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01 January 2016
Reducing Early Marriage In Nigeria Through The Adolescent Girl Initiative
Zainab, was 13 years old when she saw her first menstrual cycle. She remembers having cramps in her abdomen but that was overshadowed by her mother’s joy, “you…
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01 December 2015
2015 National Family Planning Conference Convened
A 2 day national consultative conference on family planning programming in Nigeria was held in December. The conference was hosted by the Nigeria Federal Ministry of…
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07 September 2015
UNFPA Strengthens Access To Reproductive Health Services In The North East
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN-CERF) has flagged off the…
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24 August 2015
Improving The Rights Of The Girl Child Should A Priority For All Says Ban Ki-moon The UN Secretary General
“We are committed to ensuring that every adolescent girl, regardless of her age, culture or background has access to equitable and quality education and importantly…
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15 July 2015
Inauguration Of The Youth Participatory Platform
Our mandate is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. At the core of this…
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15 July 2015
Engaging Nigerian Youths As Advocates For Adolescent Reproductive Health Issues
Ratidzai Ndlovu the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Nigeria said that the youth are effective drivers of change when they are empowered and given…
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09 July 2015
UNFPA Donates Training Arm Models Worth $1 Million To All 98 Midwifery Schools In Nigeria
The United Nations Development Organization donated training arm models worth $1 million to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for the 98 midwifery schools in…
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19 June 2015
2015 Mid-year Programme Review Of The Crossriver Delivering As One Ends In Calabar
A 3-days review meeting of the 2015 United Nations Development Assistance Framework also known as Delivering as one was concluded today in Calabar Cross River State. The…
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09 May 2015
Rescued Girls From The Boko Haram Insurgency Receive Psychosocial Support
The Makohi camp in Yola, Adamawa State in northeastern Nigeria is home to the 275 women and children who were recently rescued from the Sambisa forest – the ,…
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