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The United Nations Children’s Fund has again raised the alarm that Nigeria loses about 100 children per hour due to malnutrition. This translates to about 2,400 deaths daily. It, therefore, called for increased funding and other measures…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says overwhelming flooding has affected no fewer than 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide. According to the UN agency, the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan…

The United Nations Children’s Fund will to provide pyschosocial support to the 21 rescued children in Katsina State. This was contained in a statement issued by the UNICEF Communication Specialist, Samuel Kalu, on Tuesday in Katsina.…

United Nations Children’s Fund has condemned the recent abduction of 21 children in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State saying that the report was worrisome. The UNICEF Representative in Nigeria, Cristian Munduate, stated this…

The Niger State Primary Health Care Development Agency, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is set to vaccinate 1.1 million children against measles across the 25 local government areas of the state. Abari…

More than 1.5 million children are at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund has warned. UNICEF made this known in a press statement made available to our correspondent on Friday. According to the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that his regime will do its best to reach all Nigerian students, wherever they are, with quality, inclusive learning and skills development opportunities to prepare them for the bright future they…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has charged the Nigerian government to address barriers responsible for the increasing number of out-of-school children in the country. UNICEF Country Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins,…

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has pledged to ratify the State Multi-sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Nutrition aimed at curbing stunting and malnutrition in the state in line with the adoption of the National Policy on Food…

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to GSK with a value of up to $170 million. UNICEF, in a statement on Tuesday, said the landmark award would lead to 18 million…