The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the growing number of Nigerian children lacking the skills required to secure employment and participate in the rapidly evolving economy. UNICEF’s Chief of Lagos Field Office, Celine Lafoucriere, raised the concern on Wednesday in Ede, Osun , during a two-day …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the University of Calabar (UniCal) has inaugurated a campus-wide campaign to end open defecation. Newsextra24 reports that the inauguration was preceded by a rally across the UniCal campus in Calabar on Monday. The campaign led by students and backed by UNICEF’s Clean Campus …
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Jigawa, Kano and Katsina, have been identified as states with the highest number of out-of-school children crisis as UNICEF stressed that urgent investment in early childhood education remained critical to turning the tide. According to UNICEF, Nigeria currently accounts for about 18.3 million out-of-school children, the highest number globally. An …
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Nearly 45,000 doses of Ebola vaccine are on their way to Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as UNICEF intensifies efforts alongside its partners to protect children and families from the outbreak. Since the outbreak was declared on Sept. 5, 47 suspected and confirmed cases had been …
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THE Kaduna State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (KADRUWASSA) has improved access to clean water and hygiene in rural communities with the construction of no fewer than 156 boreholes and 298 toilets. In a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Kaduna, the Director-General (D-G) of KADRUWASSA, Mubarak Ladan, …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched the BIRD-Lab Nigeria, a behavioural insights research and design laboratory, to prioritise children and communities in development. It held at the College of Medicine, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Idi-Araba, on Friday. Speaking at the launch, UNICEF Nigeria Country Representative, Wafaa Saeed, …
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THE UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second highest cases of cholera outbreak in West and Central Africa. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Gilles Fagninou, said on Wednesday that cholera outbreak in Nigeria had become endemic. “Cholera remains endemic in Nigeria, with the country experiencing …
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Governor Idris also pledged additional support for UNICEF’s efforts to combat malnutrition in the state. He announced the immediate release of N261 million already captured in the state budget, and directed the finance ministry to disburse another N500 million to UNICEF for nutrition-related interventions. He noted that the state executive …
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UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned in the strongest possible terms an “horrific attack” in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, killing 450 civilians, including 35 children. At least 24 boys, 11 girls and two pregnant women reportedly were among the victims of the violence, which occurred over the weekend in communities …
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Taraba Government, has commenced integrated immunisation of more than one million children against life-threatening diseases. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, the Chief of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, made the disclosure at the flag-off of the polio vaccination campaign in Jalingo Rafique emphasised …
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