UNICEF, CIFF to Treat 279,542 Malnourished Children in Kaduna
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Children Investment Foundation Fund (CIFF) on Monday pledged to support Kaduna State Government to...
Category: Nutrition
UNICEF Targets 10 Kano LGAs for 2018 Intervention Programmes
Alex Uangbaoje, Kano The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it has selected 10 local government areas in Kano state for the implementation of its...
756,000 Under-five Children Dies Annually in Nigeria – Official
Agency Report The federal government says Nigeria records about 756,000 under five deaths annually. Osarenoma Uwaifo, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, disclosed this...
Hungry IDPs Protest Food Shortage in Adamawa
Agency Report Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Fufore and Malkohi camps in Adamawa staged peaceful protests over lack of food in their camps....
6.3m People Face Food Crisis in S/Sudan – UN
UN agencies have raised the alarm of food crisis in South Sudan, projecting that about 6.3 million people are facing food insecurity one year after...
Intervention for Children: UNICEF Engages Nasarawa, Niger and Kaduna State on Planning, Implementation
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of measures to ensure states government takes full ownership and driving the planning and implementation process of intervention programmes...
‘Save the Child’ Inaugurates 3-year Nutrition Advocacy Project for child Survival
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna An NGO known as “Save the Children International (SCI) on Wednesday in Kaduna inaugurated a Nutrition Advocacy Project from 2018 to...
We Have Improved Livelihood of 1,847 Vulnerable Children in Kaduna Says NGO
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women and Youth Awareness Empowerment Network (WOYAEN), based in Kaduna, has disclosed that it has improved...
Malnutrition: UNICEF, Kaduna Launches Food Corner
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Government, as part of measures to improve the nutrition status...
Millions of Children in Crisis Zones Face ‘Bleak Future,’ UNICEF Warns
Children are the most vulnerable when conflict or disaster causes the collapse of essential services such as healthcare and unless the international community takes urgent...