How 17-yr-old Mustapha moved from Almajiri to producer of shoes and handbags
"To God be the glory, I have moved out of the Almajiri cycle to become a producer of shoes and handbags"
How fathers, grandmothers can help bridge gap of exclusive breastfeeding – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has identified emotional and practical support as primary measures fathers and grandmothers of newborns can adopt to ensure that infants are exclusively breastfed by their mothers for six months.
Water is not a substitute for breast milk, UNICEF warns lactating mothers
The United Nations’ Children’s Fund, UNICEF, on Friday warned lactating mothers against feeding their babies with water or any liquid substance other than breastmilk within the first six months of life.
Out-of-school children rate in S-West alarming — UNICEF
By Rotimi Ojomoyela THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, yesterday, expressed concern over the 8-15% dropout rate among adolescents in primary and secondary schools across the Southwest region, which include Ekiti, Oyo, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, and Ogun states. UNICEF’s Education Specialist, Azuka Menkiti stated this after a 2-day regional stakeholders meeting on out-of-school children retention, […]
UNICEF raises alarm over increasing rate of out-of-school children in Ekiti, Oyo, others
She warned that this shortfall could severely impact the education sector in both the state and the country if full retention and completion are not achieved.
Nigeria’s exclusive breastfeeding rate increases to 34%
According to them, 34 per cent of infants in Nigeria benefit from a healthy start in life, translating to hundreds of thousands of babies whose lives have been saved by breastfeeding.
