Boko Haram insurgents have abducted at least 1,000 children in the north-east since 2013, according to UNICEF. Speaking ahead of the 4-year anniversary of the kidnap of the Chibok schoolgirls in
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The population of Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is pegged at an estimation of 198 million, according to the National Population Commission (NPC). According to NAN, Eze Duruiheoma, NPC chairman, said
Some civil society organisations have urged clerics to seize the Easter period to speak against female genital mutilation (FGM). The groups said this in a statement issued on their behalf
The UN says it has allocated $11 million (about N4 billion) to help 60,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno and other humanitarian operations in north-east Nigeria. The UN office
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, has called on African leaders to work towards the implementation of the sustainable
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 69 million Nigerians do not have access to safe water. Zaid Jurji, chief
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has deployed its personnel to rapidly contain the outbreak of Lassa fever in
Global food agencies have warned of a possible food shortage that could affect 5.8 million people in 16 northern states
The practice is prevalent in Oko Baba destitute home in Ebute Metta, Lagos. Neonates, delivered by untrained birth attendants who
