Internally displaced children most vulnerable to COVID-19 – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday the internally displaced children in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Hawkins, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos. He said that the report, “Lost at Home,” released by UNICEF examined the risks and challenges […]
UNICEF wants legal action against violence on children in Kano
Maulid Warfa, the Chief, UNICEF Kano Field Office, has advised the State Government to put in place legal system on violence against children.
Boko Haram: 1,115 children died from acute malnutrition in Borno in 2019 – UNICEF
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 […]
1,115 children died from malnutrition in Borno – UNICEF
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 […]
Open Defecation: UNICEF supports 10 LGAs in Kano
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 […]
UNICEF supports 10 LGAs to attain ODF status in Kano state
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.
UNICEF commence child-friendly community initiative in Taraba, Adamawa, 13 others
The United Nation Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has launched the Child Friendly Community Initiative, CFCI, in Taraba and 14 other states.
Pneumonia: 2m children risk death in Nigeria — UNICEF
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.
2m children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria unless… UNICEF
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.
World Education Day: UNICEF host maiden edition in Kano, Borno
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF is to host the maiden edition of the International Day of Education in Kano and Borno state.
UNICEF to Immunize 2m against yellow fever in Ekiti
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 […]
