Tag: UNICEF
NOA, UNICEF urge youths to speak against right abuses
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and UNICEF have advised Nigerian youths to always speak out and report cases of human…
Pneumonia to kill 2m children in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Wednesday that two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in…
UNICEF rolls out child-friendly community initiative
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) introduced Child-Friendly Community Initiative (CFCI) programme to cover Adamawa and 14 other states in the country,…
Critical sectors: UNICEF, Kwara renew partnership
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Kwara State Government on Monday rolled out their key activities towards achieving…
NSCDC arrests 2 over diversion of UNICEF materials
The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has paraded two men over alleged diversion of…
Cobhams, UNICEF call for better treatment of children
The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has pledged to support programmes targeted at promoting the rights of children in…
NBS signs MoU with UNICEF
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)…
‘Ending open defecation is everyone’s business’ – UNICEF
Mr. Zaid Jurji, Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) for UNICEF says eliminating open defecation requires every Nigerian getting…
Kano establishes routine immunization coordination centres
The Kano State Government has established Routine Immunization Coordination Centres in the 44 local government areas of the state to…
Niger, UNICEF to eliminate corporal punishment in schools
The Niger state government on Tuesday said that it is partnering with UNICEF to eliminate corporal punishment in public and…
49% of children under five not growing well in Nigeria-UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country…
13.1 million Nigerian children are too short – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday raised concerns over an alarmingly high number of children suffering the consequences…
Bauchi schoolgirls call for more female teachers
School girls in Bauchi on Friday called for increase in female teachers in schools across the state to encourage girl-child…
UNICEF worried over malnutrition threat in Northern Nigeria
United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over severe acute malnutrition threat in some northern states, especially Borno,…
UNICEF, EU reducing maternal mortality in Kebbi – Anama
Alhaji Falke Anama, Village Head of Mahuta, Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi says maternal and child deaths have reduced…