'Airtel partners Unicef to empower Nigerian communities', 9 Jul 2015: UNICEF and Airtel…have entered [into] a partnership agreement...[which] allows UNICEF to tap into Airtel’s mobile services to make…community-focused content available to its customers… [incuding] U-Report, an innovative SMS-based platform, [which] empowers Nigerians to…access real time information on key social issues. The platform…launched…in Nigeria…[in] April, 2015, has over 400,000 registered users…About 15 million text messages were sent and received through the U-Report platform while the country battled Ebola…[and helped] to combat rumours about mythical remedies…U-Report participants were informed about how to identify the disease, and how to keep safe. U-Report Nigeria has sent out more than 70 polls and 25 million messages over the past year on topics as such as prevention of HIV/AIDS…maternal and child health, safety and security in schools, child protection…water…sanitation and hygiene. UNICEF strongly believes that through U-Report, communities can…contribute to transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs, which is key to the development of Nigeria.