SPECIAL REPORT: Women, children suffer as floods submerge Adamawa communities
The worst hit victims of the floods are residents of communities hosting major tributaries of the Benue River that cuts ...
Tag: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Governors launch Leadership Challenge Fund to improve PHCs across Nigeria
The Leadership Challenge is a flagship programme to revamp the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy in the ...
Anambra confirms one positive case of monkeypox – Commissioner
“We urge residents to remain calm and stay safe as we mitigate this outbreak of monkeypox in the state.”
Federal college official in trouble for allegedly raping student
The management of Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC), Otukpo in Benue State has suspended Ernest Esly over the alleged ...
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UNICEF welcomes release of abducted Nigerian students
“It is a tragedy and utterly unacceptable that one of these children died in captivity. Hayatu Hashimu was just six ...
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FG, UNICEF scheme to empower 20m young Nigerians – Osinbajo
GenU is a global, multi-sector partnership initially launched in September 2018, in collaboration with over 200 partners, and impacting over ...
Boko Haram: Military ‘hands over 86 child fighters to Borno govt’
Some of the child fighters who are as young as 10, are part of over 1,370 Boko Haram fighters who ...
94 per cent Nigerians do not practice proper hand washing – UNICEF
The Fund says the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in Nigeria is facing an interesting time with the recent ...
Inside the broken schools in Nasarawa where pupils sit on floor to learn
An estimated N18 billion has been allocated to education in Nasarawa State in the last 14 years, but some schools ...
NGOs provide support to Boko Haram, Nigerian Army alleges
The army had in 2018 levelled a similar accusation against NGOs operating in the region.
Boko Haram: Presidency speaks on Nigerian Army’s ‘suspension’ of UNICEF activities
Amnesty International condemns the action of the Nigerian Army.
Nigerian govt, UNICEF to procure therapeutic food for malnourished Nigerian children
Estimated 2.5 million Nigerian children under the age of five have severe acute malnutrition.
