THE United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Katsina State Government, has empowered 800 out-of-school adolescent girls across four selected local government areas in the state. Hajiya Zainab Abdulkarim, Acting Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Department of Girl Child Education and Child Development, disclosed this in Katsina …
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KANO State Government has been called upon to key into the Child Nutrition Fund by UNICEF to double its investments in nutrition commodities like Multiple Micronutrient Supplements for pregnant mothers as a way of preventing anemia. The call was made by the Civil Society scaling up Nutarian in Nigeria at …
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STRONG indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may present the 2025 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly in the first week of December this year. Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Finance, chaired by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East), has clarified that the decision on when to …
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THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 75 percent of the new HIV infections among adolescents globally occur in girls. Celine Lafoucriere, Chief of the UNICEF Field Office for South-West Nigeria, stated this in a statement on Friday to commemorate the International Day of the girl-child. The News Agency of …
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THE United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF), says 69.2% of children in Kano State are multi-dimensionally poor. Fatima Musa, a Social Policy Specialist with the UNICEF, Kano Field Office, disclosed this in her presentation during a media dialogue on Friday in Zaria. Newsextra24 reports that the media dialogue is on Children’s Advocacy …
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THE Gombe State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a project aimed at tackling foundational literacy challenge and poor numeracy skills in primary schools. TRUTHNG reports that the initiative is in response to alarming findings from a recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). The survey …
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THE World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF, have called for the improvement of breastfeeding support to reduce health inequity and protect the rights of mothers and babies to survive and thrive. The call was made in a statement on Thursday signed by Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General and Ms Catherine Russell, …
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THE United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), has collaborated with Jigawa, Kano and Katsina States to improve social sector budgeting to be child-friendly in their respective states. The Katsina State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Bello Kagara, disclosed this on Wednesday at a one-day Stakeholders Policy Dialogue in Kaduna. …
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THE Zamfara Government says it has made a long-term plan towards the implementation of Child’s Rights Protection Bill in the state. The State Commissioner for Women, Children, and Social Development, Dr Nafisa Maradun said this while declaring open a five day workshop currently ongoing in Kaduna. The workshop on Child …
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THE recent abduction of over two hundred students by bandits in Kaduna State has been strongly condemned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Trojan News reported earlier that bandits attacked the Government Secondary School and LEA primary school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, whisking away no fewer than 280 students, pupils and teachers. …
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