By Hamisu Hussaini The Katsina State Government has received three upgraded Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The facilities are the MCHC Bakiyawa in Batagarawa Local Government Area (LGA), Sabon Gari PHC in Daura LGA and Dandutse PHC in Funtua LGA. Speaking at theContinue Reading
By Hafsah Tilde A paediatrician, Dr Lilian Ekwem, has called for stronger family and government support for breastfeeding mothers to improve child health and survival. Ekwem made the call on Wednesday at the 2026 World Breastfeeding Week celebration organised by the State House Medical Centre, Abuja. The theme of theContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye/Joy Mbachi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and journalists have urged Nigerian media houses to institutionalise stronger child protection and safety policies in the newsrooms. Forty journalists from the North Central, South East and South South zones, made the call in a resolution after a two-dayContinue Reading
By Nasir Abdullahi Amadou Larwanou, popularly known as Wanousky Montana, says West African scenic spots, historical sites, flora and fauna are natural wonders that should boost global tourism if harnessed effectively. Montana said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano, stressing the need toContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged journalists to protect children’s identities and prioritise solutions in reporting issues affecting them. UNICEF Child Rights experts made the call on Wednesday in Port Harcourt during a two-day training on ethical reporting of children. The zonal workshopContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government has inaugurated the 2026 SMART Nutrition Survey to generate reliable data for evidence-based planning and improved nutrition interventions across the state. The Statistician-General of the Katsina State Bureau of Statistics, Prof. Saifullahi Sani, said the survey was an important investment in the survival,Continue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 3, Elizabeth Olawoyin, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Agbabiaka, Ilorin, walked into the training room at UMCAT Chapel in Ilorin. Olawoyin knew the digital world only from afar. She had never written code, studied Artificial Intelligence (AI), orContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/Usman Aliyu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have intensified advocacy for birth registration of children under one year, particularly at the grassroots level. Mr Denis Onoise, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, made the call at a 2-Day Birth Registration Media Dialogue organisedContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for stricter enforcement of Nigeria’s law regulating the marketing of breast milk substitutes to protect exclusive breastfeeding and improve child survival. The Deputy Representative, Programmes, UNICEF Nigeria, Dr Rownak Khan, made the call in an interview with theContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba The Kano state government has developed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) framework on child justice, diversion and accountability to strengthen the administration of child justice. The framework is being implemented in collaboration between the Kano Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The documentContinue Reading
