The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reiterated the need for more investment in teachers, both in time and financial resources, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. UNICEF’s Education Manager, Mrs Manar Ahmed, said this during a…
Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), has integrated over 53,000 ‘ Almajiri’ children into Western Education, the state’s Commissioner of Education, Prof. Badamasi Lawal, said on Friday The commissioner disclosed this when he received…
The House of Representatives has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Musa Bello, to ensure full compliance with provisions of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Act.It also asked for full compliance of the Child Rights…
The Kaduna State Government with support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is making progress in strengthening child protection systems in the state. Dr Wilfred Mamah, the Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Kaduna, stated this in an interview in Kaduna…
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said that despite the rise of the highly transmissible Omicron variant and COVID-19 cases across the world, “nationwide school closures should be avoided whenever possible.” UNICEF’s Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, in a statement from…
Mr Ibrahim Sese, Chief, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF, on Thursday said Nigeria loses US$8.9 billion annually to violence against women, child marriage and harmful practices. Sese disclosed this during the official launch and dissemination of “The state of the Nigerian Girl…
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning through connecting schools to the internet and ensuring free access to learning platforms across 13 countries. This is by providing equal access…
Adamawa State Universal Basic Education in collaboration with UNICEF has trained 76 master trainers on new teaching approaches. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the 10 days training on Saturday in Yola, Mr Joel Jutum, UNICEF Education…
No fewer than 100 field officers would be engaged to ensure the success of a back-to-school campaign in Kankara and Kafur Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Katsina state. Alhaji Abdulmalik Bello, the Director of social mobilisation, Katsina State Universal Basic…
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria needs to spend the next two to three years building its immunisation infrastructure to enable the country to access and administer the WHO announced malaria vaccine. Peter Hawkins, the UNICEF Nigeria Representative, said…
