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WHO, UNICEF warn against harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2020 0

Encourage women indulge in exclusive breast-feeding of their children A new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations children Fund (UNICEF), and the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) has revealed that despite efforts to stop the harmful promotion of

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Prioritise menstrual support for adolescent girls, women–UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 27 May 2020 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has solicited support governments, organizations, parents and other stakeholders, to enable adolescent women and girls have safe, and proud menstrual cycles, particularly during school periods. According to a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, to celebrate the 2020 Menstrual Hygiene Day, Unicef Nigeria WASH

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Additional 950 under-5 Nigerian children may die daily from preventable causes – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that an additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts routine services and threatens to weaken the health system. READ ALSO: Governor orders sack of COVID-19 team in Kwara The […]

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Additional 950 under-5 Nigerian children may die daily from preventable causes – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2020 0

A new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that an additional 950 Nigerian children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts routine services and threatens to weaken the health system. The report also revealed that globally, 6,000 additional children under five […]

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60% of internally displaced children in Nigeria vulnerable to COVID-19 – Report

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

A latest report by the United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) has warned that about 60 per cent of internally displaced children under the age of five in Nigeria are among the world’s most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the report titled: “Lost at home,” it observed that hundreds of thousands of children in […]

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Covid-19: WHO, UNICEF take campaign to rural areas in Adamawa

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2020 0

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have taken the coronavirus campaign to rural areas in Adamawa state to educate the people about the pandemic and how to avoid contracting it. According to them, the move is part of it efforts at curtailing the spread of the pandemic in the country. […]

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Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids’ vaccinations – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2020 0

The United Nations children’s Fund (UNICEF), has warned that the novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay at home is making parents skip routine immunizations for their children. According to the UN body, the phenomenon is being aggravated by overburdened health services where medical workers are being diverted […]

Opinion

Dealing with Almajiri, Boko Haram from the basis

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Quite distinct from commonly held belief as beggars, Almajiri was derived from Arabic word, “Al-Muhajirun” meaning emigrants. It typically refers to a person who devotedly leaves home to other place or to an instructor in the quest for Islamic knowledge. Thus, Almajiri is characteristically, a Qur’anic literacy and system of Islamic education dominantly practiced among

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UNICEF hails Kaduna efforts in addressing plight of the poor

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2020 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Kaduna State Government for efforts to develop a social protection policy that would address the plight of the marginalised and vulnerable. Ramatu Aliyu, Social Policy Specialist at UNICEF gave the commendation on Wednesday in Zaria, on the sideline of a two-day Situation Analysis Workshop on social […]

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UNICEF warns 2m Nigerian children liable to die of pneumonia

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday that two million children will die of pneumonia in Nigeria in the next 10 years unless more is done to fight the dreaded disease. UNICEF in a statement in Birnin Kebbi by its Communication, Advocacy and Partnership Specialist, Malam Rabiu Musa, said that malnutrition, air pollution […]

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UNICEF, AIRTEL Nigeria, partner to boost U-Report

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has signed an agreement with AIRTEL Nigeria to further expand telecommunication services to boost U-Report, UNICEF’s unique social media platform that empowers young people and communities with information to transform their communities and drive positive change on a wide range of issues affecting them. U-Report uses simple short

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UNICEF to immunize 2m against yellow fever in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

To curtail the spread of yellow fever killer disease in Ekiti state, the United Nations Children’s and Education Fund (UNICEF) is to immunize two million persons in the state to protect the population from the scourge. The vulnerable population range between ages nine months to 44 years, representing 85 per cent of the 2.3 million […]

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UNICEF: Three-fold rise in attacks against children in war since 2010

Ihesiulo Grace 30 December 2019 0

 There has been a nearly three-fold rise in attacks on children in conflict over the last decade, UNICEF said on Monday. The UN has verified more than 170,000 grave violations against children in war since 2010 – the equivalent of more than 45 violations each day for the last 10 years, the agency said. Lassa-fever […]

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17 million Nigerian children have no birth record – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2019 0

Despite significant increase in birth registration, about 17 million Nigerian children under the age of 5, or 1 in 5, have no birth record, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said. According to a new report on global birth registration released by UN body, even though the number of children whose births are officially […]

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UNICEF, Kaduna counsel 184,825 youths on HIV in Jema’a

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2019 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Kaduna state government has counselled 184, 825 youths on HIV/AIDS in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state between 2016 to date. Coordinator, Local Action Committee on AIDS in the council, Mrs. Shafaatu Isiyaku, disclosed this in an interview in Kafanchan on Sunday. Isiyaku said […]

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47 Nigerian children, adolescents die every day from AIDS-related causes – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

A global snapshot on children, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) ahead of the World AIDS Day revealed that about 47 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018. The report revealed that only 35 percent of children living with […]

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Ebonyi NOA, UNICEF move to raise awareness on safe practices for healthy living

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

Abakaliki – The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Ebonyi, in conjunction with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), has embarked on programmes to raise people’s consciousness on essential safe practices for healthy living. The state Director of NOA, Dr Emma Abah, said this on Friday in Ezza-South Local Government Area (LGA) during a one-day Forum […]

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2019 World Children’s Day: Nigerian children require support to fulfill dreams, says UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2019 0

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has emphasized the need to give the required support to all Nigerian children to enable them fulfil their dreams. Speaking while addressing the students of Government Day Secondary School, Garki, to commemorate the 2019 international World Children’s Day in Abuja, the UNICEF Country Representative, Mr. Peter Hawkins said that

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Pneumonia: Nigeria has highest number of child deaths globally – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 14 November 2019 0

Nigeria has been listed as the leading country with the highest number of child death to pneumonia globally. According to statistics by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 19% of child deaths were due to pneumonia in 2018, and it was the biggest killer of children under-five in 2017 in Nigeria. In a statement made […]

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23m girls, women, married as children in Nigeria – UNICEF

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Bauchi – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria has the second largest number of child brides in the world, with 23 million girls and women married out as children in the country, thereby ending their educational strive. Mr Bhanu Pathak, Chief of Field Office (CFO) UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office, stated this in […]