Ukraine accuses Russia of genocide after bombing of children’s hospital
March 10, 2022 Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its third week on Thursday with none of its key objectives reached despite thousands of people killed, more than two million made…
Nigerian Consulate in New York issues 14,758 passports in 2021
March 9, 2022 … 2,224 Emergency Travel Certificates issued The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York says it produced 14,758 passports in 2021 in spite of the perennial shortage of…
17 high-rises in Ukrainian city of Mariupol damaged, 7.5m children at risk
February 25, 2022 Seventeen high-rises in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been damaged by shelling, according to the city administration. Meanwhile, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it is…
WHO slams baby milk industry for rampant manipulative marketing
February 24, 2022 Aggressive marketing of infant milk formula has become more widespread and insidious in the digital era despite a decades-long campaign to eradicate the practice, according to a…
Davido, Anthony Joshua endorse confab on Nigeria’s out-of-school children
Feb. 23, 2022 A UK-based charity, IA-Foundation has secured endorsements from music star ‘Davido’ and a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to signpost its international campaign to…
Over 2,000 child soldiers disengaged in Borno – CJTF
Feb. 15, 2022 The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Borno disengaged 2,203 children within its rank and file in compliance with the UN Convention against the use of child…
Insurgency: UNICEF welcomes release of 4 girls abducted in Borno
Feb.1, 2022 …Says from 2014 about 100 still missing or unaccounted for The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed the release of four of the 22 girls recently abducted…
Poorer nations dump millions of close-to-expiry COVID-19 vaccines – UNICEF
Jan. 13, 2022 Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a…
Child Protection: You have done the right thing – UNICEF commends Gov. Zulum for signing Law
Jan. 12, 2022 The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno for signing the Child Protection Bill into law. The bill which is the domesticated…
UNICEF unveils system to support efficient teaching workforce in 6 states
Jan. 7, 2022 The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has unveiled a Teacher Management Information System (TMIS) to enhance the management of the teaching workforce and collection of administrative data…