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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that the rate of open defecation in Nigeria had remained steady at 23 per cent, with an estimated 46 million Nigerians still …
World Toilet Day: 46m Nigerians still defecate in the open – UNICEF Read MoreAs the world commemorate World Toilet Day, UNICEF officer in-charge of Maiduguri office, Dr. Clement Adams, said across the country, 48 million Nigerians lack access to toilets. He stated that …
World Toilet Day: 48m Nigerians lack access to toilet facilities –UNICEF Read MoreThe United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says despite mounting challenges and gender divides, Nigerian youths are optimistic about their future and struggle to succeed. Nigerian children and young people feel …
Landmark poll shows Nigerian children feel under most pressure to succeed globally – Survey Read More
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has expressed worry over the increasing rate of violence against children, saying that economically, Nigeria looses $8.9bn yearly to violence against children including …
Nigeria losses $8.9bn annually to violence, child marriage issues – UNICEF Read More
Airtel Africa and UNICEF announced Monday in a press release that a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and …
Digital learning: Airtel Africa, UNICEF announce multi-million dollar partnership Read More
As part of activities to mark its 40th anniversary the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is set to distribute 40,000 free books to 40 schools across the country. Chairman, Strategic …
ANA@40: 40 schools to get 40,000 books from Nigerian authors Read More
As the At-Risk Children Programme, simply known as ARC-P, sets out to create a benign environment for Nigeria’s vulnerable and out-of-school kids, it’s also tasked with the challenge of reprogramming …
ARC-P’s promise for Nigerian Clchildren Read MoreThe Jigawa state Commissioner of Water Resources, Honourable Ibrahim Mohammed Garba Hannungiwa, Thursday said 18 out of 27 local government areas had obtained certificates for Open Dedication Free (ODF) from …
18 out of 27 LGAs are open defication free- Jigawa commissioner Read More
The Gombe state Primary Health Care Development Agency (GCDA) has taken delivery of medical equipment for facilities in Kwami local government area to improve maternal newborn and child health. Apart …
Gombe provides free delivery kits for pregnant women Read More
The roadmap unveiled last year by the Federal Ministry of Health on ‘Health Sector Next Level Agenda’ admits huge gaps in the health sector and need for concerted efforts towards …
Booster jabs to enhance primary healthcare system Read MoreThe United Nations Children fund (UNICEF), Desk officer with Ebonyi state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development (SMWASD), Mr Emmanuel Nkwuda has attributed practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) …
FGM: UNICEF laments people’s inability to accept change Read MoreThe Representative of the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria, Dr Peter Hawkins, Monday said 120 environmental or vaccine-derived polio has been reported in Nigeria. There are two kinds …
120 environmental polio outbreaks reported in Nigeria – UNICEF Read More