Tag: UNICEF
Open defecation: Nigeria ranks second – UNICEF
Nigeria has been ranked second among countries practicing open defecation globally, says the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Dr Geoffrey Njoku, Communication Specialist, UNICEF made ... Read More
Insurgency: Army vows to protect children, women in North-east
The Nigerian Army has restated its commitment to continue to safeguard the lives of women and children in the north eastern part of the country. ... Read More
UNICEF organises quiz for kids at Benue IDPs camp, others
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said it was organising a quiz competition in conjunction with the Benue state Rural Water Supply and Sanitation ... Read More
Gains of G4G re-usable pad initiative in Zamfara
Most girls and women in Zamfara state, until recently, used rags in place of sanitary pads during their menstrual periods. However, this situation has since ... Read More
Avoidable childbirth deaths
Recently, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ruffled feathers in the healthcare sector with the disclosure that in every 10 minutes of the ... Read More
Need for legislation on EAC, GEP projects in northern states
There is no disputing the facts that the objectives of United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) to scale up enrolment of the girl-child into basic education ... Read More
Mothers attending to their malnourished babies at the UNICEF’s CMAMC in Maiduguri
Mothers attending to their malnourished babies at the UNICEF's Community of Management and Acute Malnutrition Centre, in Maiduguri yesterday Photo: Hamza Suleiman/HB/NAN Read More
World Water Day: EU, UNICEF’s efforts on safe water supply in rural Nigeria
According to a United Nations’ Report, over 19 million rural inhabitants living without safe water supply close to their houses, trek long distances to collect ... Read More
Violence, street begging have no place in Islam – JNI
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Thursday said street begging had nothing to do with Islam and the act was clearly prohibited because it inflicted ... Read More
Stakeholders task media on development reporting
Stakeholders on Thursday challenged the media on development reporting that would spur policy makers to action. The stakeholders included the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), ... Read More
Families who migrated in search of water return home
By Oluwatosin Akingbulu Kano state, Nigeria, 13th June, 2017 – People in the village of Kuka Bakwai in Takai Local Government area of Kano state ... Read More