Boko Haram has used over 117 children as suicide bombers – UNICEF

by Azeez Adeniyi The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said terrorist group, Boko Haram has used 117 children for suicide attacks in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon since 2014. In a statement on Wednesday, UNICEF said 27 children had been sent on suicide missions in 2017 alone. UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central... Read More

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April 6, 2017

Meningitis: UNICEF donates 1,000 doses of drugs

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated 1,000 doses of drugs to the Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Development Board to treat patients of Cerebrospinal Meningitis which has ravaged some states in the country. Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria... Read More

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March 1, 2017

Okey Ndibe: Meeting a man who fed starving Biafrans

by Okey Ndibe One of the fortunes of my frequent travels is that I meet fascinating people at different locations, even when I have no inkling of the possibility of such encounters. In stops in such cities as Los Angeles, Abuja, San Francisco, Johannesburg, London, Washington, DC, Houston and Austin, Texas, I have met classmates... Read More

Opinion

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February 7, 2017

Opinion: Providing for the lost children of Nigeria

Philip Obaji Jr. Children in northeastern Nigeria have dreams, but they are struggling to stay alive. They need help. Squatting in front of floor-seated teenage children in a camp providing aid for displaced kids in Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, I posed a quested: “What do you like so much that you’ll love... Read More

Opinion

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February 1, 2017

#Impact365: “Women and children are often the victims of lack of water sources” | NYAW intensifies efforts to provide clean water

The poor state of water and sanitation facilities in most Nigerian primary and secondary schools is a leading factor for declining health, reduced productivity and decreased learning outcomes among children of school age and this has irrepressible consequences on their individuality, families and their communities. Not many NGOs in the country Daniel Falonipe is the... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Thinking Through

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December 15, 2016

YNaija Says: It will be a shame, Pres. Buhari, if your SGF does not resign

At the senate plenary on the 14th of December, the Senate made a startling revelation – that an official within the President’s government was siphoning money meant for the IDPs in the North East. The Senate, through the Interim Report of the Ad-Hoc Committee on Mounting Humanitarian Crisis in the North East, made this damning... Read More

Featured

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November 18, 2016

UNICEF puts five Anambra LGs under surveillance for Lassa fever

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has said it is monitoring five local government areas in Anambra State for any incident of Lassa fever. According to the organization,the action became necessary following the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in the state, claiming three lives. The five local government areas are Orumba North, Nnewi, Ayamelum,... Read More

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October 29, 2016

UN negotiates release of 876 children linked to Boko Haram

The United Nations has negotiated the release of 876 children detained by Nigeria’s army and security forces, a senior official said. According to UNICEF’S Regional Director for Western and Central Africa, Manuel Fontaine who visited the Northeast region, the children had been held in the barracks in Maiduguri. The detained children are from areas liberated by the military.... Read More

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September 17, 2016

UN says 2 million Nigerians are trapped in Boko Haram controlled areas

The United Nations has said about 2 million Nigerians are currently trapped in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria due to insurgency by terrorist group, Boko Haram. UNICEF’s Chief of Nutrition in Nigeria, Arjan de Wagt, during a press briefing by the UN Information Service in Switzerland disclosed this on Friday. He said most of these... Read More

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September 15, 2016

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XI: “The children are happy now”

by Eromo Egbejule You hear a lot of stories about North-East Nigeria, a slice of the country that has been at war since 2009, at the hands of Boko Haram. But we have largely only heard a single story. Sending a reporter across 7 cities, we tell a more complete story – personal tales of... Read More

Citizenship, Featured

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August 13, 2016

5 takeaways from the recent discovery of polio virus in Borno

There were reports on Thursday that the Federal Government had discovered an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus in Borno State. According to the reports, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Polio has been known to be an highly infectious disease caused by a virus of which attacks children,... Read More

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August 12, 2016

Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

The Federal Ministry of Health in conjunction with WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out an emergency Polio immunization campaign in Borno, an official said. The UNICEF Chief of Communication, Doune Porter, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday that the campaign would commence in the accessible parts of... Read More

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August 11, 2016

Polio returns to Nigeria for the first time since July 2014

The Honourable Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole has confirmed an outbreak of Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in Borno state. In a statement released on Thursday by the Assistant director, press and public relations, Federal Ministry of Health, Olajide Oshundun, the outbreak affected two children from Gwoza and Jere Local Government Areas of the state.... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Boko Haram: U.S. pledges $37m aid for victims

The United States on Wednesday pledged $37m aid for victims of Boko Haram. The pledge was made in Abuja by the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria. The U.S. government will provide “more than $37m in additional humanitarian assistance.” “Approximately five million people need emergency food assistance,” the mission said. The regional director of the... Read More

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August 6, 2016

After the election, everybody moved on… but not Fayose – Aisha Buhari

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari who is currently on a visit to the United States of America said on Saturday that the visit was necessary to hold discussions with aid organizations on how to help the women and children facing starvation in the north eastern part of Nigeria. Aisha Buhari spoke in an interview... Read More

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July 30, 2016

UNICEF continues aid to IDPs despite convoy attack

Despite an attack on its convoy by Boko Haram terrorists, UNICEF has said it would continue to provide assistance to children in Internally Displaced Persons camps in northeast Nigeria. The terrorists had ambushed a humanitarian convoy that included workers from UNICEF, UNFPA, and IOM while returning from Bama in northeast Borno state on Thursday. The... Read More

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July 29, 2016

UN envoy attack: Saraki calls for calm

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday called for calm as the United Nation’s announced that it would be suspending aid deliveries in Nigeria after a United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) humanitarian convoy was attacked while travelling from Bama to Maiduguri in Borno State. Saraki in a statement by his Media Office, condemned the... Read More

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July 29, 2016

UN suspends aid to Borno after attack on UNICEF convoy

The United Nations, UN, on Thursday said it would temporarily put on hold aid deliveries to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs camps in Borno State after an attack on a humanitarian convoy. YNaija had earlier reported that unidentified gunmen attacked a humanitarian convoy on Thursday as it returned to Maiduguri after delivering aid in Bama. The officials’ convoy,... Read More

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March 22, 2016

Parents get paid N5000 for sending girls to school – Sokoto govt

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with Sokoto government, is set to train 830 female teachers. The scheme, which is to provide enough role models for female students especially in rural communities in different parts of the state, is being executed under UNICEF’s Girls Education Project (GEP3). In a statement released by the... Read More

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November 6, 2014

70 per cent of Northerners are illiterates – @Atiku

by Isi Esene Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar earlier today disclosed that 70 per cent of people in the northern part of the country are illiterates. Abubakar who was speaking in Abuja at a public presentation of a book titled, ‘Re-thinking the Legal Framework for Rights of Women and Girl-Child in Nigeria,’ in honour of... Read More

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September 23, 2014

Send your girl child to school and make money – UNICEF tells Northern parents

by S’ola Filani “We want to tell parents: ‘If you send a girl to secondary school, you will get more money later’. The longer she attends school, the greater the economic benefits” As part of promoting the girl child education in the Northern Nigeria, a UNICEF-supported programme, was inaugurated in Sokoto on Monday, and aimed... Read More

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August 6, 2014

How Nigerian refugees are fleeing Borno to deserted Island in Chad because of Boko Haram

by David Cyril Majority of the people who fled Kolikolia, Borno State, after being attacked by the dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram, are presently at an uninhabited island of Choua in Lake Chad, Republic of Chad. According to a report on Reuters, the fleeing refugees reportedly arrived the island, – which lies in Chadian waters... Read More

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November 29, 2013

DISTURBING: Desperate Syrians butcher zoo lion to eat (PHOTO)

by Oke Efagene A disturbing photo has emerged of Syrian rebels butchering a lion taken from a local zoo to eat. This appears to be a desperate move to further show how hungry the residents are. The picture which has gone viral on social media cannot be independently verified. It shows men cutting up an... Read More

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August 22, 2013

Alkasim Abdulkadir: To the children of Mamudo who were cut down in search of light (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir In Mamudo the children received death instead of an education because they obeyed God’s command of seeking knowledge, -Iqrah. The children of Mamudo were cut down in search of light. The stream of our national consciousness has since moved on from the carnage at Mamudo near Potiskum in Yobe State, where on... Read More

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January 17, 2013

Adorable: See Shakira, Amber Rose, Megan Fox and others flaunt baby bumps we love (PHOTOS)

Akan Ido Shakira and her boyfriend Gerard Pique have shared intimate shots of their pregnancy with the world. The UNICEF Ambassador flaunted her baby bump in several poses. “To celebrate the arrival of our first child, we hope that, in his name, other less privileged children in the world can have their basic needs covered... Read More

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January 12, 2013

MDGs: At this rate, Nigeria won’t meet its water and sanitation target until 2033 – Group

by James Sambo Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), a media network concerned with sanitation and water, has said that 63.6 million Nigerians have no access to potable water. Dennis Deteer, the Chairman of its Plateau chapter, disclosed this in Jos on Friday when the body paid an advocacy visit to Plateau State Community and Social... Read More

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November 28, 2012

Magical or body magic? We can’t believe this woman gave birth 4 months ago (PHOTOS)

by Isi Esene Actress, Uma Thurman was exceptionally stunning on Tuesday night at the annual UNICEF SnowFlake ball in New York. The ‘Kill Bill‘ actress, who gave birth to a baby daughter just a few months ago pleasantly shocked everyone how quickly she got her pre-pregnancy body back. Check photos to see Thurman rock that... Read More

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April 17, 2012

First child at 14, divorced at 18: This story will inspire you

by Tolu Orekoya 18-year-old divorcee Hanisa Idris Magama doesn’t flinch at the idea of carrying her 4-year-old daughter, and then sitting with her as they both attend primary school together, seated in the same room. “I will not mind competing with my first daughter in search of knowledge in the same school. After all, I... Read More

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Boko Haram has used over 117 children as suicide bombers – UNICEF

Meningitis: UNICEF donates 1,000 doses of drugs

Okey Ndibe: Meeting a man who fed starving Biafrans

Opinion: Providing for the lost children of Nigeria

#Impact365: “Women and children are often the victims of lack of water sources” | NYAW intensifies efforts to provide clean water

YNaija Says: It will be a shame, Pres. Buhari, if your SGF does not resign

UNICEF puts five Anambra LGs under surveillance for Lassa fever

UN negotiates release of 876 children linked to Boko Haram

UN says 2 million Nigerians are trapped in Boko Haram controlled areas

WE SURVIVED BOKO HARAM XI: “The children are happy now”

5 takeaways from the recent discovery of polio virus in Borno

Polio: FG, WHO begin vaccination

Polio returns to Nigeria for the first time since July 2014

Boko Haram: U.S. pledges $37m aid for victims

After the election, everybody moved on… but not Fayose – Aisha Buhari

UNICEF continues aid to IDPs despite convoy attack

UN envoy attack: Saraki calls for calm

UN suspends aid to Borno after attack on UNICEF convoy

Parents get paid N5000 for sending girls to school – Sokoto govt

70 per cent of Northerners are illiterates – @Atiku

Send your girl child to school and make money – UNICEF tells Northern parents

How Nigerian refugees are fleeing Borno to deserted Island in Chad because of Boko Haram

DISTURBING: Desperate Syrians butcher zoo lion to eat (PHOTO)

Alkasim Abdulkadir: To the children of Mamudo who were cut down in search of light (Y! FrontPage)

Adorable: See Shakira, Amber Rose, Megan Fox and others flaunt baby bumps we love (PHOTOS)

MDGs: At this rate, Nigeria won’t meet its water and sanitation target until 2033 – Group

Magical or body magic? We can’t believe this woman gave birth 4 months ago (PHOTOS)

First child at 14, divorced at 18: This story will inspire you

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