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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…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have expressed dismay that only nine per cent of rural dwellers in Enugu have received the COVID-19 vaccine. They disclosed on Saturday during the 2022…

The United Nations Children’s Fund Chief for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Nigeria, Ms. Jane Beavan, has urged residents of Oyo State to support the efforts of the government to end open defecation. Speaking on Wednesday in Ibadan at a…

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Bauchi Field Office, says all is set to establish menstrual banks in some schools in Northern Nigeria. Mrs Mairama Dikwa, the UNICEF Education Specialist, told the New Agency of Nigerian (NAN)…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on drug manufacturer Pfizer to do more to ensure that its new COVID-19 oral antiviral medication is available quickly to provide effective treatment to countries that may struggle to afford it.…

Germany, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Food Programme have launched a new humanitarian programme aimed at strengthening the resilience of communities and promoting peace in the North-East states of Borno and Yobe. The…

The United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the rescue of more than 50 children abducted and held against their will in Ondo State. UNICEF made this known in a statement made available to newsmen by UNICEF Nigeria…