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UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office in collaboration with Bauchi State Basic Education Board (SUBEB), is to train 120 youths drawn from 14 states and FCT in advocacy capacity building. The UNICEF Field Office chief, Mr Bhanu Pathak,…

The Acting Secretary of Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), Zulaihat Madugu has lamented that the Board received a report that over 450, 000 children in Gombe State are out of school while UNICEF is saying that it could be…

In commemoration of the 2019 Children's Day celebration, UNICEF has declared that the celebration has come at a crucial moment for child rights in the country, and for child rights globally just as it launched a campaign to draw awareness…

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has provided technical support to the government of Kogi on strategic planning in its education sector. Mrs Seyi Agunbiade, a UNICEF Consultant, disclosed this to…

Although Nigeria has been projected as the country that is most unlikely to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end extreme poverty by 2030 due to its massive cluster of extremely poor people totalling 86.9…

Not less than 894 child soldiers have been released from the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), a local militia group set up to fight insurgency in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said…

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 or 21.1 million children a year on average. UNICEF’s Executive Director, Ms…

LOW capacity, inadequate logistics and budgetary constraints, cultural barriers and low-level awareness are responsible for the lingering low birth registration in Nigeria, the Federal Government(FG), said on Monday. It said the…

THE United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), has revealed that over 61,000 female teachers are required to be recruited into the school system to boost basic education delivery in the northern part of Nigeria. This, according to…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of washing their hands with soap before and after eating to avoid the spread of diseases. Mr Taru Murindi, the UNICEF Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) Specialist,…