UNICEF

UNICEF Denounces Abduction of 21 Children by Terrorists in Katsina State

No fewer than 19 adults were abducted along with the children during the attack on the farm in Mairuwa village.

2 years ago

Nigeria to Have 29 Million Child Brides by 2050, Says UNICEF

  A report by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has projected that Nigeria will have 29 million…

2 years ago

UNICEF Decries 18.5 Million Out-of-School Children in Nigeria

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Chief of Field Office, Kano, Rahama Farah has expressed concern over the prevailing statistics…

2 years ago

Nigeria Collaborates with UNICEF to Launch Learning Passport

The Government of Nigeria, UNICEF and other partners have launched on Thursday the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP), an online mobile…

3 years ago

UNICEF keen on Abolition of Genital Mutilation – What’s Trending

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development pushes to eliminate the practice and has UNICEF urging world leaders to begin acting…

3 years ago

Over 300,000 Children Out of School in Borno, Says UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that 330,389 students are out of school in troubled Borno State due…

3 years ago

Nigeria: 25 Attacks on Schools, 1,440 Students Abducted in 2O21, Says UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said there have been 25 attacks on schools this year, with 1,440 students abducted…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Nigeria Has Highest Number of Air Pollution-Related Pneumonia Deaths in Under-5 Children

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria has the highest number of overall air pollution-related pneumonia deaths of children…

3 years ago

EU, UNICEF: More Than 300,000 Killed in Nigeria’s Northeast Conflict

The European Union (EU) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have estimated that more than 300,000 children…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Attack on 20 Schools in Nigeria Scares One Million Children from Resuming

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Nigeria has recorded no fewer than 20 attacks on schools with…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Zamfara Students Abduction Horrifying

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has described as horrifying the abduction of another set of students in Nigeria. Reacting to…

3 years ago

UNICEF: Over 50% of Nigerian Children under Five Unregistered

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried low birth registration in the country, stating that more than 50% of the…

3 years ago

Nigeria to Administer Second Batch of Covid Vaccines Starting Tuesday

Nigeria will begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from August 10, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19…

3 years ago

Child Abductions Creating Protection Crisis in West and Central Africa, Unicef Says

The United Nations says attacks, abuse and abductions of children in west and central African nations have created a “spiralling…

3 years ago

Unicef Asks G7 Countries to Donate Covid Vaccines or Risk Wasting Jabs

Millions of Covid vaccines could be wasted if rich countries send large amounts of leftover doses to poorer nations in…

3 years ago

In Boost for Africa, Senegal to Make Covid Shots Next Year

Senegal could begin producing COVID-19 vaccines next year under an agreement with Belgian biotech group Univercells aimed at boosting Africa's…

3 years ago

Ghana Becomes First Country to Receive Covid Vaccines through COVAX

A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Ghana’s capital…

4 years ago

Schools Not Drivers of Covid-19, UNICEF Says

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has kicked against the prolonged closure of schools, stressing that schools are not the…

4 years ago