Tag: UNICEF

Lawmakers say relevant Nigerian law says birth registration is free.

The international agency blames the scourge on the Boko Haram insurgency

Only 30 per cent of pregnant women visit health centers to deliver their babies.

“If Nigeria overcomes the menace of malnutrition, 33 per cent of poor people will get out of extreme poverty."

The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to end AIDS among children by 2030.

A report projects that children living in slums in Nigeria will increase by 67 per cent by 2030 to 13 ...

The Fund says having good toilet facility was a fundamental human right.

The meeting was part of efforts to support 250 million people globally to abandon open defecation.

Treated water availability in Nigeria has decreased instead of increasing.

“This is a challenge because if donor funding dwindles or is withdrawn, the burden will increase,” explains an official.

The 2018 Global Handwashing Day was held October 15 under the theme "Clean hands: healthy future"

Stakeholders ponder how to improve school enrollment in Nigeria.

Ms Liman was executed by Boko Haram on Monday, like Saifura Khursa in September.

The CJTF is a local militia formed in 2013 by a number of vigilante groups in Borno to tackle insurgency.

The official says 30 million children in Nigeria stand the risk of losing their identity.

According to UNICEF, Bauchi State has the highest number with 1.1 million children.

“Out of every 1000 newborn, 161 are likely to die before their fifth birthday in Bauchi."

Nigeria is ranked as having the highest number of out of school children in the world

A total of N14.5 billion is required to treat the children.

Cholera outbreak in Yobe, and why you should engage in physical exercise

Children from Sub-Saharan African are disproportionately affected, with half all deaths of under-fives taking place in the region.

Nigeria is among top five countries practising open defecation, says the agency.

The official says140 million have cell phones, while only 97 million have access to improved sanitation in Nigeria

Malnutrition is hampering survival and development of children.

In pure numbers, most of the world’s hungry people – 520 million – live in Asia, but in relative terms, ...