Category: UNICEF

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Nasarawa State: UNICEF Charges Media Chief Executives on Support for Children

By Alex Uangbaoje, Keffi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has charged media organizations in Nasarawa State, to support children by creating spaces for programmes...

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Boko Haram: UNICEF Reiterates Support for Reintegration of Children Released from Army Custody

By Alex Uangbaoje, Abuja Following the release of 24 more children, suspected to have link with armed group, from administrative custody by the Nigerian Army,...

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33 Children Die in Borno IDP Camp ‘Within two Weeks’

At least 33 children have died in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno state, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a non-governmental organisation, has...

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Nigeria: Inadequate Breastfeeding Responsible for High Infant Mortality, Poor Brain Development – NGO

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna An NGO, working to improve nutrition in Kaduna State, has said the low level of adequate breastfeeding in the country is...

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HIV PMTCT: Expert Advocates MCH Services as Entry Point

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna An expert on Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV, (PMTCT), Dr. Joel Adze, Chairman, PMTCT, Technical Working Group in Kaduna State,...

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HIV: el-Rufai’s Wife, UNICEF, LGA Chairmen Wives Collaborate to Reduce Mother-To-Child Transmission

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of efforts to ensure that HIV transmission from Mother-To-Child is reduced to it barest minimum, Wife of the Kaduna...

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Nigeria: Top Brass Street Beggars (ii)

By AbdulYassar AbdulHamid As begging is perceived as a lucrative business and a long-standing means of subsistence, many children are hired out as guides to...

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Newborns: Delay of Breastfeeding by 2 to 23 Hours, Dangerous, Could Lead to Death, says NGO

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna A Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Save the Children International (SCI) said on Tuesday that delaying breastfeeding by two to 23 hours...

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6,500 Babies in Kaduna at Risk of Been Infected With HIV – UNICEF

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna About 6,500 babies are at risk of being infected with HIV through Mother to Child Transmission, (MTCT), in Kaduna State if...

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6,500 Babies in Kaduna at Risk of Been Infected With HIV – UNICEF

By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna About 6,500 babies are at risk of being infected with HIV through Mother to Child Transmission, (MTCT), in Kaduna State if...