The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged all stakeholders in the education sector to intensify efforts toward ensuring safe learning environment for the Nigerian children to achieve their great potentials. Mr Muntaka Mukhtar, UNICEF Education Specialist, made the call on Tuesday in Katsina during a one-day workshop on Dissemination of Research Findings on Impact […]

 Mr Murtala Mohammed, a Child Education Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Lagos Office, says violence against children hampers social and economic development in any society.

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, will continue to support the Borno State government on the provision of preventive and curative nutrition services. Mr. Geoffrey Ijumba, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria, Borno Field Office, said this yesterday at the inauguration of the Borno State Food and Nutrition technical and […]

Maulid Warfa, the Chief, UNICEF Kano Field Office, has advised the State Government to put in place legal system on violence against children.

The United Nation Children Fund(UNICEF) on Tuesday said 1,115 children  have died from acute malnutrition in Borno between January and December 2019. UNICEF Nutrition Sector Coordinator, Mr Simon Karanja, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Borno Steering Committee on Food and Nutrition in Maiduguri. Karanja said that in the year under review,  138,236 children […]

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday at least 1,115 children have died from acute malnutrition in Borno State between January and December last year. The UNICEF Nutrition Sector Coordinator, Mr. Simon Karanja, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Borno Steering Committee on Food and Nutrition in Maiduguri, the state capital. Karanja […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is set to support 10 local government areas of Kano state to attain the status of Open Defecation Free (ODF), according to an official of the Fund. Mrs. Stella Okafor-Terver, Water Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Officer, Unicef Kano Field Office, said this in Kano on Monday, at a 2-day […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is set to support 10 local government areas of Kano state to attain the status of Open Defecation Free (ODF), according to an official of the Fund.

The United Nation Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has launched the Child Friendly Community Initiative, CFCI, in Taraba and 14 other states.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Wednesday that two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in the next 10 years unless more is done to fight the dreaded diseases.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says on Wednesday that two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in the next 10 years unless more is done to fight the dreaded diseases.

The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF is to host the maiden edition of the International Day of Education in Kano and Borno state.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti In a bid to arrest the spread of yellow fever killer disease in Ekiti State, the United Nations Children’s Fund( UNICEF), has expressed its readiness to Immunize two million persons in the state to protect the population from the scourge. Those targeted for the vaccination are those between ages […]

Says 75% of Kwara allocation goes for salaries Meets Buhari in Aso Rock By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State yesterday alleged that the immediate past administration in the state sold off about 110 properties including the Deputy Governor’s House. Abdulrazaq also lamented that about 75 per cent of the state allocation from […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 26,039 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day. UNICEF’s Nigeria Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, said on Wednesday in a statement Nigerian babies would account for almost seven per cent of the estimated 392,078 babies to be born on New Year’s Day globally. Hawkins […]