Tag: UNICEF
Maternal mortality: UNICEF to check iron deficiency among Nigerian girls, women
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has launched Anaemia Reduction in School and Non-school Girls (ARISING) project to address iron…
Osun communities commend EU, UNICEF on provision of potable water
Some residents of Oke-Ila and Ora, Ifedayo Local Government Area, Osun, have commended the European Union (EU) and the United…
Bauchi Govt, UNICEF construct 60 boreholes in Healthcare Centres
Bauchi State Government said on Monday no fewer than 60 boreholes equipped with hand pumps had been constructed in Primary…
HIV/AIDS: UNICEF partners Nasarawa Govt on preventing transmission
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is partnering with the Nasarawa State Government on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission…
WASH projects: UNICEF tells Bauchi to settle counterpart
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has urged Bauchi State government to settle its counterpart fund of N250 million to…
Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special care’ – UNICEF
The ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected…
UNICEF drums campaign on breast feeding
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called on mothers to breastfeed their babies for healthy growth.
Bayelsa to partner EU, UNICEF on potable water
The Bayelsa Government is to partner with the European Union (EU) and UNICEF in the provision of potable water in…
Boko Haram: Army hands over 183 children to UNICEF
The Nigerian Army on Monday formally handed over 183 children linked with armed group in the Northeast to the United…
South Sudan: UNICEF condemns killing of aid worker
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday condemned the killing of one of its drivers by unknown gunmen along the…
Cholera: Bauchi, UNICEF construct boreholes, latrines in schools
The Bauchi State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has constructed 10 boreholes and six blocks of…
UNICEF, Zamfara Govt. enroll 4,099 girls in schools
The Zamfara Government and Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced in August 2017,…
Malaria: UNICEF to distribute treated nets in Borno
The UNICEF says it will distribute 358,134 insecticide treated nets in four local government areas of Borno for malaria prevention…
EU migrant deal: UNICEF raises question of child safety
UNICEF on Friday, raised the question of child safety after EU deal on migrant camps.
Polio: UNICEF calls for routine immunisation
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged governments at all levels to ensure routine immunisation in order to end…
Kaduna children: Bank donates N10m to UNICEF
A commercial bank on Sunday donated N10 million to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to improve the lives of children…
Migrant children at U.S. border have rights – UNICEF, IOM
Migrant children at the U.S. border have right to protection and be with their families, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
UNICEF calls for paternity leave
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged all countries to provide fathers with legally paid paternity leave to enable them…
UNICEF urges health managers to imbibe proper hygiene
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Monday in Akwa, urged health managers across the country to imbibe proper hygiene,…
North East: Army pledges to support UNICEF
Nigerian army on Wednesday pledged continued support to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) humanitarian efforts at providing assistance to women and…
UNICEF, CIDAR provide water, sanitation facilities to IDPs
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with Integrated Development and Research International (CIDAR) provided water and sanitation facilities to
Children’s Day: Borno stakeholders commend UNICEF’s interventions
Some stakeholders in Borno on Sunday commended various interventions of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) that continues to strive…
UNICEF, CIFF to support treatment of malnourished children in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Children Investment Foundation Fund (CIFF) on Monday pledged to support the Kaduna…
Rivers Govt. promises to partner UNICEF to encourage breastfeeding
Rivers State Government on Thursday promised to partner with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to encourage breastfeeding.
Traditional rulers involvement is needed in HIV/AIDS campaign – UNICEF
UNICEF has called for more involvement of traditional rulers to help reduce the prevelance of HIV and AIDS among adolescent…
Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa tasked over increased malaria cases
UNCEF has tasked Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries on the increasing cases of malaria in these countries.
Children education: UNICEF calls for continued int’l support in Syria
In spite of massive international funding over the past seven years, millions of children and youth in Syria still face…
UNICEF urges Nigerian Govt to prioritise access to safe water
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate the “2018 World Water Day, the UN Children’s Fund has…
UNICEF commends Nigerian Govt over return of abducted Dapchi girls
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has commended Federal Government efforts at the return of 105 abducted Dapchi school girls…
UNICEF constructs 338 boreholes, 40 VIP toilets in Plateau
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it has constructed 338 boreholes in various communities in Shendam and Riyom Local…