Friday, April 19, 2024

United Nations Children’s Fund

March 20, 2024

Oyo extends health insurance scheme to students in tertiary institutions

Mr Akande said the premium for the health insurance scheme goes for as low as N13,500 per annum per person.

Oyo State Government logo
February 22, 2024

UNICEF hails Zimbabweans for accepting oral cholera vaccination

“With the vaccination, the number of new cases is declining.’’

UNICEF
February 21, 2024

EU, UNICEF to empower 1.5 million children, youths in Jigawa, Katsina, Kano

Kano will have the lion share of the project because of its number of out-of-school children.

December 21, 2023

46,592 Bauchi girls receive HPV vaccine against cancer

“Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer and the second most frequent cause of cancer deaths among women.

Bauchi Map
November 21, 2023

FG, UNICEF hail child protection efforts in Nigeria

Mr Onyekachukwu urged the government to continue to support children.

Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye
November 21, 2023

Over 1.8 million children in Katsina vaccinated against measles: Official

“Measles is a viral infection that’s serious for small children but preventable by a vaccine.”

Measles vaccination
November 2, 2023

Jigawa spends N500 million on public toilets to curb open defecation

The Jigawa State government spends N500 million on provisions of latrines in schools, hospitals, markets and motor parks across the state

Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi
October 18, 2023

Governors back call for state of emergency in education sector

Mr Abdulrahman said education is in crisis, and a state of emergency should be declared in the sector.

Governors
July 3, 2023

Nigeria needs 3.9 million toilets annually to end open defecation: UNICEF

Ms Bevan said current toilet construction in the country stood between 180,000 – 200,000 toilets annually, describing it as inadequate.

Open defecation
May 10, 2023

152 million premature babies born worldwide in 10 years: Report

One hundred and fifty-two million vulnerable babies were born too soon from 2010 to 2020.

PREMATURE BABIES