Mukaila Ola The G7 has agreed to commit £276 million to humanitarian response in Nigeria’s troubled North East. The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental organisation consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The heads of government of the member states, as well as the
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Boko Haram: Yobe Governor Asks for Intensive Air Patrol of North East
Mukaila Ola Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai-Mala Buni has called for intensive air patrol and warfare to effectively check the resurgence of insurgency in the North East region. The governor, who is also the Chairman of All Progressives Congress Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, made this call on Monday when he alongside
UNICEF Raises Alarm over Increased Attack of Diseases in Northeast Nigeria
Mukaila Ola The United Nations Children’s Fund has raised the alarm that the resurgence of insurgency in the Northeast with many being displaced will lead to increase attack of diseases especially malnutrition among children in the region. It therefore called for continuous immunization services for conflict-affected children, calling on stakeholders to protect
Boko Haram Attacks: Over 84,000 People in IDPs, Host Communities Under Risk–UN
•Says three international aid partners’ facilities set ablaze in attack on Damasak Mukaila Ola United Nations has lamented the incessant attacks by Boko Haram in the North East, stating that three international aid partners’ facilities were directly targeted and set ablaze on Saturday by the terrorist group in Damasak, Borno State. A statement
Boko Haram: NEMA, Humanitarian Partners to Bring Succour to North East Displaced Persons
Mukaila Ola The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed it willingness to collaborate with other humanitarian actors in the North East to bring relief to thousands of displaced households in the region. The protracted Boko Haram crisis in the region has left about two million people displaced with thousands of households
Insecurity: Strategic Workshop Holds on Violence Reduction in the North East
Mukaila Ola A one-day workshop geared at reducing all forms of violence and work with governments and communities to end conflict and insecurity especially in the North East has taken place in Abuja. The workshop which was sponsored by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in collaboration with the Institute for Peace and
Boko Haram and Banditry: Northeast Nigeria’s Deteriorating Security Situation
By Lauren Mellows and Melinda Holmes “We need a special intervention, we need our country back, it’s becoming lawless”, warns women’s rights and peace activist, Hamsatu Allamin, Founder of the Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development (Allamin Foundation) and member of both the global Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) and Federation of Muslim Women in Nigeria (FOMWAN). The situation in northeast
Halting Repeated School Kidnappings in Nigeria
Gunmen snatched more than 270 girls from a boarding school in north-western Nigeria on 26 February, releasing them four days later. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Nnamdi Obasi looks at why the authorities are struggling to prevent these mass kidnappings. By Nnamdi Obasi The 26 February mass kidnapping was the third
UN Decries Boko Haram Attack in Northeast Nigeria
•Hours-long assault targeting civilians, aid groups will affect support for thousands in need of help, says UN official The UN on Tuesday condemned a terror attack on offices of aid organizations and civilians in a northeastern town of Nigeria. Edward Kallon, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Nigeria, said in a statement
