FG to upscale $100m World Bank-funded women project
Federal Government has unveiled plan to upscale its World Bank-partnered project, the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP) to target more rural communities for economic empowerment. […]
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50% of pupils in Enugu State cannot read, says SSG
The Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in […]
UNICEF seeks $2bn humanitarian assistance for West, Central Africa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday appealed for nearly 2 billion dollars to provide lifesaving assistance to more than 24 million boys […]
C/River First Lady flags off zero water campaign, bags nutrition and breastfeeding champion
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Her Excellency Rev. Mrs Eyoawan Bassey Otu has flagged off […]
Sokoto govt, UNICEF flag off entrepreneurship training for 4,700 almajiri, adolescent girls
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) with funding from Eleva Foundation in collaboration with Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic […]
UNICEF launches Rapid Response Mechanism Interventions for 33,000 children with Malnutrition in Borno
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – UNICEF and its partner, Goal Prime Organisation on Thursday launched a Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) interventions for about […]
World Teachers Day: UNESCO, others call for global transformation of teaching
UNESCO, UNICEF, ILO and Education International say countries should ensure that teaching is transformed into a more attractive and valorised profession where teachers are valued, […]
Diphtheria disease highly infectious, deadly – UNICEF warns
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Kano – The Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano State, Dr. Rahama Farahhas advised that all hands must urgently be […]
Cross River partners UNICEF in achieving social protection in C/River
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Social protection has been identified as one of the ways of reducing economic disparities among citizens in Cross River […]
UNICEF trains 100 Sokoto Islamic teachers on alternative care for Almajiri children
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, uSokoto – The Sokoto State Arabic and Islamic Education Commission with support from United Nations Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF) and funding from […]
UNICEF takes awareness campaign to rural communities in C/River
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has taken its awareness campaign to rural communities in Cross River state. This […]
UNICEF celebrates 500,000 users on Nigeria Learning Passport
The United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education is celebrating a significant milestone as the Nigeria Learning Passport […]
UNICEF hands over 4,204 children affected by armed conflict to Borno, Adamawa, Yobe Govt
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says 4,204 children associated with armed conflict in the North East have been […]
UNICEF partners Sokoto on transformative actions for Almajiri, out-of-school girls
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Sokoto State Government on Tuesday signed the Transformative Actions partnership on […]
DRC Congo: Children facing worst cholera outbreak in 6 years – UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that a spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing […]
About 181,000 children not immunized in Borno – UNICEF
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – About 181,000 children in the eight prioritized Local Government Areas of Borno state in the North East Nigeria are […]
Babies not exclusively breastfed prone to die before 1st birthday – UNICEF
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that babies who are not exclusively breastfed have 14 times chances […]
C/River Govt ready to plan well for the future – SSG
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Secretary to the Cross River State Government, Professor Anthony Owan Enoh has reiterated the state government’s commitment to […]
UNICEF partners Bauchi SUBEB in tackling menace of out-of-school children
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A total of 37 pupils who were out-of-school were enrolled at the Central Primary School, Misau in Misau Local […]
Only 26% of Bauchi babies 0-5 months exclusively breastfed – UNICEF
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The United Nations Children’s Fund has stated that only 26.4 percent of children aged 0 to 5 months in Bauchi […]