UNICEF Urges Nigeria to Turn Child Rights Evidence into Action
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerian policymakers and development partners to move beyond collecting research and data and…
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UNICEF, Partners Launch Positive Parenting Programme to Strengthen Child Protection in Ekiti
ADO-EKITI, Nigeria – UNICEF, in partnership with Value Female Network Africa (VFN Africa) and the Ekiti State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development,…
Nigeria Expands Birth Registration to Protect Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is expanding digital birth registration services as the country joins other African nations in marking Africa Civil Registration and Vital…
Bayelsa, UNICEF Launch ₦280 Million Nutrition Programme to Combat Child Malnutrition
YENAGOA, Nigeria – The Bayelsa State Government, in partnership with UNICEF and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has launched a ₦280…
FG: Only 29% of Nigerian Babies Are Exclusively Breastfed
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched a nationwide campaign to improve child nutrition after revealing that only 29 per cent of Nigerian…
UNICEF Warns Insecurity, Threaten Children’s Right to Play, Learn
LAGOS, Nigeria – UNICEF has raised concerns over worsening insecurity, school kidnappings and overcrowded learning environments in Nigeria, warning that millions of children are…
North-West Governors Adopt Strategy to Tackle Child Poverty
Governors from Nigeria’s North-West region have adopted a new strategy aimed at reducing child poverty and strengthening social protection programmes for vulnerable households. The…
Gombe, UNICEF Deploy N1bn Therapeutic Food Against Malnutrition
GOMBE, Nigeria – The Gombe State Government and UNICEF have intensified efforts to combat child malnutrition with the delivery of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)…
EU Deepens Kano Partnership with Youth, Development Drive
KANO, Nigeria – The European Union and its development partners have strengthened cooperation with Kano State through a high-level engagement focused on youth empowerment,…
UNICEF, EU Launch €1m Lifeline to Rescue 20,000 Conflict-Hit Children in Sokoto
SOKOTO, Nigeria – Thousands of conflict-affected children in northwestern Nigeria are set to return to classrooms following a €1 million emergency education intervention launched…