From Laraba Usman, Gombe 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,…
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Jigawa Targets 1.2 Million Children in Polio Vaccination Drive
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse Jigawa State is gearing up for a massive polio vaccination campaign aiming to reach 1.2 million children under the age of five. The four-day exercise, with an additional…
We Are Committed to Promoting School Enrollment Figures – Sheik Ngibirima
By Ahmad Mujahid Sheik Muhammad Ngibirima, the son of the renowned Islamic Scholar Malam Mannir Sheik Muhammad Ngibirima, serves on the Nguru Local Government Task Force Committee on Education. Alongside fellow committee…
Northeast: FG, UNICEF, provide safe drinking water to over 900, 000 persons
By Laraba Usman The Federal Government of Nigeria and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) supported by the Netherlands Government has provided safe drinking water to no fewer than 997,000 persons in Adamawa,…
UNICEF lauds Gombe Govt. for investing N11.1bn on tackling malnutrition
By Laraba Usman The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commended Gombe State Government for investing more than N11.1billion in efforts to tackle malnutrition in the state for the next four years….
Insurgency Increasing Child Poverty Indices in North East, says Commissioner
By Hajara Leman Gombe State Government says insurgency and the influx of people from the country’s conflict areas, are contributing to the rising levels of child poverty in the North East. Alh.Salihu…
Stakeholders Hail Yobe Gov’t, UNICEF for Distribution of Teaching Materials
From Auwal Salim Critical stakeholders in the education sector have expressed their gratitude for the commendable initiative by the Yobe State Government in collaboration with UNICEF.This collaboration has resulted in the…
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…
UNICEF, CSACEFA Collaborate to Reintegrate 300 Pupils into Formal Education in Jigawa
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a joint initiative, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and the Jigawa State Ministry of Women Affairs, through the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for…
Mufarka Initiative Partners KNSG, UNICEF to Strengthen Auxiliary Workers’ Support for Kano Vulnerable Children
By Mustapha Salisu The Mufarka Youth Development Initiative, in partnership with Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, organized a comprehensive 3-day capacity-building training for auxiliary workers in Kano Municipal…
UNICEF Visits Yobe, Promises Continued Support for Education Sector
From Tijjani Muhammad, Yobe A team from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Borno D Field Office visited Nguru Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) to assess the impact of ongoing education programs…
Jigawa Govt, UNICEF Enroll 150 Almajiri, Out-of-School Girls into Formal Education
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse In a significant step towards promoting education and reducing out-of-school children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Jigawa State Ministry of Women Affairs have enrolled 150…
Nguru LGEA launches 2023 enrollment drive, back to school campaign
From Tijjani Mujaheed, Yobe The Nguru Local Government Education Authority has announced its unwavering commitment to enhancing and improving the quality of education within the region. Education Secretary, Mallam Hamisu Ado Nguru,…
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…
Geidam: YSCHMA, UNICEF flag-off distribution of ID cards to beneficiaries of free medical services
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (YSCHMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) have on Tuesday the 31st of October 2023, flagged-off the distribution…
JICON lauds Gov Namadi for approval of N250m matching funds to UNICEF for RUTF
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The Jigawa Coalition of Civil Society on Nutrition (JICON), commended Governor Umar Namadi for the approval of N250,000,000 matching funds to the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF),…
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…
Diphtheria: UNICEF team storm Jigawa to support reduction of outbreak
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The representatives of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under the leadership of their country Director, Ms Christian Manduate stormed Jigawa state, with aims to support Jigawa government’s effort…
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…
UNICEF appoints Cobhams Asuquo, WAJE, Kate Henshaw,Ali Nuhu as UNICEF champions
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has announced the names of Ali Nuhu,WAJE,Cobhams Asuquo and Kate Henshaw as UNICEF champions for a period of twelve months. The…
UNICEF commits $270m to poverty alleviation, humanitarian response in Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the sum of $270 million has been earmarked to support Nigeria’s poverty alleviation and humanitarian response efforts. According to NAN, Rhoda Iliya, deputy director of…
Sudan: 435 children killed, 2,000 injured in 100 days – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday reported that no fewer than 435 children had been killed and more than 2,000 others injured in 100 days of fighting in Sudan. UNICEF stated…
Child killer diseases : Over 300,000 children not immunized in Kano – UNICEF
From Abdullah Tsoho, Dutse The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said, about 300,000 children are unimmunized against child Killer diseases in Kano. Chief, Unicef Kano field office, Mr. Rahama R.M…