Farouq Imprisonment Is Against Child’s Right, UNICEF Warns Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned the Nigerian government to without delay release a 13-year-old Omar Farouq who was sentenced to 10 years...
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UN Urges Nigeria To Prioritise School Safety, Learners’ Protection
BY DAYO ADESULU The United Nations in Nigeria today said safeguarding education from attack is urgently needed to restore confidence in schools as places of...
UNICEF Treats 84,625 South Sudan Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
BY DAYO ADESULU No fewer than 84,625 children with severe acute malnutrition in South Sudan were treated in inpatient and outpatient therapeutic centres since the...
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How COVID-19 Can Trigger Resurgence In Deadly Childhood Diseases – Unicef
BY DAYO ADESULU Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to...
UNICEF Adopts 3 Strategies For Children In COVID-19 Environment
BY DAYO ADESULU Thirteen-year-old Elizabeth Ogunsanya is not happy with the temporary closure of schools in Lagos, Nigeria. The closure is meant to prevent the...
UNICEF Debunks Coronavirus Statement Credited To It
BY MARY KUYE The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria Office has dissociated its organisation from the false information on COVID-19 credited to it that’s...
WASSCE To Be Made Qualification For Girls To Marry In Kano
BY MARY KUYE Kano State government has vowed that never again would any girl in the state be allowed to marry without finishing her secondary...
Health Minister Reveals Most Infected States With Lassa Fever
Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health said that among the nineteen states of the federation affected with Lassa fever, Edo, Ebonyi and Ondo States...
UNICEF Says Kano Has Higher Children With Stunted Growth
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that 800, 000 children between 6 and 59 months are stunted in growth. Survey conducted by UNICEF...
UNICEF Says Over 47 Nigerian Children Die Daily Of AIDS-Related Causes
More than 47 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, while only 35 per cent of those living with HIV have...