UNICEF Prioritizes Oyo State in Southwest Nigeria, Urges Action on Child Welfare Issues.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) social policy manager, Muhammed Okorie, has revealed that Oyo State is the major focus of the organization among other states in the southwest, giving the proactiveness of the state government to the organization’s commitment.

Okorie disclosed this at a one-day stakeholder meeting held in Ibadan, calling the attention of the Oyo State government to out-of-school children, malnourished children, and poor hygiene in the state.

He affirmed that investment in children within their first one thousand days of existence has the highest returns.