November 19, (THEWILL) - The Borno State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, has launched a statewide campaign to eradicate open defecation as part of efforts to improve hygiene and sanitation across the state.
Governor Babagana Zulum,...
October 09, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF), on Tuesday, donated emergency response kits worth $69,075 to the Borno state government, following the recent outbreak of Cholera disease in the State.
While presenting the items in Maiduguri,...
September 24, (THEWILL) – In efforts to prevent outbreaks of waterborne diseases following the recent flood disaster that ravaged Maiduguri and Jere LGAs, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Borno State Government, Primary Healthcare Development Agency (PHCDA) and other...
August 21, (THEWILL) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for justice to ensure all children, irrespective of their background and status, are served by the justice system in their best interest in accordance with international and...
August 02, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have lamented that Borno state has been lagging in achieving breastfeeding global targets for the past three years.
Speaking, UNICEF Chief of...
April 18, (THEWILL) - Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has appealed to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to establish a field office in the state to coordinate its programmes and strengthen its partnership with the government to...
April 18, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stressed the need to ensure adequate safety and security of schools, saying it is everyone's responsibility, including parents, government, community leaders and other partners.
The UNICEF’s Chief of Field...
April 15, (THEWILL) - United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has urged the Nigeria government to secure children's education, saying a report shows that just 37 percent of schools across 10 states have early warning systems in place to...
March 11, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Monday, said 4,800 out-of-school youths and adolescents will be trained in the next two years to address unemployment in Borno State.
UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office,...
February 23, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said it has built a clinic with medical supplies worth $179,000 to improve quality health services delivery destroyed by Boko Haram conflicts.
The UNICEF Chief of Maiduguri Field Office, Phuong...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.