August 17, 2022 

 The United Nations says feedback from the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey which was launched on Tuesday indicates Nigeria has a long way to go in ensuring the well-being of its children.

UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, said this in Abuja at the launch of the report by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), in collaboration with United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

The report, according to the UN, reveals that child mortality decreased from one in eight children dying before their fifth birthday in the 2016 MICS report to one in 10 children in the current report.

He also says there has also been significant progress in exclusive breastfeeding and birth registration rates. According to him, the exclusive breastfeeding rate increased from 24 per cent to 34 per cent, while 60 per cent of Nigerian children are now registered at birth with authorities, compared to 47 per cent in 2016.