Lagos, UNICEF Launch Digital Birth Registration System
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has launched a digital birth registration system in partnership with UNICEF, the National Population Commission (NPC) and ALGON, marking…
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UNICEF, FG Boost Child Welfare, Social Protection Efforts
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its partnership with the Nigerian government to enhance child wellbeing through strengthened health…
UNICEF Expands Digital Learning, Enrols 33,532 Borno Children
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says more than 33,500 children in Borno State are now accessing digital learning through the…
Researcher Raises Alarm Over High FGM Rates in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria – A Lagos-based researcher on female genital mutilation (FGM), Friday Anyebe, has expressed concern over what he described as the persistently high…
UNICEF Calls for Child-Centred AfCFTA to Drive Inclusive Growth
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged African governments to embed child-centred policies into the implementation of the African Continental…
Katsina Introduces Digital Birth Registration to Strengthen Child Protection
KATSINA, Nigeria – Katsina State has launched a statewide digital birth registration programme designed to ensure that every child is formally identified from birth…
Liam Neeson Sounds Alarm on 2.3m Starving South Sudanese Children
ABUJA, Nigeria – UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Liam Neeson, has raised alarm over the worsening humanitarian crisis facing children in South Sudan, following his six-day…
UNICEF Appoints Ovia-Ikem as NextGen Champion
ABUJA, Nigeria -The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has appointed Zephia Ovia-Ikem, a Nigerian tech and social entrepreneur, as a UNICEF NextGen Champion, joining…
Data Powering Nigeria’s Future – Says Statistics Bureau Chief
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering credible, high-quality, and accessible data to guide Nigeria’s evidence-based…
Adamawa Launches Statewide Measles-Rubella Immunisation Drive
YOLA, Nigeria – Adamawa State First Lady Dr Lami Ahmadu Fintiri has launched the Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccination Campaign at the Damre Primary Health Care…