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Open defecation: Nigeria needs 3.9m toilets annually – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-free...

UNICEF wants Nigeria to triple current investment to meet sanitation targets

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday, June 16, 2023, urged the Nigerian Government to triple its current investment in sanitation and hygiene to...

Flooding: UNICEF, NOA train volunteers, health educators on emergency preparedness

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday, April 20, 2023, trained volunteers and health educators in...

2023: UN agencies warn again of hunger in West, Central Africa

The UN agencies say the number of hungry people in West and Central Africa can reach a record high of 48 million in 2023,...

More children suffering from heat waves – UNICEF

According to a UNICEF report, millions of children are already suffering from heat extremes due to global warming, and  there will soon be many...

1.5m children at risk of devastating floods – UNICEF

More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria need humanitarian assistance, 60 per cent of which include children at increased risk of waterborne diseases, UNICEF...

Half of Sudan’s most vulnerable children could die without aid – UN

The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent...

GBV detrimental to girl-child’s development, says UNICEF Country Rep

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative to Nigeria, Peter Hawkins, says Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is detrimental to the development of the girl-child. Hawkins, who made...

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Lokpobiri clarifies representative’s statement on NNPC refinery operations

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has rejected claims made by a representative on his behalf...
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Activists at African Peoples COP demand policies on methane reduction

Environmental activists have called on African governments to enact laws and policies that protect the environment from methane emission,...

AATF launches agronomic practices training programme for Nigerian cassava farmers

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has officially launched a Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) training programme aimed at enhancing...

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Lokpobiri clarifies representative’s statement on NNPC refinery operations

Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri,...

Activists at African Peoples COP demand policies on methane reduction

Environmental activists have called on African governments to enact...
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