UNICEF, Ekiti Government Decry High Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation
The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) and Ekiti State Government have decried the increasing rate of Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM) in the state. They,...
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‘Girl Child Education’: TY Danjuma, ACCIF Returns 120 Girls Back to School ……donate Seats, study Materials, Uniforms, others
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna As part of efforts at reducing the numbers of ‘out of school’ among the ‘Girl Child’ in Nigeria, All Charity International Foundation...
HIV/AIDS: Traditional Ruler Lauds UNICEF, KADSACA on Adolescents, Young Persons Intervention Programme
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna A traditional ruler from Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Kaduna...
4.3 Million Children in Nigeria Still Miss Out on Vaccinations Yearly – UNICEF
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said despite the great strides made by Nigeria in reducing deaths of under 5-year-old children from...
Police Arrest Father Impregnates Daughter, Claims She Raped Him
A 50-year-old man, Taiwo Oyelabi, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly sleeping with his daughter and impregnating her in the...
Commissioner Pledges Support for Child Spacing Media Forum ……says Family Planning is Everybody’s Business
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, has pledged her ministry’s support for an advocacy group,...
Stakeholders Recommend Establishment of State Education Trust Funds, Others ……as UNICEF, FME Engages Decision Makers on Education Planning
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Minna Stakeholders at the just concluded high level advocacy meeting on education sector planning in Minna, organized by the United Nations Children’s Fund...
We Need Adequate Child Spacing Equipment, Commodities – Kaduna Health Worker Appeal to State Government
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna Officer in Charge of Comprehensive Health Centre, Angwan Maichibi, Kaduna South Local Government Area, Mrs. Hauwa Danladi, has said the major challenge...
Boko Haram: 1,000 Children Abducted, 2,295 Teachers Killed in Northeast Nigeria Since 2013 – UNICEF
By Alex Uangbaoje, Kaduna United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Friday said, more than 1,000 children including 276 girls taken from their secondary school in...
Cameroon Practice Where Teen Girls Undergo ‘Breast Ironing’
Breast ironing, otherwise known as breast flattening, is a cultural practice that is particularly practised across all ethnic groups in Cameroon, Africa. This is especially...