Aliko Dangote Foundation to reach 1m malnourished children
According to the United Nations Children Fund, malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45 per cent of all ...
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UNICEF, Penlight Centre respond to plight of disabled schoolgirl after media report
These interventions included cash, books, bags, clothing and eight wheelchairs.
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COVID-19: FG urges Nigerians to disregard misinformation on fresh lockdown
This followed the fresh circulation of an old statement by the Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. ...
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Over 10m children in Nigeria, six others may face acute malnutrition in 2021, UNICEF warns
“As 2021 approaches, UNICEF is deeply concerned for the health and well-being of 10.4 million children projected to suffer from ...
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Messi wins Champion for Peace award
The award, given by “Peace and Sport”, the Monaco-based international organisation, recognises an athlete that has led a significant and ...
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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria
More than 300 children are reported to be still missing, with many feared abducted, after gunmen stormed the all-boys Government ...
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UNICEF calls for unconditional release of abducted Katsina students
The call was contained in a statement issued by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Marie-Pierre Poirier, and ...
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Four Borno youths win global innovation contest, pocket $15,000
UNICEF’s Communication Specialist, Geoffrey Njoku, made the announcement in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
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Gender Based Violence: FG calls for establishment of children’s parliament in schools
Tallen made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during an interaction with children in commemoration of the 16 days activism ...
Read moreUNICEF cautions against shutting school systems over COVID-19
UNICEF Global Chief of Education, Robert Jenkins, said in a statement that 320 million children were locked out of school at the ...
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FG declares Jaba LGA in Kaduna open defecation free
The council became the first to attain the status among the 23 local government areas of the state.
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Ekiti targets elimination of open defecation by 2022, says Fayemi
A statement by the Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Bamidele Faparusi said the governor gave the assurance in Ado ...
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NASFAT urges victims of sexual assault to speak out
The mission’s Women Affairs Secretary, Alhaja Suwebat Kupolati, disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the official opening of NASFAT ...
Read moreUNICEF/SUBEB mobilise 270,000 girl-child to schools in Katsina
Michael Banda, Education Officer-in-charge, UNICEF, Kano Field Office, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on ...
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COVID-19: UNICEF staff distribute N700,000 worth of food items to vulnerable women in Bauchi
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that beneficiaries of the gesture include pregnant women, lactating mothers, elderly and physically-challenged.
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COVID-19: UNICEF contributes medical supplies in collaboration with IHS Nigeria
These supplies were funded by IHS Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of IHS Towers.
Read moreCOVID-19: UNICEF trains 40 frontline health workers in Jigawa
News Agency of Nigeria reports that the training, conducted between September 23 and September 25, was organised in collaboration with ...
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UNICEF tracks 544,951 out of schools children in Adamawa
Bhanu Pathak, UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Bauchi, said this at a ceremony to mark the commencement of reconstruction and ...
Read moreUNICEF kicks as 13-year-old boy gets 10 years jail term for blasphemy
UNICEF’S Representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, who made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday, said the sentencing negated all ...
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Child marriage exposes girl-child to unprepared adulthood- Activist
Awogbemi, Consultancy/Capacity Development Director, First Future Leadership, spoke as a keynote speaker at a programme on “Ending Child Marriage in ...
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