UNICEF trains Ebonyi schoolgirls on life skill
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has engaged in- and out-of-school girls in life-building skills in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria.
The adolescent…
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One Nigerian child infected with HIV every 30 minutes – UNICEF
As Nigeria joins the world to mark World AIDS Day, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) disclosed that 20,695 children aged 0-9 years were newly infected with HIV in 2020, which…
Five years on, West, Central Africa top violations against children recruits for…
For the past five years, West and Central Africa has recorded the highest number of children recruited and used by armed forces and armed groups.
This amounts to more than 42,000…
Nigeria’s open defecation-free goal at risk as 46m citizens still lack toilet…
As the world celebrates World Toilet Day, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently revealed that Nigeria has not made progress over the last two years in the fight against open…
UNICEF, Jumia launch partnership to help Giga connect schools in Africa to the…
UNICEF and African e-commerce platform Jumia (NYSE: JMIA) has announced a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information,…
185 children in Nigeria die daily from pollution-related pneumonia -UNICEF
Almost 185 children under the age of five die every day from pneumonia due to air pollution in Nigeria, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed.
As the world commemorates…
Nigeria schools to benefit from Airtel Africa, UNICEF $57m partnership for digital…
In a bid to increase digital learning amongst children across Africa, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Airtel Africa have announced a multi-million dollar partnership…
Nigeria’s N3trn petrol subsidy widens deficit Eurobond can’t fund
Nigeria could be widening its budget deficit as it continues spending on the controversial petrol subsidy projected to hit N3 trillion by the end of 2021, an amount higher than the sum of $4…
UNICEF, UK launch cash transfer initiative for Borno IDPs
The United Kingdom Government and the United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) have launched a transfer initiative to help children from 11 Internally Displaced Persons…
UN delists CJTF as armed group for recruiting child soldiers in Northeast
The United Nations (UN) has delisted the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) as one of the armed groups recruiting and using children in North-East Nigeria.
The United Nations Children’ Fund…