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Press release
05 November 2024
UNICEF Welcomes President Tinubu’s Order for Immediate Release of Detained Children
Abuja, Nigeria, 5 November 2024 – UNICEF welcomes the immediate action taken by President Tinubu, who has directed the release of all children and young persons detained on charges linked to the #EndBadGovernanceProtests. UNICEF acknowledges this decision as a significant step towards safeguarding the rights of mi...
Article
08 October 2024
Child Poverty in Nigeria: A focus on SDG 1 and UNICEF's Impact
Have you heard about the SDGs? If you don’t know what they are, get ready because in this article I’m going to be explaining the SDGs and how each of them relates to children living in Nigeria. SDG means Sustainable Development Goals and we have 17 of them which were adopted by all United Nation Member States in 2...
Press release
29 August 2024
Nigeria’s First Lady to Accelerate Birth Registration Through the Renewed Hope Initiative
Abuja, Nigeria –29th August 2024 – Today marks a significant step forward in the collective effort to ensure that every child in Nigeria is recognized and registered at birth. The official launch of the Renewed Hope Initiative Project to accelerate birth registration at scale led by the First Lady of the Federal R...
Remarks
12 August 2024
Remark by UNICEF Representative, Cristian Munduate on Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day
This Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day marks a critical turning point for contemplation, cooperation, and action aimed at strengthening civil registration and vital statistics systems throughout the continent and most importantly in Nigeria. In addition to being an annual commemoration, the event ...
Report
04 July 2024
National Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in Nigeria
UNICEF and SOS Children’s Village supported the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs with funding from the European Union to develop National Guidelines for the Alterative Care of Children in Nigeria and its implementation framework. The guidelines provide regulatory framework to standardized approach and services...
Article
26 June 2024
The Road to Justice
At the age of seven, he became an orphan when his mother died. He found himself homeless, sleeping in abandoned buildings, and trapped in a cycle of adversity. Trying to survive, one day, he was caught stealing a mobile phone. He was arrested and sent to a police cell to await trial. He explained to the authoriti...
Press release
18 June 2024
First Lady of Nigeria Pledges Her Support to Ending FGM at UNFPA-UNICEF Annual Consultation on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
Abuja, Nigeria –14 June 2024 – The UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) concluded its Annual Technical Consultation Meeting yesterday, themed "Delivering the Global Promise to End FGM by 2030." United Nations partners have emphasized the urgent need to end Female Genit...
Photo essay
02 May 2024
From Conflict to a Better Future
Many people affected by armed conflict in north-eastern Nigeria are getting back on their feet at the Bulumkutu Interim Care Centre (BICC) and Hajj Camp. Since 2016, these camps have been transit centres for children and women caught in the the armed conflict that has ravaged northeast Nigeria. At these centres, c...
Article
23 April 2024
My happy henhouse
It's early in the morning. After doing some housework, Hadidja* (name changed) rushes off to a small pen. Dozens of chicks are inside. They greet her by chattering and crowding around her. She approaches a large bag containing feed to feed them. She also gives them water from small containers. Hadidja must hurry b...
Article
16 April 2024
John, the Barber
John, 17, owns a modest barbershop in a small town in Adamawa State in north-eastern Nigeria. He bought the premises from his former boss, who opened a larger barber shop in a trendy neighbourhood. When his boss made him the offer, John sensed a bargain and didn't hesitate. “I bought the business with my savings. ...
Press release
15 April 2024
On the 10-year mark of the Chibok abductions, UNICEF urges action to secure children's education in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria, 15 April 2024 – As Nigeria marks 10 years since the mass Chibok abductions in the Northeast, 90 girls remain in captivity, and the country is recovering from another abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna state in March of this year. UNICEF is calling for intensified efforts to protect the country's...
Article
02 April 2024
A pathway to a better future through skills acquisition
The armed conflict in northern Nigeria is claiming many victims, including children. These young people are often kidnapped at an early age and deprived of their childhood. They suffer many abuses and are deprived of their fundamental right to education. Many are used as armed combatants. After years of captivity,...
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