Reports

A child and girls’ rights organisation, Plan International Nigeria has condemned attacks on voters, especially girls and women, during the last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections that were held across the country. It was reported that…

Highlights: With increased needs and available funding, about 160,000 more children than the planned target were treated for SAM in Katsina and Borno. The RUTF pipeline is secure till September 2023 for the Northeast and December 2023…

Sorghum, maize, millet, cowpea, gari (fermented cassava starch), and rice are all found in Nigerian markets. Sorghum, millet and maize are widely consumed by most households, but especially in the north, and are used by various…

Providing medical supplies to affected people Ijeoma Onuoha-Ogwe, Communication Officer, UNICEF The devastating flood that hit Bayelsa State in 2022 left a trail of destruction, and over a million people were displaced. The catastrophe destroyed homes, farmlands, fishing…

CONTEXT Some regions of West and Central Africa (WCA) are faced with several layers of vulnerability resulting, among others, from weak state presence and capacity, limited access to basic services, struggling economies, slow-onset and rapid impacts of…

Some 86,000 Cameroonian refugee men, women, and children are registered in Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Enugu, and Taraba States. UNHCR began the verification and registration exercise of Cameroonian refugees in Taraba State. Benue and some Cross River…

UNHCR sensitised 33,100 IDPs, returnees, and host community members (6,481 households) on safety, security, peaceful coexistence, GBV, human rights, and referral pathways. UNHCR distributed NFI items to over 16,600 new arrivals (2,046 households) of Cameroonian refugees in…

In 2012, many people from the northeast Nigerian town of Banki were forced to leave due to conflict. Among them was Bashir.* "Today brings more joy to me and my wife than the day he was born". These…

The seven active reception centres in Borno State recorded an overwhelming number of new arrivals, mainly operating over their carrying capacity in February 2023. In most cases, the IDPs overstayed (over 72 hours) at the reception…

On 27 February 2023, DSRSG BIHA concluded a week-long mission to Nigeria. Mrs. BIHA witnessed the Signing of the Second National Peace Accord for peaceful presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria. Prior to the general elections…