Over 1m children out of school in Kano – UNICEF
Hawkins said this on Monday in Kano during a four-day workshop organised for Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries from the 19 Northern States.
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Nigeria loses N1.4t annually to Violence against Children – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says there is urgent need for increased spending on Child Protection Services as Nigeria loses N1.42 trillion to Violence Against Children annually.
Nigeria loses N1.4t annually to violence against children – UNICEF
The United Nation Children’s Fund says Nigeria loses over N1.4 trillion annually due to Violence Against Children.
UNICEF, Ekiti set 2021 target to end open defecation
The United Nations Children Education Fund and Ekiti government have set 2021 as the target date to end open defecation in the state.
Nigeria may become Number One Open Defecation country as India exits October 2
The Federal Government and the United Nations Children Fund have said they will engage the media in the Clean-up Nigeria Campaign towards eradicating open defecation in the country.
UNICEF partners FG to tackle open defecation
The United Nations Children Fund says it is partnering with the Federal Government in tackling open defecation in the country.
UNICEF supports enrolment of 242, 214 girls in Katsina State — Official
No fewer than 242,214 girls have been enrolled into primary one in Katsina State following the successes recorded by the Girls Education Project 3 Enrollment Campaign at community levels under ...
UNICEF condemns use of teenage girls as suicide bombers in Borno
According to several reports, three children - two girls and a boy (ages unknown) - were used to detonate explosives that killed 30 people and injured 40 others at a ...
Masari condemns girl-child street hawking, warns mothers
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has condemned mothers that sent their girls to partake in street hawking and called on them to eschew such hazardous and dangerous attitude.
Genital Mutilation: UNICEF, Ekiti decry prevalence rate
The United Nations Children Education Fund and Ekiti State Government have decried the increasing rate of Female Genital Mutilation practice in the state.
Children’s Day: UNICEF inaugurates campaign to draw attention to child’s rights
UNICEF’s new Country Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, made this known on Monday in a statement to commemorate the Children’s Day, observed annually on May 27.
UNICEF urges media to raise awareness on sanitation
The United Nations Children Fund has appealed to journalists in Nigeria to raise awareness on sanitation, particularly the benefit of using toilets.
Sanitation: EU, UNICEF construct toilets, boreholes in Plateau
The European Union and United Nation Children Fund have constructed 52 Ventilated Improved Pit toilets and 10 motorised boreholes in Plateau State to address challenges of Water Sanitation and Hygiene ...
50% of Abuja residents defecate openly – FG
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources says no fewer than 50 per cent of FCT residents defecate openly due to the challenge of non-availability of toilets in public places.
4m Nigerian children missed vaccination in one year out of 21.1m worldwide — UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says an estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 or 21.1 million children a ...
Children make 60% of persons in need of assistance – UNICEF
The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund on Wednesday said children are making 60 per cent of persons needing humanitarian assistance.
Only 30 % of under-5 children’s births registered in Nigeria – UNICEF
The births of nearly 230 million children under the age of five worldwide have never been officially recorded, says UNICEF.
Nigeria registers more children at birth – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says the number of children between the ages of zero and 17 years registered in Nigeria increased by 29 million.
Rotary International donates $5,732,360 for polio eradication
The Rotary International has donated $5,732,360 to continue the fight against polio in Nigeria.
Gender-based violence limits girls’ access to education – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund has identified high prevalence of gender-based violence in schools in Northern Nigeria as a contributing factor to poor access to education by female children.
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