By Abdullahi Yusuf The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for robust media collaboration to enhance the quality of life for Nigerian children and other citizens. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Ms. Christian…
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Jigawa Speaker Pledges to Enroll 8,000 Out-of-School Children in His Constituency
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, has pledged to work with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to enroll 8,000 out-of-school…
Jigawa Children Call for More Action from Government, Stakeholders
By Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of the 2024 Children’s Day celebrations, children in Jigawa State mostly students supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), took over the Jigawa State Assembly…
UNICEF launches #NoMoreZeroDose immunization song in Kano
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, in collaboration with Radio Kano, has launched the #NoMoreZeroDose Immunization Song. The song was launched on Thursday coinciding with the Annual World Polio Day….
SUBEB, UNICEF Introduces Learning Lab Approach in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Education Fund strategized to address challenges of child education in the state. Speaking at the…
UNICEF donates 400 tents to Jigawa school pupils in IDPs camps
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse As part of effort to support children education, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) donated 400 Tents to the Jigawa state government for primary schools’ pupils living at…
UNICEF Urges Broadcast Media Managers to Prioritize Child Well-being
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with broadcast media managers, has called for greater prioritization of child well-being in media programming. This appeal was made during…
UNICEF Donates Fast Cold Chain Equipment to Kano
By Mustapha Salisu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has donated Fast Cold Chain Equipment to the Kano State Government as a move to improve child immunization and strengthen healthcare delivery in…
Flood: UNICEF Donates 1,250 Cholera Prevention Kits to Jigawa Victims
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 1,250 cartons of cholera prevention and hygiene kits to support flood victims in Jigawa State. The items were distributed on…
UNICEF Urges Increased Funding For Early Childhood Education in Northwest
By Mustapha Salisu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased funding for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education for children (ECCDE) in Northwest, Nigeria as an important role in…
UNICEF, Jigawa Assembly Partner to Reduce Out-of-School Children
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa State House of Assembly has entered into a partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to reduce the rate of out-of-school children by 42% between…
North-East Policymakers Pledge to Improve Budget for Child-Sensitive Sectors
From Umar Dankano, Yola The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Federal and State governments to prioritize and implement budget financing for child-sensitive sectors. This call was made by Mohammad…
ADSUBEB Partners UNICEF to Tackle Out-of-School Children Challenges
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa state Universal Basic Education Board, ADSUBEB and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF have agreed to establish a collaborative framework leading to increased school children…
Governors Forum, WHO, UNICEF, and Others Visit Jigawa for SWAP Project
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Representatives from the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Federal Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and other health partners visited Jigawa State to assess…
Yobe Government Applauds UNICEF’s Teacher Support Initiatives
From Ahmad Mujahid, Yobe The Honorable Commissioner of the Yobe State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Associate Professor Abba Idris, recently paid a working visit to Girgiri Pilot Primary School in…
UNICEF Urges Fathers, Grandparents to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding
From Umar Dankano, Yola In a significant push during the 2024 World Exclusive Breastfeeding Day, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has called on fathers and grandparents to take an…
UNICEF Supports Six LGEAs in Yobe State with Operational Plans
From Auwal Salim, Yobe The Nguru Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) recently held a meeting at the premises of Mai Dunoma Mega Primary School in Nguru to mark the end of the…
UNICEF praises Kano Governor for commitment to education
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF has commended Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for his commitment to improving the education sector. This was contained in a statement issued…
UNICEF, Partners Distributes learning materials worth millions of Naira to school children in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola With a view to enhance quality education and mitigate indirect cost on parents, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF with support from its partners has distributed essential…
Malnutrition: Jigawa State Govt To Release N500m RUTF To UNICEF
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Jigawa State Government has completed arrangements to release over 12,400 cartons of Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to UNICEF for treatment of severe wasting among malnourished children. A statement…
UNICEF Scores Yobe Government High
From Auwal Salim, Yobe The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commended the efforts being placed by the Yobe State Government toward improving the standard of Education in the state. The commendation…
Boosting Education: Yobe Govt Launches Enrollment Campaign
From Auwal Salim, Yobe The Yobe State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to providing a conducive environment for learning, as the Nguru Local Education Authority flags off the 2024-2025 education enrollment drive…
UNICEF Calls For Learners Safety in School to Encourage Enrollment
From Laraba Usman, Bauchi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has advocated effective implementation of the safe school initiative to encourage enrollment and address out-of-school syndrome in the country. Mr Tursha Rene,…
Nutrition: Gombe mothers laud UNICEF over complementary feeding programme
By Hajara Usman Some mothers in Gombe State have lauded complementary feeding programmes introduced by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in some communities in the state which they described as a…
Lawmakers move to tackle out-of-school menace in Northeast
From Hajara Usman, Gombe Lawmakers in Adamawa ,Bauchi, and Gombe States have pledged commitment to tackling the lingering problem of out-of-school children in their respective states. They stated this in Gombe in…