UN refugee agency, UNHCR says civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localised violence. UNHCR, in a statement on Wednesday, said this has come amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed...
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Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Temitope Fadeshemi, has said 88.4 million people in Nigeria are living in extreme poverty. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fadeshemi spoke on Wednesday in Kaduna during the distribution of farm inputs and empowerment materials to 250...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has facilitated the execution of 8 projects including a school, orphanage, clinic, shops, staff quarters, sports ground, charity office and a Jumam’at mosque by the Qatar Charity Foundation in Maiduguri. The governor discussed this today Sunday while laying...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has commissioned 500 resettlement houses for internally displaced persons (IDPs) on Sunday in Logumani community of Ngala LGA of the state. The newly constructed Logumani community made up of units of two-bedroom semi-detached low-cost houses, with basic amenities...
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said more than 3 million people were internally displaced across Ethiopia due to conflict, drought, and social tension in August and September 2023. The UN agency indicated this in a report on Friday. The turbulent Horn of Africa nation has seen...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – A senior clergy from Christian Reformed Church of Nigeria, Rev. Joseph Ajaver, has appealed to Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, to protects the displaced Tiv people and return them to their settlements. Rev. Ajaver made the call in his new year...
Amidst the challenges of rising food prices across the country, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, a Muslim woman, has distributed Christmas trees, wrappers and cash gifts to Christian widows and Pastors in Kaduna as part of this year’s Christmas celebration. Tijjani ,who is an international interfaith specialist highlighted that during Ramadan,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The wife of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and National President Nigerian Army Officers’Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs. Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja on Tuesday commended repentant terrorists and their families for taking the right step by distancing themselves from their previous lives and embracing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have commenced the distribution of 5000 livestock to 2,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pulka town of Gwoza LGA of the state. The State Deputy Governor, Hon. Umar Usman Kadafur...
The Federal Government says its Renewed Hope Shelter Programme will provide one million low cost housing units for the vulnerable populations for seven years. Mrs Chidimma Makuachukwu, the National Programme Manager, Renewed Hope Shelter for the Poor, IDP and Refugees disclosed this on Tuesday at the Sixth Nigeria...
The Federal Government has said it plans to begin the processes of evacuating Nigerians taking refuge in the neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic, back home. Thousands of Nigerians affected by the Boko Haram insurgency had fled to the neighbouring countries at the peak of the insurgency. ...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – In continued efforts to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal and resettlement drive of Borno State Government, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Monday visited Baga town and Monguno town of Kukawa and Monguno Local Government respectively. In Kukawa, the governor transverse 20km...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced the closure of Government Senior Science Secondary School, Monguno IDPs camp, to pave way for the rehabilitation of the school and allow the resumption of academic activities. Zulum made the announcement on Tuesday during...
National Disaster Management Agency on Wednesday said the worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed 29 people and forced more than 300,000 to flee their homes. Authorities have scrambled to rescue thousands of stranded people from the floodwater, which came on the heels of the region’s...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Managing Director/CEO, North East Development Commission, (NEDC), Ambassador Mohammed Goni Alkali has said that the commission is embarking on reconstruction of the famous Eye and Dental Hospital Maiduguri to expand on facilities and equipments of the hospital in order accommodate more...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has supervised the palliative distribution of N175m cash and food items for over 50,000 vulnerable residents in Dikwa town of Dikwa Local Government Area. The distribution started on Thursday and rounded up on Friday morning with each...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – One of the trainers of National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Sokoto State, Hajiya Zailhatu Ladan, has appealed to the Federal Government through the agency to urgently consider organizing skills acquisition training for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Zailhatu, who is a trainer...
The Federal Government has announced plans to set up transit schools to cater for the educational needs of the 11,000 school children displaced by banditry and other violent crimes in Niger State. According to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, the project would...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- The Catholic Bishop of Wukari Diocese, Most Rev.Dr. Mark Maigida Nzukwein and stakeholders from Takun, Ussa and Yangtu LGAs have called on Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas to prioritize security of life and properties in the state to end the incessant crisis in the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations (UN) has promised to partner with the Borno State government and North East Development Commission, NEDC in safety resettlement of IDPs and refugees in the state and region. The Assistant Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Robert Piper, who...