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40m children at risk of measles due to COVID disruptions, says WHO

    40m children at risk of measles due to COVID disruptions, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says nearly 40 million children are at risk of measles globally. In a joint report with the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the organisation said

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UNICEF: How discrimination against children affects their education, health

    UNICEF: How discrimination against children affects their education, health

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says children should be protected and not marginalised based on their race, ethnicity, religion and language. Catherine Russell, UNICEF executive director, said this in

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Children among 21 killed as bus falls into canal in Egypt

    Children among 21 killed as bus falls into canal in Egypt

At least 21 persons have been confirmed dead after a bus fell into a canal in northern Egypt on Saturday. According to Al Jazeera, Sherif Makeen, an official of the

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UNICEF: Over 800k children displaced by flooding in Nigeria

    UNICEF: Over 800k children displaced by flooding in Nigeria

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 840,000 children have been displaced by the recent flooding that ravaged some parts of Nigeria. According to a statement on Tuesday,

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Vaccine preservative: Shift to single-dose vials, NGO advises NAFDAC

  Vaccine preservative: Shift to single-dose vials, NGO advises NAFDAC

LivingScience Foundation, a health-oriented non-governmental organisation (NGO), says the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) should

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Man sets step-children ablaze in Ondo — after ‘wife denied him sex’

  Man sets step-children ablaze in Ondo — after ‘wife denied him sex’

A 54year-old man identified as Ojo Joseph has reportedly set his five step-children ablaze in Ondo. The incident happened at

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‘It’s low dose of different form’ — NAFDAC reacts to claim on mercury use in vaccines

  ‘It’s low dose of different form’ — NAFDAC reacts to claim on mercury use in vaccines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked the claim that children in Nigeria are

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Flood: 1.5m Nigerian children at risk, says UNICEF

  Flood: 1.5m Nigerian children at risk, says UNICEF

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says more than 1.5 million children are at risk as Nigeria battles

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Air pollution can affect children’s IQ, says physician

  Air pollution can affect children’s IQ, says physician

Tolullah Oni, a public health physician and a ‘clean air’ campaigner, says air pollution can reduce the intelligence quotient (IQ)

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DEATH THROES: In Nigeria’s crisis-ridden state, mothers watch as hunger batters children

  DEATH THROES: In Nigeria’s crisis-ridden state, mothers watch as hunger batters children

BY ANIBE IDAJILI That night in February, Hajara Muhammed panicked as the lingering sound of gunshots rent the air. The

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