Category: Nutrition

UNICEF Applauds Aisha Buhari’s Move to Curb Malnutrition in Nigeria 

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna  United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said that it applauds action taken by the Wife of the President, Her Excellency Aisha...

​Zamfara Governor Inaugurates ACE Workshop…..to develop 5yrs work plan for community engagement

 By Alex Uangbaoje, Gusau Zamfara State governor, on Tuesday inaugurated the state “Advocacy and Community Engagement Workshop”, which is aimed at developing a 5-year Advocacy and...

​Traditional, Religious Leaders, Media Key to Advocacy – Stakeholders

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi Stakeholders at the just concluded Kebbi State Advocacy and Community Engagement Workshop, has reemphasised the importance of both Traditional, Religious...

Exhibition: UNICEF Showcases Healthcare Products, Services Available in Kebbi

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi  As part of measure to get the people of Kebbi State to have first hand idea of the services being...

​Kebbi Government Receives N2.1 Billion Healthcare Commodities from EU, UNICEF……As Governor Launches Emergency Transport Scheme

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Government on Thursday received healthcare commodities worth N2.1 billion from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), funded by...

Kebbi Government Adopts UNICEF “Faith for Life” Handbook for Advocacy

By Alex Uangbaoje, Birnin Kebbi Kebbi State Government on Wednesday adopted an advocacy document ‘Faith for Life’, developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),...

Potable Water: FG Indicts States, says Access has Dropped by 25%

The Federal Government on Thursday indicted state governments by declaring that state governments are beginning to neglect the provision of adequate water supply and sanitation,...

Cholera Outbreak in North East Nigeria: 350,000 Children in Danger – UNICEF

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Following the growing concern for the health and wellbeing of in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, United Nations Children’s Fund...

450,000 Nigerian Children are Malnourished – NRC

The Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Mr. Jan Egeland has disclosed that about 800,000 children are severely malnourished in Africa.In a statement yesterday, Egeland...

Only 10% of Nigerians Have Access to Clean Water —W’Bank

Agency Report  Nigeria provided clean water to fewer than 10 per cent of its city dwellers in 2015, down from 29 per cent 25 years...