Humanitarian
We could starve to death, say resettled internally displaced persons in Pulka
Internally displaced persons who have been returned to their community in Pulka, Gwoza, are “knocking on the door of starvation”, as the World Food Programme described it. Many of those […]
Yobe State women demand that the government implement law to stop gender-based violence
The message was loud and clear: The culture of silence about gender-based violence (GBV), which has become a scourge in northeast Nigeria, must end. “Women’s voices must be heard,” so […]
Children and pregnant women, particularly those in IDP camps, are most at risk of life-threatening severe malaria
Children under the age of five and pregnant women – especially those living in internally displaced camps – are most likely to suffer from severe malaria and could even die […]
Without shelter, poor almajiri children roam the streets with hungry bellies
Almajiranci is the oldest form of Islamic education in northern Nigeria and it involves sending children – some as young as three – to different states across the nation to […]
Victims of the fire at Muna Camp are pleading with the government to urgently provide tents and shelters
It has been 23 days since a raging and devastating fire swept through the Muna Garage El Badawe Camp in Maiduguri and the internally displaced persons who live there have […]
Ending food insecurity is a long and hesitant journey
The food insecurity situation in conflict zones in Nigeria is likely to worsen, affecting thousands of the most vulnerable communities and leading to an inevitable food crisis that will be […]
Hundreds of children – some as young as seven – are being lured, abducted or forced to join extremist groups in the Central Sahel region
Hundreds – and perhaps even thousands – of children living in the conflict zones in the Central Sahel region across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are being lured, abducted or […]
Displaced persons knocking on the door of starvation: WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that families living in internally displaced persons’ camps in northeast Nigeria are “knocking on the door of starvation”. A resident in […]
Nigerian refugees find peace and a way to make ends meet in Maroua, Cameroon
Many young Nigerians, who fled persistent and deadly attacks by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), more commonly referred to as Boko Haram, have found relative peace and safety […]
WFP: Cutting rations means choosing who gets to eat and who goes to bed hungry
Millions of people in northeastern Nigeria are starving and at least one million children are suffering from malnutrition. And the food crisis is just getting worse, hitting a five-year high. […]
