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Nigeria has the ‘highest number’ of out-of-school children in the world

    Nigeria has the ‘highest number’ of out-of-school children in the world

Nigeria has approximately 10 million out of school children, according to the United Nations Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Mohammed Mohiuddin, UNICEF’s chief of Sokoto field office, disclosed this recently. “Nigeria has

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Nigeria has ‘20,000 new cases of fistula annually’

    Nigeria has ‘20,000 new cases of fistula annually’

Nigeria has 800,000 cases of fistula and 20,000 new cases every year, Raditzai Ndhlovu, country representative of UN Population Fund (UNFPA), has said. Ndhlovu made this known when she featured

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50 million Nigerians lack access to potable water, says minister

    50 million Nigerians lack access to potable water, says minister

Suleiman Adamu, minister of water resources, says the federal government will achieve the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) before the 2030 target. Adamu said this in Abuja while

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Biodiversity conservation is key to green growth, says UNEP

    Biodiversity conservation is key to green growth, says UNEP

 UN says conservation of the world’s natural wealth, including forests, watersheds and wildlife, is the key to deliver green economy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Elizabeth Mrema, director of UNEP’s

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‘Only 2% of domestic violence cases are reported’

    ‘Only 2% of domestic violence cases are reported’

 An advocacy group, Community Building and Development Initiatives (CBDI), on Tuesday said only two per cent of domestic violence cases

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500m children live in crisis zones, says UNICEF

    500m children live in crisis zones, says UNICEF

The United Nation Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says one in four of the world’s school-aged children – nearly half a

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Open defecation will end by 2019, says minister

    Open defecation will end by 2019, says minister

 The Nigerian government has pledged to create a healthy environment by ending open defecation in 2019. Amina Mohammed, minister of environment, disclosed

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Nigeria is the ‘fourth worst place’ to give birth in the world

    Nigeria is the ‘fourth worst place’ to give birth in the world

Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate is at an all time high with 814 women deaths per 100,000 live births, according to a

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WHO raises the alarm on yellow fever

    WHO raises the alarm on yellow fever

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described as serious, the yellow fever outbreaks in Angola and the Democratic Republic of

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UN: Stamp duties can help Nigeria fund SDGs

    UN: Stamp duties can help Nigeria fund SDGs

The United Nations Millennium Campaign believes Nigeria can fund Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by leveraging on Agriculture, solid minerals, stamp

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