Tag: UNICEF
49% children under five not growing well in Nigeria-UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), said 49 per cent of children under the age of five in the country do not grow well...
Tony Elumelu joins Paul Kagame, UNICEF boss, others at breakfast meeting...
Billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu, has joined in a
breakfast meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD7) holding in Japan.
The conference,...
Over 3,500 Nigerian children recruited by insurgents in North East –...
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said it is concerned over the number of children recruited and killed by non-state armed groups in the...
Nigerian Army calls for closure of Amnesty International office
The Nigerian Army has called for the closure of Amnesty International offices in Nigeria, alleging there is credible evidence the organisation is working hard...
Nigerian Army lifts suspension on UNICEF in northeast
The Nigerian Army on Friday said it had lifted a suspension of UNICEF activities in the northeast, hours after it accused the UN agency’s...
360,000 adolescents expected to die of AIDS by 2030 – UNICEF
Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF...
3 UN workers, 8 others killed in Boko Haram attack
Three workers for United Nations agencies and eight others were killed in an attack by armed Boko Haram militants on a military near Nigeria’s...
Kano Government releases N294m for treatment of malnourished children
Kano State Government says it has released N294 million, as its counterpart fund, to UNICEF for the purchase of Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) for the management...
11m doctors, nurses, teachers needed to save Africa from ‘disaster’- UN
Africa needs 11 million more doctors, nurses and teachers by 2030 to prevent a “social and economic disaster” that could propel millions to migrate,...
Messi donates leftover from wedding to charity
Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, has donated all the leftover food and beverages from his wedding to charity, according to Rosario Food Bank president, Nadia...