The United States has donated $5 million to UNICEF to provide lifesaving nutrition support for 70,000 children facing acute malnutrition in Northwest Nigeria. Read more on this critical humanitarian effort.
Stakeholders at the 2025 National Nutrition Week blame poverty and insecurity for rising malnutrition, affecting millions of children and women. Discover the urgent call for action.
UNICEF projects 1.8 million child deaths from AIDS by 2040 due to funding cuts. 150,000 teens got HIV in 2024. Urgent action needed to scale up HIV services for children and mothers in Nigeria and beyond.
Ex-Ondo Governor Olusegun Mimiko urges increased public spending on health and education, citing 40% child stunting. He calls for police decentralization and school meal reforms.
President Tinubu's aide calls for enhanced donor collaboration to tackle Nigeria's malnutrition crisis. Lawmakers report significant progress in maternal and child nutrition programs across multiple states.
UNICEF warns Nigeria faces child welfare emergency with millions out of school due to insecurity and collapsing services. Stakeholders demand urgent action to protect children's future.
UN warns rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria could push 35 million into severe hunger during 2026 lean season. WFP emergency resources deplete by December without urgent funding.
UNICEF and Nigerian stakeholders call for urgent action to protect children's rights, education, and safety. Learn how government programs aim to reach millions by 2030.
Bauchi students used World Children's Day 2025 to demand safer schools, better welfare and education investment from government. UNICEF event highlights child rights progress.
First Lady Remi Tinubu marks World Children's Day 2025, urging Nigerians to listen to children's voices and protect their rights for a safer, more compassionate society.
UNICEF achieves major education milestone in Northern Nigeria, enrolling 15,000 out-of-school children in Katsina while improving nutrition and healthcare across three states.
WHO, UNICEF, and UNRWA launch a major vaccination campaign for over 40,000 children in Gaza. Over 10,000 already immunized as the fragile ceasefire holds. Read more.
Project HER reveals how flooding isolates Lagos communities, cripples maternal healthcare, and exposes thousands of women and children to disease. Urgent government action is needed.
UNICEF condemns terrorist attack on Kebbi school where 25 students were kidnapped, demands urgent protection for schools and implementation of Safe Schools Declaration.
Zamfara State reinforces commitment to combating gender-based violence with new Sexual Assault Referral Centre while Governor Lawal joins President Tinubu's delegation to G20 summit in South Africa.
Zamfara State, with UNICEF, launches a 5-year child nutrition strategy and alternative childcare guidelines to protect vulnerable children and combat gender-based violence.
Vice President Kashim Shettima exposes Nigeria's staggering ₦5.6 trillion annual loss from malnutrition, calling for urgent action to address human capital depletion.
Federal Government partners with European Union and UNICEF in groundbreaking €6.3 million initiative to boost local manufacturing of essential health commodities and reduce import dependency.
Federal Government signs landmark agreement to strengthen local manufacturing of essential health commodities, reducing import dependency and creating jobs.
New data reveals Borno State has achieved 44% immunization coverage for children, marking significant progress in healthcare delivery despite security challenges in Northeast Nigeria.
UNICEF sounds alarm on Nigeria's open defecation crisis, advocating for urgent construction of public toilets and improved sanitation infrastructure across the nation.
Shocking new data projects over 34 million Nigerians will experience acute food insecurity in the coming years. Discover the driving factors and urgent solutions needed to prevent this looming catastrophe.
International humanitarian organizations reveal shocking data showing over 600,000 children in northern Nigeria suffering from severe acute malnutrition, calling for urgent intervention to prevent catastrophic consequences.