Tag: UNICEF

As a result of not being registered at birth, government cannot reach most children with critical health intervention programmes

The children were picked up during various military raids around the north-east region.

Ethiopia also hosts more than 920,000 refugees, mainly from Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea.

 Pregnant women whose partners are smokers may face higher risks of miscarriage.

Nine out of 10 infants received at least one dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine

Girls for Girls initiative (G4G) is a component of the Girls' Education Project Phase 3 (GEP3) launched by UNICEF in ...

Minister of Information says girls are a very important part of society, and so need to be empowered, especially through ...

Many newborn babies don't survive their first months in Kebbi State.

The student-teacher ratio in Junior Secondary Schools is 68:1.

Visits to communities slated for N10 million to N15 million projects, show un-executed, uncompleted or broken projects.

The projects are part of EU activities to promote, protect human rights in Nigeria and mitigate the conflict in the ...

"19 million have to walk long distances to get water".

There are some killer high blood pressure drugs in the market.

Over 60 million Nigerians still lack access to potable water, says the global agency

A 2016 UNICEF data revealed Nigeria has highest number of child brides globally.

The IOM said eight security personnel including four soldiers were killed.

“To now further attack and kill those offering humanitarian aid is the height of bestiality.”

Militia violence in the country has intensified over the past year, making it one of the world’s deadliest countries for ...

Tragedy as Meningitis kills four in Niger

The senior official acted inappropriately towards female staff during his time working at children’s charity Save the Children before he ...

The lawmakers want the federal government to appropriate funds for the primary health care centres.

The report says eight of the 10 most dangerous places to be born are in sub-Saharan Africa, due to poverty, ...

According to the survey, only 52.4 per cent of households in North-east states have access to potable water

The state government has provided N150 million as its counterpart contribution for the eradication of the disease

In early 2018, more than five million Congolese were forced to leave their homes.