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Malnutrition ‘could kill’ 1.4m children in Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen in 2017

    Malnutrition ‘could kill’ 1.4m children in Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen in 2017

Nearly 1.4 million children are at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition in 2017 if there is no immediate intervention, UNICEF has said. In a statement released by the

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UNICEF: Extreme water stress level keeping Nigerian children at risk

    UNICEF: Extreme water stress level keeping Nigerian children at risk

Nigeria is currently facing extremely high levels of water stress, that will cause children to use unsafe water thereby exposing them to potentially deadly diseases like cholera and diarrhoea. This

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Japan donates $27m to Nigeria to prevent polio spread 

    Japan donates $27m to Nigeria to prevent polio spread 

Japan has given a grant of $27 million for emergency polio vaccination efforts in Nigeria and additional $6million to cater to vaccination efforts in the Lake Chad region. According to

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Boko Haram recruited nearly 2,000 children in 2016, says UN

    Boko Haram recruited nearly 2,000 children in 2016, says UN

In Nigeria and neighbouring countries, data verified by the United Nations and its partners show that nearly 2,000 children were recruited by Boko Haram in 2016 alone. The children were

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UNICEF: 1.4m children risk death as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia

  UNICEF: 1.4m children risk death as famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia

Famine looms in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan with close to 1.4 million children at risk of dying from severe acute

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Osun has the ‘highest rate’ of circumcised women in Nigeria

  Osun has the ‘highest rate’ of circumcised women in Nigeria

Nearly eight in 10 women have undergone circumcision in Osun, according to UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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Did you know that suffficient water intake can prevent measles?

  Did you know that suffficient water intake can prevent measles?

Last week, the federal government and UNICEF announced an outbreak of measles in the north-east, mostly occasioned by the seven-year

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UNICEF begs Trump to consider 28 million refugees

  UNICEF begs Trump to consider 28 million refugees

UNICEF has asked President Donald Trump to open the US to the 28 million children who have been displaced by

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UNICEF to vaccinate 4.7m children in north-east

  UNICEF to vaccinate 4.7m children in north-east

The federal government in partnership with UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has commenced the vaccination of 4.7 million

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Shettima apologises to UN, says ‘you were there during our darkest hours’

  Shettima apologises to UN, says ‘you were there during our darkest hours’

Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, has apologised to the United Nations (UN) for accusing its aid agencies of misusing

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