UNICEF to partner NUC on child rights in journalism schools’ curriculum
THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says it is exploring the possibility of partnering with the National Universities Commission, NUC, to mount child rights as a full course in the curriculum of journalism schools in the country’s tertiary institutions.
772,224 displaced children live in IDPs camps – UNICEF
No fewer than 772,224 children registered by National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are living at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the northeast.
1m children forced out of school by Boko Haram – UNICEF
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has said that more than 1 million children have been forced out of school as a result of violence and attacks against civilian populations in north-eastern Nigeria and its neighboring countries.
How Nigeria defeated polio
About 15 years ago, the impression around the world was that Nigeria, the giant of Africa would be the last country to eradicate polio, the reason being that it had with high burden of the disease at that time.
Birth registrations improve in Nigeria — UNICEF
A new report by the United Nations Population Children’s Fund, UNICEF, shows improvement in birth registrations in Nigeria even though the births of about 230 million under-fives around the world, approximately 1 in 3 of all children, have never been registered.
Mimiko urges collaboration with UNICEF on children’s well-being
ONDO State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, Tuesday, sought more collaboration of the state governments with the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, towards improving the well-being of children.
