Tag: UNICEF
UNICEF Appoints Cobhams Asuquo, WAJE, Kate Henshaw, and Ali Nuhu as Champions for Child Rights Advocacy
In a proactive move towards championing child rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has designated four prominent figures from ...
Twelve African Countries to Receive Malaria Vaccine, Nigeria Excluded
In a significant development, the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have ...
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed vows to lead army ‘from the battlefront’ | 5 Things That Should Matter Today
Across the African continent, these are the 5 stories you may have missed out on: West and Central Africa have ...
Nigeria’s prevalence of violence can be linked to child beating. Here’s why
The culture in Nigeria with respect to corporal punishment – which is so commonplace you find it at home, in ...
Male rape survivors would get help but homophobia wouldn’t allow it
#TriggerWarning; Rape. Every year, millions of boys and girls globally suffer sexual violence. The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) ...
We spoke to 3 survivors of sexual assault to unmask a sliver of the trauma of rape
The trauma of sexual violence is an oft-mentioned and well-studied phenomenon that is the reality of millions of women and ...
ViacomCBS Networks Africa partners with the ‘Zero Malaria Starts With Me’ movement to support and inspire young people in their fight against malaria
ViacomCBS Networks Africa (VCNA) has joined forces with the Zero Malaria Starts With Me (ZMSWM) movement to inspire and engage ...
Five organisations supporting COVID-19 vaccination in Africa
The conversation around the pandemic has changed. It used to be about wearing face masks, consistent hand washing and staying ...
UNICEF condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for ‘blasphemy’ | The #YNaijaCover
Few weeks ago, Nigerians on social media were outraged following the news that a Kano-based musician, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, had been ...
As of today, Nigeria is finally polio free
It has taken Nigeria a long, long time, but finally, we are Polio free. It has taken 30 years of ...
David Beckham, Malaria No More launches first global voice petition to end malaria
David Beckham, former captain of the English national football team, today joined Malaria No More, a United Kingdom-based organisation to ...
Nigerian Army lifts suspension on activities of UNICEF in North East
Hours after the Nigerian Army suspended the operations of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the North-East, alleging that ...
The Late 5: Things are going to be harder than now – Buhari; Nigerian Army accuses UNICEF of sabotage in North East | Other top stories
These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari has warned governors and other leaders in the ...
The Big 5: UNICEF says 69% of Nigerian children without access to education are in the North; #GandujeGate: I was not paid to reveal clips – Journalist insists | More stories
These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Publisher of online newspaper, Daily Nigerian, Jafar Jafar, on Thursday appeared ...
[The Activism Blog] UNICEF: AIDS epidemic not yet over
At a time when the awareness and campaign against HIV and AIDS is on a low across the world especially ...
Over 200 secondary school students attend Aimcare NG’s The Hygiene For Every Child Campaign
On Friday, 1st of December 2017, Aimcare NG hosted a hygiene symposium for students in public schools in Lagos State. ...
Reckitt Benckiser, Save The Children collaborate with Lagos State Govt to flag off Rotavirus vaccine administration
For the first time in the history of the Nigerian health system, children less than five years will receive rotavirus ...
[The Injustice Blog] What message is Nigeria passing to the world?
In the last few weeks, the world has keenly followed the aftermath of the groundbreaking ruling annulling Kenya’s 2017 presidential ...
[The Activism Blog] 46 million Nigerians still practice open defecation – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 46 million Nigerians still practice open defecation. The organisation through one of its ...
[The Activism Blog] UNICEF says about 1.4m people are prone to cholera in North East Nigeria
The United Nations Children Education Funds (UNICEF), has raised alarm over the health of about 1.4 million Internally Displaced Persons ...
FG warns state govts, LGAs to brace up for more flood
The Federal Government yesterday warned that the millions of Nigerians across the 314 local government areas may be affected by ...
120 cut-off mark; 360 bank staff sacked every week | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
120 – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that minimum cut-off marks for the university degree for the ...
[The Activism Blog] UNICEF condemns rising wave of child suicide bombers in Nigeria
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has described as a great atrocity the usage of children especially girls by ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. 1. Court orders forfeiture of 56 houses linked to Diezani The ...
The Media Blog: Chai, Nigerian journalists have suffered – just see this headline
And why? “We have arrangements. Only the foreign media are permitted to enter the venue or snap pictures of Malala, ...
Opinion: Osun, UNICEF and social protection
by Abiodun KOMOLAFE Conscious of the State of Osun’s leading roles in the enhancement of livelihoods and a life of ...
Ebola: Do not panic, Health Minister assures Nigerians
On May 12, 2017, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) received formal notification from the World Health Organization of ...
Boko Haram has used over 117 children as suicide bombers – UNICEF
by Azeez Adeniyi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said terrorist group, Boko Haram has used 117 children for ...
Meningitis: UNICEF donates 1,000 doses of drugs
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 1,000 doses of drugs to the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care ...
Okey Ndibe: Meeting a man who fed starving Biafrans
by Okey Ndibe One of the fortunes of my frequent travels is that I meet fascinating people at different locations, ...
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