UNITED Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has challenged parents and guardians to encourage their girl-child to take the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in public health fafacilities. The UNICEF Health Specialist, Dr Ijeoma Agbo, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. Agbo said that the role of parents … Read more
THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer among girl-child of ages nine to 14 in Nigeria. The UNICEF Social and Behaviour Change Specialist, Aderonke Akinola- Akinwole, stated this during a two-day media dialogue on “Combating the most Preventable form of … Read more
THE recent abduction of over two hundred students by bandits in Kaduna State has been strongly condemned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Trojan News reported earlier that bandits attacked the Government Secondary School and LEA primary school in Kuriga, Kaduna State, whisking away no fewer than 280 students, pupils and teachers. The assailants reportedly shot at … Read more