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UNICEF calls on Nigeria to secure education and children’s future

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 16, 2024

The Nigerian government has been urged by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to secure children’s education by making sure that early warning systems are in place in 37 percent of schools across 10 states to detect risks like school attacks. They are making this request in

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EU and UNICEF to enrol 500,000 out-of-school children in the Northwest Rregion

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

The European Union and UNICEF plan to enrol 500,000 out-of-school children in the region through their newly launched Education and Youth Empowerment in North-west Nigeria campaign. Ms Samuela Isopi, Ambassador of the European Union delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, announced this to press shortly after meeting with Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State to discuss […]

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UNICEF, Adamawa govt educate 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

In partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency trained 2,260 teenagers on gender-based violence (GBV). In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Thursday, Hajiya Fadimatu Hamman-Joda, the state’s Programme Officer for Adolescent Youths and Sexual Reproductive Health, disclosed

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UNICEF, the World Bank, and others to support FG school feeding programme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 8, 2024

Support for Nigeria’s school feeding project has been pledged by the World Bank, UNICEF, and other development partners. This comes after the federal government decided to start a public-private partnership to increase funding for school feeding programmes across the nation. Dr. Tunde Adekola, a World Bank representative, stated the bank would support the initiative

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Over 1.3 million northern children’s education was disrupted by school attacks, says UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 24, 2024

Over 1.3 million children have experienced disruptions in their education as a result of recent school attacks, mostly in the North East and North West areas of 2021, according to UNICEF, which has published this information and called for precautionary shutdown of schools. This is in response to the UN Agency emphasising how urgent it […]

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UNICEF to enrol 4,000 out-of-school girls in Katsina

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2024

Through its Reaching and Empowering Adolescent females in North-West Nigeria (REACH) programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has started enrolling 4,000 out-of-school adolescent females in Katsina State schools. The programme is being carried out in the state’s local government areas of Rimi, Mani, and Katsina and is supported by UNICEF in

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FG, UNICEF empower 16,000 Katsina girls with digital literacy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 16, 2023

KATSINA – With the assistance of UNICEF, the Federal Government has equipped around 16,000 girls in Katsina State with digital literacy, entrepreneurial skills, and talents. At the conclusion of a training session on Thursday at the Katsina State School of Nursing, Katsina, this was said by Dr. Babangida Zubairu, the Master Trainer for the Nigerian […]

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8,500 teachers undergo training in digital literacy and ICT by Kaduna SUBEB

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

KADUNA: Information, communications, and technology (ICT) and digital literacy training for 8,500 teachers has been initiated by the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB). The State University (KASU), which provided the ICT centre, and Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) collaborated to assist the training. According to Ahmed Sani, the

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UNICEF and SUBEB launch the Train-the-Trainers project in Jigawa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 14, 2023

DUTSE – The train-the-trainers initiative for School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) and Community-Based Management Committees (CBMCs) has formally started, thanks to the collaboration of UNICEF and Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). At the launch, Hajiya Umma Abdulkadir, the UNICEF Focal Point Officer at SUBEB in Dutse, stated that 2,820

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How Kano May Tackle The Challenge Posed by Out-of-School Children — UNICEF

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 13, 2023

The government of Kano State has received advice from UNICEF on how to deal with the 989,234 out-of-school children that are now present in the State. This is in line with what the organisation indicated, that a large budget for education is necessary, but that once the budget has been approved, the funds must also […]