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New Year’s Babies: More than 25,000 babies will be born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day - UNICEF

As the calendar turns to 2019, UNICEF calls on countries to meet every newborn’s right to health and survival

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UNICEF calls for leaders to re-commit to child survival and development on International World Children’s Day

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Join hands with UNICEF to build a better future for every child in Nigeria

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Every child alive in Nigeria

A fair chance in life begins with a strong, healthy start. Unfortunately, many children in Nigeria are still deprived of this.

Baby is vaccinated against polio at home.

News note: 4.3 million children in Nigeria still miss out on vaccinations every year

A baby is being weighed at a UNICEF-supported health centre in Borno State.

World is failing newborn babies, says UNICEF

Situation in Nigeria is improving but progress is very slow

More than 20,000 babies to be born on New Year’s Day in Nigeria, says UNICEF

UNICEF challenges nations around the world to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life

DSM, UNICEF, and Sight and Life partner to deliver better nutrition in Nigeria

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Caring staff make all the difference

Ante-natal care services at clinic are increasingly being taken up by mothers, who are taking advantage of the advice and care that is available for free.

Growing concern for nearly 1.4 million internally displaced people living in cholera ‘hotspots’ as outbreak spreads in northeast Nigeria

Heavy rains bring deadly disease to children in northeast Nigeria already battling malnutrition