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UNICEF, WHO: 160m Nigerians Lack Basic Sanitation

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A joint report by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) titled: “Progress on Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Africa 2000 to 2020: FiveRead More

Poor Nations Reject COVID-19 Vaccines Over Short Shelf-life

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Africa begins talks for supply of anti-virus pills FG moves to document data on COVID-19 intervention Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributedRead More

UNICEF: Over 300,000 Children Out Of School In Borno

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that 330,389 students are out of school in troubled Borno State due to the Boko Haram’s crisis. The United Nations agency, however,Read More

UNICEF, Monarchs, Others Declare War On Female Genital Mutilation In Ekiti

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and other critical stakeholders have urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to ensure diligent prosecution andRead More

UNICEF Io Empower 9,000 Vulnerable Children In Katsina

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No fewer than 9,000 vulnerable children in Katsina State are to benefit from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) cash transfer in order to enhance and sustain their educational programmes.Read More

200 Nigerian Students Still In Captivity, Says UNICEF

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Laments death of one of the abducted students in Tegina The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday said 200 Nigerian students were still in captivity after school abductions that haveRead More

UNICEF: Over Half Of Nigerian Children’s Births Unregistered

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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried the low birth registration in Nigeria, stating that more than 50 percent of the births of children under 5 remain unregistered in theRead More

UNICEF Urges More Protection For Children, Schools, Says 950 Abducted

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Parents of kidnapped pupils accuse Kaduna school of negligence The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over growing attacks on schoolchildren, as well as child abductions in Nigeria,Read More

UNICEF: Kidnapping of Schoolchildren Threat to Education in Nigeria

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that the mass abduction of school children, particularly girls in Nigeria, is posing a serious threat to the future of children andRead More

With Arrival Of COVID-19 Vaccines, FG Steps Up Vaccination Campaign

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Delivery will enhance full reopening of economy, says Atiku The Federal Government yesterday stepped up campaigns towards the vaccination of Nigerians against COVID-19 just as it took delivery of 3.94Read More