Category: Children/Women

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Children/Women / Education / UNICEF

UNICEF Expands Offline Digital Learning Hubs to Children in Hard-to-reach Communities in Kaduna

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Thousands of children in hard-to-reach communities in Kaduna State are expected to gain access to digital education without internet connectivity as...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Community / Education / Human Interest Stories / News / NGO

Pregnant at 16, Forced Out of School: A Teen Mother’s Fight to Reclaim Her Future

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna  In Bayan Dutse community, Narayi Ward of Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Rhoda Yakubu (not her real name) once lived...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Malnutrition / Nutrition / UNICEF

Stakeholders Push for Multi-Sectoral Response as Kano Faces Severe Child Malnutrition Crisis

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Kano State has been identified as one of Nigeria’s highest burden areas for child malnutrition, with stakeholders warning that more than...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Health / Malnutrition / News / Nutrition / UNICEF / Water/Sanitation

Kaduna State Governor Receives Over 8,000 Cartons of Lifesaving Nutrition Supplies from UNICEF

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday handed over more than 8,000 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to the...

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Children/Women / Malnutrition / Nutrition / UNICEF

Jigawa, UNICEF Raise Alarm Over Malnutrition, Push for Bold Budget Commitment

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna Jigawa State’s bold pledge to dedicate at least one percent of its annual budget to nutrition from 2026 has sparked renewed...

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Children/Women / UNICEF / Water/Sanitation

Kaduna, UNICEF Train Local Borehole Mechanics to Boost Rural Water Sustainability

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna  The Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with UNICEF and backed by funding from the Government of the Netherlands, has wrapped up...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Nutrition / UNICEF

UNICEF, Kaduna Officials Push for Private Sector Support on Six-Month Maternity Leave

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna UNICEF and Kaduna State health authorities have made a passionate appeal to Nigeria’s private sector to implement six-month paid maternity leave,...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Health / Infant/Child Mortality / Malnutrition / Maternal Mortality / Nutrition / UNICEF

Kaduna Targets Early Childhood Development with New Nutrition and Breastfeeding Initiative

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna In a major push to improve child survival and development outcomes, the Kaduna State Government has launched the First 1,000 Days...

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Child Spacing/Family Planning / Children/Women / Health / Infant/Child Mortality / Maternal Mortality

KADMAM, Partners Push for Greater Accountability in Kaduna Healthcare System

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna  The Kaduna Maternal Accountability Mechanism (KADMAM), in collaboration with the International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) and EngenderHealth-led consortium...

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Child Protection/Survival / Children/Women / Community / Education / News / UNICEF

UNICEF Commends Kaduna’s Bold Education Reforms, Calls for More Investment in Teachers, Infrastructure

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna UNICEF’s Chief of Education for Nigeria, Vanessa Lee, has lauded the Kaduna State government for its robust efforts in transforming the...