday renewed their commitment to fighting poverty and promoting the well-being…
UNICEF urges Bauchi Govt. to employ female teachers
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to recruit the female teachers trained under its…
Nigeria losing out on literate, skilled workforce – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says Nigeria is losing out on a literate and skilled workforce it needs to…
UNICEF rehabilitate 833 children involved in the Northeast
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with Borno government, had rehabilitated 833 children involved in armed conflicts in…