Diphtheria Outbreak: UNICEF Deploys 9.3 Million Doses of Vaccines in Nigeria
By Victor Habila, Kano In a bid to support the Nigerian government in curtailing the incessant spread of diphtheria in some states, the United Nations...
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‘Sky Girls’ launches Self-confidence Initiative for Teenage Girls in Kaduna
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna An NGO, Sky Girls, has launched an initiative to help build the self-confidence of teenage girls in Kaduna to overcome peer...
Ignorance main cause of Malnutrition in Kaduna – Official
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Despite investments being made by government, donor agencies and other stakeholders, malnutrition remains an issue of serious concern in Kaduna State....
Why Kano is an Epic Centre of Diphtheria
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kano United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that Kano State was declared the epic centre of Diphtheria because the disease has...
UNICEF Confident that Intergrated Mobile Truck Services will Reduce Maternal, Under 5 Deaths in Kaduna
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Sunday expressed confidence that the mobile trucks for integrated service delivery inaugurated by the Kaduna...
SGBV, SRH: Participants share Experience as NGO trains 40 Young People as Advocates in Igabi
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Some adolescents and young adults at the weekend shared their experiences after a two days training in Igabi Local Government Area,...
FG To Provide 5 Million Eyeglasses to Nigerians With Sight Impairment
By Victor Habila President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Friday pledged to provide more than five million pairs of eyeglasses to Nigerians with sight impairments....
Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria: UNICEF Intensifies Response
By Victor Habila Disturbed by the increasing outbreak of diphtheria in some states in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has intensified its effort...
TBAs says they are more equipped to deliver healthy babies in Kaduna
…..as CS-SUNN Sensitizes them on Breastfeeding
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of activities to commemorate the 2023 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), Civil Society Scaling-up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), Kaduna State...
Exclusive Breastfeeding: Kaduna Deputy Governor charges society to support mothers
By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, has charged the entire society to create a support base for mothers to exclusively...