School Girls Abduction: We are saddened and angered, UNICEF laments Dakore Ekpendu Abuja United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF has expressed concern at reports of an overnight attack at the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, where an unconfirmed number of schoolgirls were
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UNICEF Launches Faith-based Handbooks for Child Development
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has launched a faith-based handbooks to assist in child well-being and development. According to a statement on Tuesday from UNICEF, Faith for Life handbooks for Christians and Muslims with recommendations on child well-being, leverage on
Sweden Donated N460m to Fight Acute Malnutrition in North East Nigeria–UNICEF
Mukaila Ola Sweden has donated N460 million towards fighting acute malnutrition in the North East Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. A statement by UNICEF on Tuesday said Sweden is partnering with it to end malnutrition in the North East. It disclosed that it has received N460 million (SEK 10
NCE Asked to Allow Flexible Academic Calendar to Accommodate Children of Farmers
Mukaila Ola The National Council of Education (NCE) has been advised to make academic calendar flexible in order to accommodate children of peasant farmers who drop out of school during harvest seasons. Making the call on Tuesday Kagu during the 2020 school Enrolment Drive Campaign in Maiduguri was a Professor of
WHO, UNICEF call for urgent action to avert measles, polio epidemics in Nigeria
Godsgift Onyedinefu The World Health Organisation WHO and UNICEF have called for urgent action from the Nigerian government, stakeholders and other country leaders to avert impending polio and measles outbreaks following continued disruptions in vaccination due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Nigeria was declared free of the wild poliovirus in August 2020,
Priority of Safety Paramount in Opening of Schools in Nigeria –UN
Mukaila Ola in Maiduguri The United Nations has called on Nigeria to prioritise school safety, learners’ protection over any considerations in opening of schools after a long closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. A statement by United Nations office in Nigeria on Tuesday said safeguarding education from attack is urgently needed to
FG, UNICEF Express Commitment Towards Stopping Attacks on Schools
Mukaila Ola in Maiduguri The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed commitment towards stopping all forms of attack on educational facilities in Nigeria. The commitment towards ending violence in schools is coming on the heels of the nation’s securing $20 million for accelerated emergencies funding for
WHO, UNICEF applauds Nigeria’s polio free status, but says battle not over
The World Health Organisation (WHO), and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has congratulated Nigeria for its wild-polio free status, but wanred that achieving the milestone is not the end of the job. Both agencies called for strengthening of routine Immunization to prevent resurgence of the virus. They said all children
WHO Officially Declares Nigeria, Africa Free of Wild Polio Virus
Godsgift Onyedinefu The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission for Polio Eradication (ARCC) an organ of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday officially declared the African Region free of wild poliovirus. This marks the eradication of the second virus from the face of the continent since smallpox 40 years ago. The African Region
Yobe Governor Flags of Renovation of 40 Primary Schools
Mukaila Ola in Maiduguri Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Mai-Mala Buni has flagged off the renovation and reconstruction of 40 primary schools in part of the state. The exercise which is to cover two local government areas of Fika and Bade, was flagged off at Gashaka town in Fika local government area. The