The United Nations Children’s Fund says an estimated 26,039 babies were possibly born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day.

UNICEF’s Nigeria Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, said on Wednesday in a statement Nigerian babies would account for almost seven per cent of the estimated 392,078 babies to be born on New Year’s Day globally.

Hawkins said this figure is the third highest number of babies in the world, after India with 67,385; and China, 46,299.

“The beginning of a new year and this year, a new decade, is a chance for us to reflect on our hopes and dreams for the future of Nigeria, especially for those who stand to inherit this country; its children.

“As we start each new year, we are reminded of the potential of each and every Nigerian child embarking on her or his life’s journey if only they are given that chance to survive and thrive,” he said.

The representative said, however, that for millions of newborns around the world, including in Nigeria, the day of their birth was far less auspicious, and sadly, was often their last.

According to him, 2.5 million newborns died in just their first month of life around the world in 2018; about a third of them on the first day of life.

“In Nigeria, this was 318,522 deaths; among those children, most died from preventable causes such as premature birth, complications during delivery, and infections like sepsis.

“In addition, more than 2.5 million babies are born dead each year, with more than 400,000 stillborn deaths taking place in Nigeria annually,” he said.

Hawkins said UNICEF’s Every Child Alive campaign called for immediate investment in health workers with the right training.

According to him, workers are equipped with the right medicines to ensure every mother and newborn is cared for by a safe pair of hands to prevent and treat complications during pregnancy, delivery and birth.

“Too many mothers and newborns are not being cared for by a trained and equipped midwife or nurse, and the results are devastating.

“We can ensure that millions of babies survive their first day and live into this decade and beyond if every mother has good pregnancy care and every baby is born into a safe pair of hands.

“That means having well-equipped facilities with well-trained staff who can be there to welcome every Nigerian child into this world safely and healthily.

“This is especially critical as we now only have 10 years to deliver on the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” Hawkins said.


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Damn!

Our population is really skyrocketing and it spells doom!

iyatrustee:
What about those who gave birth using traditional births attendants who are unrecorded? Add another 2,000 to that list to reflect a more realistic number.

That said, the goverment need to control the number of kids a family can have, imagine adding 26k to our population even with our lack of basic amenities!

The record was estimated.

98% of the birth is in the North. There women give birth like kilode and it doesn't matter to them.

The population in the North is × 20 of the entire south. There are millions of children roaming the streets with empty plates begging for food, while the ones between the age of 18 to 40 are unproductive....just human flesh with no contributions to their immediate community.

How to make fast money in the North: Just start a sex enhancement business.

Aboki is ready to spend his last penny for "magani burantashi"

WW2.....the mother of all wars will soon begin. Hitler have just arrived Austria after the Nazi soldiers annexed it.

Brace up for impact!

Nawa o people just dey born born anyhow!

That's the documented figure. Many are birth at rural locations, others at baby factories which are not likely documented.

In eight to 10 years time boom almajiries everywhere. The one wey dey clean windscreen inside traffic na I'm many pass.
Born everywhere without plan to train them.

Lies of UNICEF

Na wow o

That's nice

I saw this exact figure early yeaterday morning. How come at the end of the day the numbers still haven't changed?

Wow this is wonderful

What is the benefit of this news?

Chaiii

26,039 babies landed only yesterday......Chaiii....

Nigerian men I hail una. You guyz really gat functional preeqs..

adolfHitler1934:
98% of the birth is in the North. There women give birth like kilode and it doesn't matter to them.

The population in the North is × 20 of the entire south. There are millions of children roaming the streets with empty plates begging for food, while the ones between the age of 18 to 40 are unproductive....just human flesh with no contributions to their immediate community.

How to make fast money in the North: Just start a sex enhancement business.

Aboki is ready to spend his last penny for "magani burantashi"

WW2.....the mother of all wars will soon begin. Hitler have just arrived Austria after the Nazi soldiers annexed it.

Brace up for impact!

Statement full of sentiments and fallacies.You aren't talking about the Baby factories in the EAST.

Wait,lemme break the figures down...90% are from the north(no offence please)...out of the 90% there will be potential future boko-haram products..while among the same 90%,you'll easily find well-trained amijiris...and perhaps sef,you may possibly find suicide bombers...the problem with nigeria is that the person who cursed her is dead...no hope,no redemption..

wtf?was the one in my area counted?

wow

Nice......

Keep the fvck going on...

Hmmm

Naija and born born

Wow!

Welcome to this beautiful world beautiful Angels.

culf:


the best comment on this thread. God bless you

A very Big Amen.
God bless you too sir.

Aaaa you see lack of proper education
(School, financial, marital, child planning
and mental education) leads to this .

Nigerians don't plan. We just live mostly in the moment. Most of our parent did the same, no planning, just gave birth and then expect God to help raise the child.

They transmitted the same societal norm values to us.

Finish school - marry - have children.

They never told you the responsibilities that comes in play after all this stupid norms. They didn't plan their own why should you plan yours. Put him/her in the mess, he/she will figure it out.

Some youths dont even think for themselves. They just follow the trend and start complaining life is hard. Afterall they put themselves in the same mess.

If you like listen to Marlians, tiwa, davido and co. Then get pregnant and born, life is coming for you.

I don talk my own.

What about those who gave birth using traditional births attendants who are unrecorded? Add another 2,000 to that list to reflect a more realistic number.

That said, the goverment need to control the number of kids a family can have, imagine adding 26k to our population even with our lack of basic amenities!

D high level of Sexual intercourse in dis country is alarming....,
No family planning anywhere agn.....

Jobless couple giving birth to 6 children....

So much sex that year, congratulations.

Thank you Lord for 26,000 new blessings in one day. Regardless of race, ethnicity or background, every newborn is a gift from God and arrives with a clean slate. How the parents and environment trains up the child then determines what and what that child's slate is filled up with.
Parents, train up your child in the way they should live. This is your God given responsibility and you'll be held accountable for them at the end of time.

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Jesus that’s a lot of babies, and that’s just the documented births.
Family planning should be a subject in schools or churches or something.