Tag: UNICEF
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Parents, clerics who enroll children into Almajiri system risk jail term – El-Rufai warns
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail. El-Rufa’i stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation and optical screening at ... -
COVID-19: Nigeria listed among 10 countries that could experience surge in child mortality
Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 percent over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic diverts scarce health resources in developing countries, a UN report said Tuesday. Poorer nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America could see an additional 1.2 million infants die over the ... -
WHO decontaminates, seals offices in Bauchi for 2 weeks as staff tests positive for COVID-19
An official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Bauchi Office, has tested positive to the deadly Novel Coronavirus in Bauchi State. Dr Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement in Bauchi by Mr Ibrahim Sani, Information Officer, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency. Maigoro said, “consequently, both ... -
Buhari commends EU for N21bn donation to Nigeria to help fight coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the European Union for donating the sum of N21 billion (€50 million) to support Nigeria’s efforts at controlling the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The President praised the European body on Tuesday when he received a delegation to the country, led by Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, at the Aso Villa ... -
Three billion people lack basic protection against coronavirus – UN Experts
As nations around the world fight the coronavirus pandemic with mass lock downs and travel bans, UN experts warn that some three billion people lack even the most basic weapons to protect themselves: soap and running water. The outbreak has infected some 200,000 people and killed 9,000, scorching through populations across the globe after emerging ...
