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

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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

130 Countries Yet To Access COVID-19 Vaccines, WHO, UNICEF Lament

World Health Organisation (WHO)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have expressed dismay that about 130 countries were yet to receive a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. ARead More

Breastfeeding: Nigeria Moves To 29%

Breastfeeding
From 17 in 100 Nigerian children, the proportion of children who are breastfed within their first hour of life and go on to exclusively feed on breast milk for theRead More

Coronavirus: UNICEF Debunks Misinformation

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria Office has urged the general public to only trust information on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from verified sources. The organization released a statementRead More