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 The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the attack on Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata-Mafara Local Government of Zamfara State, where a number of girls were kidnapped. This is…

The United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday disclosed that 16 million doses of the Covax vaccine for Covid-19 pandemic would arrive in Nigeria very soon. Mr Peter Hawkins,…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has embarked on community sensitisation on how to prevent the spread of the COVID-19  in Niger State.…

Kaduna State Government with support from the UNICEF has trained Health workers in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state on Community-Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF). Mr Yamusa Umar, Director, Primary Health…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 348,000 children out of 1.2 million people, need humanitarian assistance in Libya, due to the impact of the prolonged armed conflict, political and economic crises and the COVID-19…

As the World Children’s Day is marked on Friday, UNICEF says it is important to listen to children and young people to encourage them to reimagine  a brighter future and achieve what they aspire to be. SEE ALSO: Youths Should Work Toward…

 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the eradication of polio in Nigeria amidst the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic is its greatest achievement in 2020. Dr Zakari Adam, Head of UNICEF, Kaduna Field Office, made…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with support from UNICEF, through the UReport platform, has launched an SMS-based interactive chat bot to provide Nigerians with timely and accurate information on the Coronavirus pandemic, Dr…

UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of rights of children in Nasarawa state and the country in general. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for urgent actions to protect most vulnerable children from deadly measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts immunisations. The…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is purchasing and “pre-positioning syringes” and other necessary equipment, as the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine. UNICEF said in a statement on Monday that the move was part of…

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) have organized a workshop for key stakeholders on how to address issues of violence against children and women in Jigawa. Malam…

The staff of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),  Bauchi Field Office, on Wednesday distributed food items worth N700,000 as relief materials to 300 vulnerable women in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria…

The United Nations Children Endowment Fund (UNICEF),  has trained 40 frontline health workers in Jigawa on COVID-19 case management. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training, conducted between Sept. 23 and Sept.…

 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advised nursing and lactating mothers to ensure exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding for children below the age of five. The Nutrition Specialist in the Bauchi Field…

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says that the organization and the Federal Government are working hard toward ensuring safe school reopening considering the importance of health to societal development. Mrs. Azuka…

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) says it tracked about 544,951 out of school children in Adamawa in 2019. Mr. Bhanu Pathak, UNICEF Chief of Field Office, Bauchi, said this at a ceremony to mark the…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Federal Government to reverse the sentencing of a 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, to 10 years’ imprisonment with menial labor for blasphemy. UNICEF’S Representative in Nigeria, Mr…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Thursday, urged Kano State Schools Based Management Committees (SBMC), to acquaint themselves with the schools reopening guidelines set out by the Federal Ministry of Education.…

UNICEF on Friday urged the international community to urgently scale up support for education for children in Beirut, following the explosions that destroyed a large number of schools in the city. SEE ALSO: NAF Conducts COVID-19 Sample…

Too many children in the world’s richest countries lack basic maths and reading skills, and suffer from poor mental well-being and obesity, according to a UNICEF report published on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Poland Re-Introduces Ban On Flights…

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says children above 11 years should wear face masks wherever adults wear them, such as in crowded settings, as a tool against COVID-19. SEE ALSO: Yahoo boy hypnotizes Lagos physiotherapist for one year, forces…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 818 million children worldwide are at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses. SEE ALSO:Water Level Of Lake Victoria Starts Falling Towards Normal Mr Mark Hereward,…

About 80,000 children have been displaced by Tuesday’s huge explosions that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. SEE ALSO: Pathologist Reveals Kolade Johnson Suffered Six Gunshots Violet…

New Zealand has joined a global initiative that aims to enable all countries to access a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters, said on Wednesday. SEE ALSO: Beyoncé Drops Surprise…

The International Labour Organisation(ILO) and UNICEF say millions of children risk going into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis that has affected the world globally. Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General and Ms…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that more than 250,000 children in war-torn Libya face the risk of developing vaccine-preventable diseases. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: Doctor Infects Ten…