Humanitarian
Millions will face starvation as horrendous food crisis looms in the Sahel
The number of people on the brink of starvation in the Sahel has increased nearly tenfold in the past three years and population displacement by almost 400% as the region […]
Red Hands Day: Recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria must end now
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the recruitment and use of children by armed groups in Nigeria – and the release of those in […]
Widows struggle to put food on the table
The 13-year insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has dramatically changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of women, whose husbands were killed or maimed in relentless violent attacks, which had forced […]
Hunger hotspots: Starvation could become a reality for millions in Nigeria and other Sahel countries
Parts of Nigeria are likely to become “hunger hotspots” this year because of acute food insecurity that is likely to deteriorate further during the outlook period of February to May. […]
Whether he is dead or not, only God knows, says wife
Since the start of the insurgency in northeast Nigeria in 2009 thousands of men and boys have disappeared – some killed or abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād […]
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 […]
