Tag: UNICEF
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UNICEF warns Nursing mothers against artificial feeding
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has issued a stern warning to nursing mothers against artificial feeding of their babies. According to UNICEF, artificial feeding of infants rather than breastfeeding is injurious to the child’s growth, development, and survival.
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UNICEF pushes for exclusive breastfeeding, conducive work environment for mothers
Wevole Ezin, Calabar. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged nursing mothers to practice Zero Water/ exclusive breastfeeding for six months on their infants UNICEF stated this in Enugu during a Zonal Media Dialogue to kick start the “zero water” campaign for breastfeeding mothers with the theme “enabling breastfeeding: making a difference for working…
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UNICEF lauds Kaduna Govt’s primary healthcare delivery for women, children
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Kaduna State Government for improved primary health care delivery, to improve the health and nutrition wellbeing of women and children. UNICEF’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Ms Cristian Munduate, made the commendation during a working visit to Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission (PBC) in Kaduna on…
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NYSC, NPC, and UNICEF join forces to revolutionize birth registration in Nigeria
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the National Population Commission (NPC), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing birth registration in Nigeria. The signing of a Memorandum
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Chibok “nightmare” continues 9 years after – UNICEF laments
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has described as “nightmare” 96 out of 276 Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram militants from their dormitory in Northeast Nigeria who are still in captivity after nine years.
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“4.3 million Nigerian girls are at risk of female genital mutilation this year”- UN
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund have said 4.3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year and the number is projected to reach 4.6 million by 2030. This was as the two agencies pointed out that Nigeria accounts for the third-highest number of women and…
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Emir urges UNICEF to use traditional institutions in implementing programmes
The Emir of Dass in Bauchi State, Alhaji Usman Othman has urged UNICEF to make use of traditional institutions for proper dissemination of its programmes. Othman, also a first class emir made the call in Bauchi at a meeting aimed at addressing health and education related issues between the traditional rulers in the state and…
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Pele – Passing of Perpetual Legend – By Ikeddy ISIGUZO
Pele as humanity knows him was an exceptional human being that put his precocity to use extending the fringes of football from a round object to an object of sounds, sights, sizzling sensations, more shapes, and shades.
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Measuring the regions by data – By Carl Umegboro
The uncertainty ravaging the country which must have given every well-meaning citizen a deep concern could be addressed, prevented in future if requisite actions can be timely invoked by governments and the privileged class as social responsibility.
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Ukraine war pushed 4m children into poverty – UNICEF
The war in Ukraine and rising inflation has pushed an addition four million children across eastern Europe and Central Asia into poverty. The United Nations Children’s agency UNICEF said in a report released on Monday. The figure, representing a 19 per cent increase since 2021, showed that children were “bearing the heaviest burden” of the…