UNICEF, EU Equip Journalists to Fight Severe Malnutrition in Northeast Nigeria
DAMATURU, Nigeria – Journalists from Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states have been trained on reporting severe malnutrition in children, in a one-day media dialogue…
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Global Child Deaths Hit 4.9m As Progress Slows
ABUJA, Nigeria – Global child survival efforts stall as an estimated 4.9 million children die before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million…
UNICEF Says 1,120 Children Recruited by Armed Groups In 2024
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – At least 1,120 children are recruited by armed groups in Northeast Nigeria in 2024, United Nations Children’s Fund reveals. UNICEF Child…
Flushed Promises: How Nigeria’s Sanitation Emergency Keeps Fueling a Preventable Health Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigeria declared a state of emergency in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 2018, the message was meant to be…
Ogun, UNICEF Launch Ambulance Boat to Save Riverine Lives
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Ogun State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), commissions a dedicated ambulance boat to expand emergency…
Bayelsa Wins $400,000 Health Award, Diri Orders Cabinet Checks
BAYELSA, Nigeria – Bayelsa State clinches a $400,000 international health award as Governor Douye Diri orders compulsory medical examinations for all cabinet members, underscoring…
Ekiti Launches MICS-7 Survey to Strengthen Social Policy Planning
ADO-EKITI, Nigeria – The Ekiti State Government begins the seventh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-7) to strengthen evidence-based policies targeting women, children and vulnerable…
Stolen Classrooms, Stolen Futures: How Educating Girls Could Rewrite Northern Nigeria’s Destiny
KANO, Nigeria – On a quiet morning in Tsafe, Zamfara State, the silence inside a once-bustling secondary school tells a brutal story. Desks sit…
Yobe Wins National Primary Healthcare Award, Bags $1.2m
Damaturu, Nigeria – Yobe State emerges as Nigeria’s 2025 National Champion in the Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge, securing a $1.2 million grant for…
Cholera Outbreak Kills 16 Children at DRC Orphanage
KINSHASA, DRC – A severe cholera outbreak kills 16 children at a Kinshasa orphanage, highlighting the scale of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst…