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UNICEF: Every Nigerian Should Have Legal Identity by 2030

UNICEF: Every Nigerian Should Have Legal Identity by 2030

October 31, 2019 3:22 am

The United Nations is working assiduously with the federal government towards ensuring that come 2030, every Nigerian is captured and have a legal identity.

This was announced in Abuja recently by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in an official open letter by its Nigeria representative, Peter Hawkins, to every Nigerian child in commemoration of the 30 years of existence of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The letter stated that Nigeria has made a lot of progress even though so much more needs to be done towards ensuring that all children have rights that are realised and …

UNICEF, EU Support Healthcare in Bauchi with $1.8M

UNICEF, EU Support Healthcare In Bauchi With $1.8M

October 3, 2019 1:46 am

The Bauchi Field Office of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the European Union, has distributed motorcycles worth $1.856 million to 323 PHCs.

They also provided a mobile storage unit worth $14,000, built capacity of 3500 health workers on different primary healthcare services, as well as provided medical supplies, equipment to boost healthcare in Bauchi State.

UNICEF has also supported the delivery of healthcare to 144 hard-to-reach settlements in nine local government areas using 9mobile outreach teams and provided outreach services through 600 Community Resource Persons (CORPs).

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Kebbi Emir calls for more aids from EU, UNICEF in community

Kebbi Emir calls for more aids from EU, UNICEF in community

July 24, 2019 9:55 am

The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Sama’ila Muhammad, has called for more engagement with the European Union and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the area of community health development.

The emir made the call on Tuesday when he received a team from UNICEF, led by Rabiu Musa, UNICEF Communication Specialist, in his palace in Argungu, Kebbi state.

Muhammad, who commended the organisations for their various intervention programmes, said the intervention had transformed healthcare delivery system in most hard-to-reach communities in the state.

“Under the programme we have enjoyed a lot of extension and improvements in our facilities; from buildings to …

Kebbi Emir calls for more aids from EU, UNICEF in community

Handwashing without soap a waste – UNICEF

June 26, 2019 9:44 am
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)  on Wednesday  advised Nigerians to use soap or ash and running water to was hands after defecation to prevent infection and illness.
Mr  Bioye Ogunjobi, a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist with UNICEF,  gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
Ogunjobi said that using water alone is not proper hand washing technique as it could not totally clean the hand.
According to him, faeces is oily and cannot easily come off after using tissue paper or water to clean-up after defecation.
“Proper hand washing means
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