Humanitarian
Villagers’ back-breaking trek to get water to survive
Every day – for three months now – at least 100 villagers from Krikasamma in the Damboa Local Government Area in Borno State have to trek 6km – 3km there […]
COVID-19 pandemic one of the causes of new and wider outbreaks of polio in Nigeria
The suspension of several polio campaigns in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic had increased the transmission of the circulating mutant poliovirus type 2 (cMPV2) and Nigeria has now recorded […]
Nigeria : Child Rights Act a long-awaited victory for the children of Borno State
There was a collective sigh of relief from civil society and local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), among others, this week when Borno State governor Babagana Zulum signed into law […]
Female genital mutilation: Stop violating our girls and women
Even though female genital mutilation (FGM) was banned in Nigeria in 2015, the country still has one of the highest rates of what is recognised internationally as a violation of […]
High cost of living is forcing people to sell their possessions just so they can put food on the table
Starving residents of Maiduguri will sell just about anything if it will help them to make ends meet and put food on their tables. The high cost of living has […]
Evacuated IDPs in dire need of money and food
Life outside the closed state-run internally displaced persons’ camps in Maiduguri is not easy. Many of the IDPs who have settled in host communities are finding it hard to make […]
Cameroon: Authorities committed to the return of refugees and displaced persons
The resurgence in December of intercommunal conflict in Logone and Chari in Cameroon’s Far North spread to several surrounding towns and villages and led to the displacement of more than […]
Teaching self-reliance and empowering women
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has stepped in to help the Farya community in Maiduguri to become more self-reliant – especially the women. en.More than 400 residents went through an […]
A starving New Year for stranded IDPs who are desperate for government payout
No food, no water and no money – the New Year does not look good for those stranded in internally displaced persons’ camps of Maiduguri, who are still waiting for […]
Thousands of IDPs get reprieve as government payout agreement is delayed
The festive season and the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission projects in Maiduguri on Wednesday, December 23, has given thousands of internally displaced persons some reprieve. They were […]
