Reports

HIGHLIGHTS UNICEF through its 2022 Nigeria Humanitarian Action for Children between January and June: • Admitted 154,697 children 6-59 months old (53% girls) with severe acute malnutrition for treatment in Northeast Nigeria (vs. 158,377 mid-year targets) and 109,247…

The Global Compact on Refugees in Nigeria: Inclusion and self-reliance for increased well-being of refugees and their hosts Nigeria has a robust approach to hosting refugees and provides an enabling protection environment. The fact that refugees who…

As many communities continue to reel under floods across the whole federation, President Muhammadu Buhari assures that the situation is under continuous monitoring and the government at the center will keep sending teams to assess the…

Dr Leo Zekeng, UNAIDS Country Director and Representative in Nigeria, has shared how lessons from the AIDS response apply to the Monkeypox response. Dr Zekeng said: “Monkeypox is endemic in Nigeria, and in recent weeks there has been…

The agenda points for the meeting were: Opening remarks and Review of Action Points from Previous Meeting – Director of Child Welfare, ASMWASD (5 mins) Review of Action Points for July Coordination Meeting – CP AoR IMO (20…

Floods continue to affect Jigawa State (northern Nigeria), resulting in an increased humanitarian impact. According to Nigeria National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and media reports, at least 50 people have died across Jigawa, since the beginning of…

Week 30 Highlights • Thirty-one states have reported suspected cholera cases in 2022. These are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa,…

Abuja, 22 August, 2022 - Targeting universal immunization, the government of Nigeria through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, on 22 August 2022, introduced…

In Katsina State, north-west Nigeria, cash grants are helping get more girls back to school through the Educate A Child (EAC) education partnership programme of the Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and UNICEF. Samuel Kaalu, Communication Specialist,…

Today’s launch marks the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, which protects against rotavirus-related diarrhoeal disease, into Nigeria’s routine immunisation programme In partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO and UNICEF, Nigeria will aim to reach 7 million…