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UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles, polio epidemics
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio…
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COVID-19 won’t stop our support for Nigerian child – UNICEF
UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection…
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122m Nigerians at risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases – Health ministry
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says no fewer than 122 million people in Nigeria are at risk of getting…
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Blasphemy: UN asks Nigeria to reverse 10-year jail term for 13-year-old boy
The UN children’s agency UNICEF has “expressed deep concern” over the imprisonment and treatment of a 13-year-old boy convicted for…
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WHO and UNICEF congratulate Nigeria on ending wild poliovirus
WHO and UNICEF on Tuesday congratulated Nigeria on being declared free of the wild poliovirus but stressed that achieving this…
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NPoC, UNICEF to automate birth registration in Nigeria
As Nigeria joins the African continent to commemorate Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day, the Nigeria Population Commission (NPoC), with…
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Millions of children in Nigeria, others miss key vaccinations
Nearly 14 million children globally were not immunised against preventable illnesses last year, according to a joint report by two…
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Record 19m children internally displaced in 2019, says UNICEF
UNICEF on Tuesday warned that internally displaced children – including in Nigeria – are among the world’s most vulnerable to…
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Coronavirus: UNICEF urges public to seek information from trusted sources
As concerns increase around Covid-19 (coronavirus) globally, with information shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, UNICEF urged the…
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25 years after Beijing conference, violence against women still common in Nigeria, says UNICEF
As the world gets set to mark 25 years since the historic Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action to advance…