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The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), has reiterated its commitment to unrelenting collaborating with the Niger State government in ...

Breastfeeding starts from pregnancy

by Our Reporter

August 13, 2022

Breastfeeding is the best way of providing nutrients to young infants for their healthy growth and development. World Health Organization ...

Breastfeeding: Board wants establishment of creche in MDAs in Bauchi

August 10, 2020

Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCA) has called for the establishment of creche within ministries, ...

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Mrs El-Rufai canvasses public support for exclusive breastfeeding

August 7, 2020

The wife of the Kaduna State governor, Mrs Aisha El-Rufai, on Friday urged Nigerians to support exclusive breastfeeding in the ...

Enugu govt commences exclusive breastfeeding sensitisation

August 6, 2020

The Enugu State Government says it has commenced a massive exclusive breastfeeding sensitisation across the state so as to eliminate ...

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More mothers embrace breastfeeding ― Survey

August 29, 2019

AS the campaign for exclusive breastfeeding gains momentum in Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that more mothers ...

Paediatrician says 2 years is normal for breastfeeding

August 27, 2019

DR Bessie Eziechila, the Consultant Paediatrician with Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, says two years is the normal duration for ...

NGO to make FCT model for breastfeeding

August 26, 2019

MARCH Health Care Initiative (MHI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, says it plans to make the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) a model ...

Expert identifies encumbrances to optimal breastfeeding

August 24, 2019

PROF. Tola Atinmo, Department of Human Nutrition, University of Ibadan, has identified several interrelated factors responsible for poor breastfeeding practices ...