UNICEF - HenrisCounty

Lamine Yamal named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Spain and Barcelona winger, Lamine Yamal, has been announced as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Yamal, 18 years of age, will now champion the right of…

HenrisCounty June 12, 2026Barcelona, Children, UNICEF, YamalNo Comments

Business

President Tinubu ‘treating poverty as a solvable problem’ – Presidency

The Presidency through Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to the President, has said, the Tinubu government is "finally" tackling "poverty" as a "solvable problem". This is…

HenrisCounty August 8, 2025government, Presidency, Tinubu, UNICEF, World BankNo Comments

Miscellaneous

People with access to clean and safe drinking water (% of population)

In the United States (US), "97%" have access to clean and safe drinking water; United Kingdom (UK) - "100%"; Nigeria - "29%". People with access to clean and safe drinking…

HenrisCounty August 2, 2025environment, UNICEF, Water, WorldNo Comments

Culture

Children’s Day 2025: ‘Nigeria today is home to over 18 million out-of-school children – a deep national wound’ – Peter Obi

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, said, "our nation today is home to over 18 million out-of-school children, among the highest in the world", adding, "it is a deep…

HenrisCounty May 27, 2025Anambra State, Children's Day, National Bureau of Statistics, Peter Obi, UNICEF, United Nations Children's FundNo Comments