From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The HANs Center for Social Justice and Development, in partnership with Kanady Academy, has concluded a three-day career and skills development programme aimed at empowering vulnerable children and…
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UNICEF Urge Gombe Lawmakers to Prioritize Child-Focused Budgeting
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appealed to lawmakers and government key officials in Gombe State to prioritize children at the heart of the budget planning and…
El’s Empowerment Foundation Celebrates Future Leaders at Children’s Walima
By Musa Sani Aliyu Els Empowerment Foundation successfully concluded the second edition of its highly anticipated Children’s Walima event, held at the prestigious Nassarawa Palace on August 20th and 21st, 2025. The…
UNICEF Urges Increased Investment to Save 1.5 Million Under-Five Children in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on Jigawa State stakeholders to scale up budget allocations, releases, and spending on child-focused initiatives to safeguard the lives and…
No Help at Hand: How Kano’s Failing PHCs Leave Families, Children, and Pregnant Women to Fight for Their Lives
Across Kano State, vulnerable communities are facing a growing healthcare crisis: broken-down clinics, critical shortages of staff, and essential medical equipment that simply does not exist. By Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman, May 2025…
Jigawa CS-SUNN Urges Increased Nutrition Budget to Save Children’s Lives
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa chapter of the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), supported by UNICEF, has called for an increased nutrition budget to save the lives of thousands…
Emir Sanusi Tasks Parents On Children Upbringing
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has called on parents in the state and Nigeria as a whole to work relentlessly in moulding their children for…
Yobe Gov’t, UNICEF Donate School Supplies to Thousands of Children
From Auwal Salim, Yobe In a significant initiative aimed at boosting pupil enrollment and enhancing quality education at the basic levels, Yobe State, in collaboration with UNICEF, has undertaken the procurement and…
How Climate Change Leaves Women and Children Anguished as Victims of Flooding in Anguwan Rogo and Rikkos Communities in Jos
By: Mariya Shuaibu Suleiman In the heart of Nigeria, the communities of Anguwan Rogo and Rikkos in Jos have faced an increasing and devastating threat from the consequences of climate change. As…
Kano Emirate Condemns Children’s Kidnapping, Selling, Says Act Unacceptable
By Abdullahi Yusuf Kano Emirate Council has condemned the spate of kidnapping and selling of children from some parts of the North to the southern part of the country, describing the trend…
Fire accident: UN staff loses 2 children in Zamfara
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau A Social Policy Specialist serving under United Nations (UN) in Sokoto State, SPS Isah Ibrahim Maru who was once a reporter of the Guardian newspaper in Zamfara State…
FCDO partners with Jigawa Govt to address out-of-school children challenges
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) has pledged to support the Jigawa State government in addressing the challenges of out-of-school children in the state. This…
UNICEF calls for more efforts to improve birth registration in Nigeria
By Hadiza Musa Yusuf The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for concerted efforts to improve birth registration coverage in Nigeria. In a speech delivered at a media dialogue on birth…
Climate Change: Scavenging Pushes Many Children Out of School in Kano
By Hannatu Sulaiman Abba ‘Stop going to school; we have to focus on what will make us earn money. Look at Oga Zubairu, who buys these trashed items from us for 300…
About 7,000 children to benefit from UNICEF’s free healthcare services in Yobe
From, Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has collaborated with Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) to enroll about 7,000 zero-dose children for free healthcare services in…
Mysterious disease claims 5 children in Kaduna community
A strange and unidentified disease has swept through Kafanchan, a town in Jema’a Local Government Area, Kaduna State, claiming the lives of five young children. The outbreak has left the community in…