Estimated Reading Time: 1The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that this year’s Children’s Day comes at a challenging moment as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of girls that are being sexually abused. UNICEF stressed that violence is carried out against one in four Nigerian children and[Read More…]
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Finally, 3.92 million COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 1Nigeria has received nearly four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. The COVAX shipped 3.94 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, arrived from Mumbai to Abuja around[Read More…]
There Are Currently 1.9 Million Internally Displaced People In The North-East – UNICEF
Estimated Reading Time: 3The United Nations report has shown that there are 1.9 million people displaced currently from their homes in North-East, Nigeria. The Communications Specialist, UNICEF Nigeria, Mr Geoffrey Njoku, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. The UN report warned that internally-displaced children in Nigeria[Read More…]
Maryam Augie-Abdulmumin: Child Education, An Obligation – Not an option
Estimated Reading Time: 3 “Children all over the world and especially in Nigeria, no matter their social status, socio-economic situation, circumstance or location have the absolute right be part of a society that provides access to quality education that gives them a chance at being a positive index for developmental[Read More…]
