The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF), says it will engage about 5,000 youths across Katsina State, as part of efforts to transform plastic waste into wealth.
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The United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) on Wednesday lamented the alleged diversion of nutrition supplements in some communities in Sokoto State.
The UNICEF has said that introducing Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant women will reduce maternal and infant mortality in Nigeria.
With 94,729 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Sokoto accounts for 9% of the total number of IDPs in Nigeria, according to…
The report found that 559 million children currently face frequent heat waves, a number expected to surpass 2 billion globally by 2050. Between 2000–2019 approximately 489,000 heat-related deaths occurred every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that nearly 25% of children today endure frequent heat waves.
The practice of hot water bath is rooted in tradition, continues to cause harm to many women in Nigeria. With over half of women in the North and 80% in the South adhering to these customs, experts are calling for safer alternatives.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has observed that only 26 children out of 100 representing 26.4% are exclusively breastfeeding in Bauchi state as contained in the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster (MICS) survey.
The Gambia’s parliament voted by a substantial margin on Monday to uphold a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), defeating…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Niger Ministry for Primary Healthcare, has mobilised 1,800 women to promote exclusive breastfeeding in the state.
Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year, according to a new analysis of the latest available data by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released on Wednesday.