Tag: UNICEF

At least 27 teenage girls have been used as suicide bombers in Borno in the first quarter of 2017.

The exercise is one of the largest simultaneous immunisations ever conducted in the African continent.

An official said this would help in to improve the health of mothers and children in Nigeria.

The agency is targeting to provide about 48,000 children with food and medical care every month.

“In 2016 alone, about 74,630 cases of severely malnourished children were treated."

“Globally, more than 65,000 children have been released from armed forces and armed groups."

In 34 per cent of the primary schools, classes are held in the open.

"We must give all it takes to find and consolidate lasting solutions to Nigeria’s maternal and child health challenges."

“Breastfeeding drastically reduces deaths from acute respiratory infection and diarrhoea."

The school is sited at an IDP camp.

The 2016 figure more than doubled the 2015 number.

The governor says groups spending monies they receive on themselves and not displaced persons can leave.

“We are concerned about the blatant attempts to whip up a non-existent fear of mass starvation by some aid agencies."

"This event represents a giant stride in our collective efforts towards checkmating all health challenges affecting mothers."

Nigeria needs an investment of N850 billion for households to construct 25 million toilets by 2025, UNICEF said.

It was not immediately clear how long they had been held.

Each senator will contribute N300,000 to help IDPs.

Cases of rape of children are on the rise too.

The survey was first conducted in 1985.

In north-eastern Nigeria alone, where Boko Haram has its strongholds, an estimated 20,000 children have been separated from their families.

The government on Thursday confirmed two new cases of polio in Borno State.

About 97, 000 people‎ consisting of 38, 800 males and 58, 200 females have gained access to safe drinking water.

Five in every 10 children in state remain malnourished.

UNICEF said no fewer than nine million children are sexually abused annually in Nigeria.

Report says over 34,000 children malnourished in the North-East state.