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[ 28th May 2021, Adamawa State ] Protection Needs: Protection needs include access to justice/legal documentation, restrictions of movement, prevention and response to gender based violence  ( GBV ) . • Field monitoring is needed for beneficiaries of socio economic support across Michika and Madagali. Ensure that safe spaces are secure and adhere to COVID 19 prevention and mitigation guidelines. • Provide life skills and livelihood support to adolescents. • Ensure access to health and reproductive health services by adolescents and caregivers. Identified needs include awareness of housing, land and property rights and access to identity and civil documentation rights
[ 28th May 2021, Adamawa State ]  Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: Need to improve access to water supplies through rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of broken down water supply facilities  ( motorized/hand pump bore holes )  in catchment communities in Michika. • Need to involve and engage community participation in the Community Lead Total Sanitation  ( CLTS )  approach to tackle open defecation and lack of access to sanitation facilities in households across catchment communities of Michika. • Improve IPC knowledge and practice of IPC protocols in health facilities in Michika. • Sustain COVID 19 IPC supplies in health facilities in Michika. • Need to improve access to basic household NFI kits in communities of Michika
[ 21st June 2021, Nigeria ] A day after an unusual break from the cycle with zero infection recorded on Sunday, Nigeria again returned to the chart of the coronavirus pandemic with 86 new cases and one death reported on Monday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, which reported this on its Facebook page early Tuesday morning, said Lagos reported 52 cases while Ondo State reported 31 and Akwa Ibom State reported three. The total confirmed cases in the country is now 167,292 while the total fatality figure has also increased by one with the new tally now standing at 2,118.
Response: • Sector partners are distributing PPEs, consumables, and in kind incentives to the five supported health facilities, namely Kwabapale PHC, Futu PHC, Minkisi PHC and Kuburshosho PHCC. There is also distribution of clean delivery kits
[ 23rd Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Mr Oliver Stolpe, UNODC Country Representative to Nigeria, said, He said that 27.7 per cent of the14.4 per cent of those concerned were youths who should face their studies and called for change in the narrative to secure their future. “One in every 10 drug users is a woman; this has affected women and girls proportionate. Data collected around the globe suggest that this has elevated cases of Gender Based Violence.
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: • WASH needs continue to be critical for displaced people and vulnerable host community households across the state. The approaching rainy season poses additional challenges and an urgency to scale up the WASH response to reduce the risk of water borne diseases. The massive displacement from Geidam and Kanamma is adding more burden on the existing WASH facilities in the areas of displacement. While IDPs in the host community are able to access portable water from the existing facilities in the community, IDPs in transit sites in Yunusari, Yusufari, and Mozugun are facing difficult situation.
[ 23rd Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  “The UNODC reports show an alarming trend; our country has one of the highest drug prevalence in West Africa. The drug use prevalence in Nigeria, for ages 15 to 64 is approximately 14.4 which is almost three times the global drug use prevalence of 5.5 per cent.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Livelihoods: Main source of livelihoods were predominantly indicated to be petty trade by 35% and crop/vegetable farming by 33%. Atleast 4% reported fishing as their main source of livelihoods while 14% responded for livestock. Additional 13% were said to have others as their source of livelihoods; the assessment team observed masonry  ( building ) , barbing, vulcanizing and tailoring as other common professions among the displaced person.
[ 23rd Jun 2021, Nigeria ] “What is the implication of this figure? It means drug abuse is almost getting to an epidemic proportion. The World Drug Reports for the last two years identifies cannabis as the most abused drug. “Our National Drug Use Survey in 2019 reveales that over 10 million people abused cannabis in one year,'' Marwa, represented by Mr Femi Babafemi, NDLEA Director of Publicity said.
The security situation in the northern parts of Yobe state, especially in Geidam and Yunusari Local Government Areas  ( LGA )  remains precarious as suspected non state armed group  ( NSAG )  operatives have maintained presence in the general area in proximity to both Geidam and Yunusari towns.
22nd June 2021Nigerian stocks shed 1.81 per cent or N364 billion on Tuesday, the deepest dive since March 9, as heavyweight equities including Airtel Africa, Presco and BUA Cement led a retreat that compound the loss of the day before. The loss brought the market capitalisation below the N20 trillion mark. The industrial index dropped 1.13 per cent to 1,907.24 basis points, worsening loss. Market breadth, which gauges investor sentiment, closed on a negative note, with 23 losers reported against 18 gainers.The all share index contracted by 698.23 basis points to 37,847.07, while market capitalisation closed lower at N19.725 trillion. Year to date, the index is down by 6.02 per cent.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Prices of Food Items and Other Basic Commodities in the Current Location Compare to Geidam/Kanama : Out of the total respondents, 70% indicated that prices of food is higher in their current place of displacement than in Geidam/Kanama. Some 16% and 10% reported that the prices are lower and same respectively when compared to the prices in Geidma and Kanama.
[ 17th   23rd July 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  During the period 17   23 July 2021, 351 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 193 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region, while 158 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region. A range of data is collected during the assessment to better inform on travellers' nationalities, sex, reasons for moving, mode of transportation and timeline of movement as shown in figures 1 to 4 below:
[ 24th  30th May 2021, Yobe State ]  Point of Entry  ( POE ) : Conducted screening of passengers at the Points of Entries  ( POEs )  Conducted supportive supervision at the POE in Potiskum, Nangere, Bade, and Nguru LGAs.
[ 18th June 2021, Nigeria ] “The Nigerian economy has started to gradually recover from the negative effects of the COVID 19 global pandemic,' the IMF said in a statement, adding that “following sharp output contractions in the second and third quarters, GDP growth turned positive in Q4 2020 and growth reached 0.5 percent  ( y/y )  in Q1 2021, supported by agriculture and services sectors.'
[ 18th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Nigeria has been responding to the COVID 19 pandemic for 16 months, with over 160,000 cases and 2,117 deaths recorded. Since then, investments have been made in strengthening health security across states. In addition to the establishment of infectious disease treatment centres, molecular laboratories and PHEOCs, NCDC has led the training of over 10,000 health workers on infection prevention control, completed the digitalisation of the country's infectious disease surveillance system, provided vehicles for outbreak investigation across states, ensured regular supplies of treatment and testing supplies amongst other activities. With the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Health and support of partners, NCDC remains committed to providing support to states, and strengthening sub national health security capacity in Nigeria.
[ 22nd July 2021, North East Nigeria ]   Between 15 and 21 July 2021, IOM's DTM programme carried out assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in camps and camp like settings due to heavy windstorms and rainfall. Overall, 4 collective settlement and 4 camps in Maiduguri LGA were assessed. The worst hit of the collective settlements assessed was El miskin camp i, in Old maiduguri Ward of Jere LGA where a heavy rainfall damaged 70 shelters, affecting an estimated 356 individuals.
[ 18th June 2021, Nigeria ] Nigeria's real Gross Domestic Product  ( GDP )  is recovering but unemployment and inflation remain elevated, the International Monetary Fund  ( IMF )  has said. An International Monetary Fund  ( IMF )  team led by Jesmin Rahman made this observation after it held virtual meetings with the Nigerian authorities from June 1 to 8, to discuss recent economic, financial developments and outlook. The IMF explained further that the recent exchange rate measures are encouraging, and further reforms are needed to achieve a fully unified and market clearing exchange rate.
[ 16th August 2021, Borno state ] In total, 1,389 shelters were either damaged or flooded by storms leaving a total of 1,389 households in immediate need of shelter. There were no casualties reported as a result of the storms. There is a major need of shelter repair kits, WASH facilities and shelter as most shelters need re enforcement. As a preventive measure against flooding, most IDP sites need good drainage systems and the use of sand bags to channel the water flow.
[ 18th June 2021, Nigeria ] Nevertheless, the fund said employment level continues to fall dramatically and, together with other socio economic indicators, is far below pre pandemic levels. “Inflation slightly decelerated in May but remained elevated at 17.9 percent, owing to high food price inflation. With the recovery in oil prices and remittance flows, the strong pressures on the balance of payments have somewhat abated, although imports are rebounding faster than exports and foreign investor appetite remains subdued resulting in continued FX shortage.
[ 7th August 2021, Nigeria ] Meanwhile, according to the NCDC data, of the over 177,000 total cases, 165,409 people have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals across the country. The centre added that Nigeria has tested more than 2.5 million samples out of its estimated 200 million population.
[ 22nd June 2021, Nigeria ] Cholera is a preventable and treatable epidemic  prone disease which is transmitted by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. The number of cholera cases tends to increase with the onset of the rainy season. The risk of death from cholera is higher, when treatment is delayed. It is very important to visit a health facility if you have symptoms such as watery diarrhea and vomiting.
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Protection Needs: In most areas of humanitarian intervention women and girls are experiencing various forms of violence, therefore increasing the need for response, prevention and mitigation of gender based violence  ( GBV ) . • There is need for monitoring returnees and IDPs who are facing challenges to obtain birth certificates and national identification cards. Identified needs include awareness of housing, land and property rights and access to identity and civil documentation rights. Child protection case management and other specialized services are needed to help prevent or address exposure to abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence. • Psychosocial support services are needed, including individual and group counselling, as well as life skills education and positive parenting.
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Health Needs: There is a need to support the laboratory pillar of the pandemic response for the testing of COVID 19 in the state. • Additional personal protective equipment  ( PPE )  is required. A weekly coordination meeting focusing on COVID 19 is held by the state and a bi weekly meeting held by humanitarian partners. • The broadcast of a weekly community radio program for COVID 19 awareness raising is ongoing. • IPC materials were sent from the Maiduguri WHO office for support.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Type of Sickness by Household Family in Current Place of Displacement: Predominant  ( 51% )  respondents reported that altleast a member of their family has fallen sick with fever/malaria in the past two weeks since arrival to their current location while 18% and 9% indicated diarrheal diseases and injury from the conflict respectively.
[ 7th August 2021, Nigeria ] About 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT )  contributed to Friday's 565 new cases. The NCDC data revealed that Lagos, the epicentre of the disease, recorded the lion share with 348 new infections. Rivers State came second on the chart with 70 cases while Akwa Ibom State followed with 45 and Oyo State ranked fourth with 36 cases. The FCT recorded 24 while Ekiti State recorded 15 infections, and Kwara and Ogun States reported seven new cases each. Gombe State reported three cases while Anambra and Kaduna reported two cases each. Bayelsa, Cross River, Edo, Plateau, Kano and Sokoto states recorded the lowest figure of one infection each.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Treatment Received by Sick Household Member: Majority  ( 66% )  of the respondents indicated that no member of their family with medical/health condition receive treatment while 34% reported that members of their family received treatment.
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Shelter Needs: • Most of the displaced persons from Geidam and Kanamma are being hosted by host communities, in congested conditions which poses high risk of disease outbreak. There are four transit sites; two in Yunusari town, one in Yusufari town and one in Mozugun hosting IDP households in school buildings. The conditions of the IDPs in the transit site is dire. Many of the IDPs in the sites sleep on the bare floor and do not have cooking kits. There is limited humanitarian access to these locations due to security concerns.
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Protection Needs: Increased competition over access to limited basic social services and limited shelter space at the host community household are some of the risk factors that may create friction between IDPs and host communities. Some households hosting IDPs are reporting that they have depleted their resources to continue to support the IDPs in their compounds. The sector is investigating reports that at least 12 IDP households are being evicted by the host community compound owner in Damaturu.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Type of Health Facility Where Sick Household Member Received Treatment : Some 82% of the respondents received health care/treatment in a fixed health facility while 18% said they received treatment from mobile health facility including outreach teams or hard to reach  ( HTR )  teams.
[ 24th  30th May 2021, Borno State ]  Surveillance: No new confirmed case reported for week 21, total confirmed cases stand at 1,343. Total contacts being monitored closely – 0 Intra/inter country border screening continues across the state.
[ 19th   25th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Immunization of Household Children 0 59 Months : Majority  ( 58% )  of the respondents reported their children 0 59 months are not fully immunized while some 42% indicated their children of same age category were fully immunized.
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Education Needs: • Most of the children from the 30,000 households that were displaced from Geidam and Kanamma one month ago are out of school. The sector estimates that there may be more than 60,000 school aged children among the IDPs across nine LGAs hosting the IDPS. Most of these children were not enrolled in school when they were back home in Geidam and Kanamma LGA. Parents report that they are still undecided for where to enroll their children in school, whether in places of displacement or to wait until they return to their homes in Geidam and Kanamma. Even if parents were to decide to enroll their children in school, the challenge of availability of schools in places of displacement, especially in rural areas, remains a limiting factor.
[ 31st May   6th Jun 2021, Yobe State ]  The total number of active confirmed cases in the state is sixteen  ( 16 ) . The total confirmed cases of COVID 19 amongst Health Care Workers  ( HCWs )  is nineteen  ( 19 ) . These include nine  ( 9 )  doctors, seven  ( 7 )  nurses, one  ( 1 )  physiotherapist, and two  ( 2 )  laboratory scientists. The total number of deaths from COVID 19 in the state is nine  ( 9 ) . The total number of patients who recovered from COVID 19 is four hundred and fifty one  ( 451 ) . The total number of contacts who completed 14 days of monitoring without symptoms is two thousand, one hundred and twenty six  ( 2,126 )
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Early Recovery Needs: • Men and male youth displaced from Geidam and Kanamma are requesting the state government and humanitarian partners to rollout cash for work programming so that they may engage in productive activities to support their families. This may also help revive dysfunctional community based social service infrastructures in the places of displacement and create short term employment opportunities.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Children Under 18 Years Who Suffered from Diarrhea in the Last Two Weeks: Children under 18 years have suffered from diarrhea in the last two weeks as indicated by majority  ( 79% )  0f the respondents while 21% reported that children of same age category did no suffer from diarrhea.
[ 30th May 2021,Borno state ] The latest in a string of fire incidences in Monguno LGA on 30 May claimed at least 14 lives and affected over 40,000 people across camps and communities in the LGA. The OCHA led Inter Sector Coordination Group  ( ISCG )  deployed its rapid response mechanism  ( RRM )  to facilitate immediate scale up of multi sectoral assistance to households affected in recent fire incidences across camps and communities in the area. The leading causes of fire incidences in the LGA are the influx of new arrivals to congested camps and spontaneous construction of shelters in clusters.
[ 29th May   4th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.
[ 1st May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Many families continue to report cases of missing family members, especially children, in the month following the massive displacement from Geidam and Kanamma towns. There are speculations that some of the children may have escaped across the border into the neighboring Republic of Niger following the attack on Kanamma town on 1 May 2021. The state government, with the support of Protection Sector partners, continues to follow up and are consolidating names of reported cases to coordinate for the cross border tracing.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] Participants with family dependants were especially affected by economic impacts due to existing financial pressures. Participants reported reduced food consumption and hunger as they no longer had the money to pay for regular food.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Household Children in Nutrition Programme Before Displacement: Some 83% of the respondents indicated children in their households were not in any nutrition programme before their displacement while 17% said children were in the programme prior to their displacement.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] A knock on effect of the pandemic was for food costs to increase, making it harder to access them for people with disabilities. Food insecurity became such an issue that some participants regarded it as a bigger threat than COVID 19 itself.
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ] Nutrition Needs There is need for nutrition counselling and sensitization on infant and young child feeding  ( IYCF )  and good hygiene practices. • Training and capacity building is needed for Ministry of Health staff, community health volunteers, mother to mother support groups and severe and acute malnourished  ( SAM )  patient caregivers. A total of 1,945 children under five  ( 983 male, 962 female )  were screened for malnutrition during the week. • A total of 94 severely malnourished children  ( 44 male, 50 female )  were admitted to various Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program  ( OTP )  sites. One hundred and three SAM children  ( 51 male, 52 female )  were discharged as cured, two  ( males )  defaulted and 10 SAM cases  ( 4 male, 6 female )  with complications were referred to a stabilization center. Currently, 972 individuals  ( 456 male, 516 female )  are receiving treatment in OTP sites in both Michika and Askira Uba LGAs.
[ 11th June 2021, Adamawa State ] Around 6,000 Nigerian refugees living in Minawawo Camp in Cameroon have reportedly spontaneously returned to Nigeria through Adamawa state. The returnees established a makeshift settlement at Ndula community in Gurin ward of Fufore LGA. Field staff from the State Emergency Management Agency  ( SEMA )  and the International Organization for Migration  ( IOM )  visited the community to verify the returnees' claim and assessed their situation and living conditions. The team counted 111 households with 555 individuals residing at the makeshift camp. The returnees cited poor living conditions at Minawawo camp in Cameroon as the reason for their return to their country of origin. Their needs cut across all sectors, with the most urgent being: food, shelter material, non food items  ( NFIs ) , medicine and WASH facilities  ( i.e. water points and latrines ) . OCHA alerted key humanitarian actors to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the returnees.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Pregnant and Lactating Mother in Nutrition Program before Displacement: Pregnant and lactating mothers  ( PLM )  in the respondents households are not in some nutrition programme before their displacement as indicated by 75% while 25% reported that pregnant and lactating mothers were already in nutrition program before displacement
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ] Education Needs: There is a need for capacity building training for teachers on teaching at the right level  ( TARL )  methodology. • Many school aged children are not enrolled.
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Early Recovery Needs: Funding is needed to facilitate livelihood programing in other communities of Michika and Askira Uba LGA. • Cash for work programing is needed for youth engagement and improving social cohesion among community members.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] Some participants felt that they were worse off than others in their community who did not have disabilities. As job or other opportunities moved online, many people with disabilities struggled as they could not afford the necessary technology or internet data to take advantage of them, making it harder for them to adjust to online working. In addition, fear of catching COVID 19 prevented some from looking for work.
[ 4th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Gaps: The most urgent needs for returnees at Ndulu settlement are shelters, safe drinking water, assorted NFIs, toilet facilities and medicine
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Children less than 6 Months in Exclusive Breastfeeding : Some 77% of the respondents reported children of less than 6 months in their households are not exclusively being breastfed while 23% reported that children of less than 6 months were exclusively breastfed.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] Various coping mechanisms were employed by people with disabilities to survive during the worst of the pandemic and lockdown, included using savings or business capital, reducing expenditures, support from friends, or finding some work elsewhere. However, not everyone had access to these coping mechanisms and many really struggled.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] Access to official government social protection assistance in response to the pandemic was noted to be a major issue for both the participants and other people with disabilities in the community. Material and food assistance  ( often referred to as ‘palliatives' in the context of Nigeria )  that were provided were often not inclusive and did not reach many people with disabilities.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Who is restricting Movement: Majority 21% of the respondents say local authorities were the ones restricting their movement followed by local security/Civilian Joint task Force  ( CJTF )  at 17%; host community households  ( 14% ) ; community leaders  ( 9% ) ; Insecurity  ( 8% ) ; male members of the household  ( 5% ) ; Compound/ transit site leader  ( 4% ) ; lack of indentity cards  ( 4% )  and familiy/cultural/religiouse restrictions  ( 2% ) .
[ 24th  30th May 2021, Borno State ]  No new case confirmed for the reported week. Total number of Confirmed Cases as at end of epi week 21 stands at 1,343 • No active case receiving care. No patient discharged for the week. Cumulative number discharged so far – 1,306. No death recorded in week 21. Total associated deaths – 38  ( 26 in Isolation facilities and 12 community death ) . Distribution of confirmed cases by LGA   256 from Jere, 946 from MMC, 16 from Gwoza, 3 from Damboa, 13 from Bayo, 12 from Biu, 1 from Gubio, 1 from Munguno, 1 from Kaga, 1 from Mobbar, 73 from Konduga, 2 from Nganzai, 2 from Shani, 6 from Hawul and 6 from Ngala LGAs
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Examples of Security Concerns: Of the 22% respondent households who reported security concerns, examples of those concerns include physical violence  ( 27% ) ; fear of abduction  ( 17% ) ; armed attack  ( 15% ) ; harrassment  ( 13% ) ; destruction of property  ( 12% ) ; fear of presence of Unexploded ordinance of War  UXO  ( 5% ) .
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ]  Restriction on Movement: 66% of the responds said they were not experiencing any restriction of movement in the place of displacement while 20% said they were facing restriction of movement. This outcome is consistent with the security concerns.
[ 24th   30th May 2021, Adamawa State ]  Risk Communication/Social Mobilization: Community Health Champions supported by WHO visited 1,801 households. 8,332 persons were reached. This number comprised of 1,832 men, 2,730 women, 1, 674 boys and 2,096 girls. Broadcast of weekly Community Radio Program by Radio Nigeria Fombina FM and Adamawa State Broadcasting Corporation  ( ABC )  Radio specifically on promoting compliance to safety protocols, voluntary testing, wearing facemask and handwashing is currently ongoing based on the following schedule. Ongoing daily broadcast of 10 jingles per day in Radio Nigeria Fombina FM, 10 jingles per day by Gotel Radio; 10 jingles per day by ABC Radio, 5 jingles per day by Pulaako FM and 5 TV jingles per day in Adamawa State Television.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Housing, land and property  ( HLP )  Issues: 36% of the respondents said they feared that their property back in their home areas may be occupied by other people/armed groups; 30% said they feared that their property may be destroyed; and 26% feared forced eviction while 8% feared arbitrary/compulsory taxation by authorities/armed groups.
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Continuous population displacements and influx of returnees and/or refugees disrupt and further challenges the health programs implementation. • Access to secondary health care and referral services in remote areas is significantly limited. • Unavailability of network coverage in the newly liberated areas negatively affects timely submission of health data for prompt decision making.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Access to Documentation: 54% of the respondents said they did not have members of the household who lacked access to documentation  ( ID cards, birth certificates, passports ) ; while 25% said they have household member who lack documentation and 21% are not sure.
[ 24th   30th May 2021, Adamawa State ]  Case Management: Two suspected cases currently on admission are being investigated No death was reported in the treatment facility within the last two weeks A total of 32 fatalities associated with COVID 19 have been reported since outbreak. CFR= 3.0%
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  UNICEF: reached a total 119,519 of children, women and men were reached with integrated PHC in all the UNICEF supported health facilities in the IDP camps and host communities in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, out of which 67,113  ( 56% )  were children below five years. During the reporting period, 58,229 Out Patient Department  ( OPD )  consultations were recorded with Malaria – 16,013 being the major cause of consultation, followed by ARI – 9,875; Diarrhoea cases– 7,378 measles cases– 1029 and other medical conditions – 23,934. A total of 50,309 prevention services were recorded including 4,953 children vaccinated against measles through RI services; 21,833 children reached with other antigens; Vitamin A capsules – 6,568, Albendazole tablets for deworming – 3,858, and ANC visits – 13,097 and 1,796 LLINs was distributed at the ANC service delivery point in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. A total of 2,542 deliveries  ( skilled delivery – 2,441, unskilled – 101 )  and 8,439 offered postnatal services  ( mother and baby )  was recorded during this reporting period.
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  AGUF: through its health workers and hygiene promoters  ( 5 AGUF staff, 10 Nurses, 10 JCHEWs and 10 volunteer staff )  conducted door to door cholera preparedness and control awareness raising and also conducted integrated health care services outreaches in fourty communities of Guyuk and Lamurde LGAs. COVID  19 awareness and sensitization was done alongside the health care outreaches in various communities of the two LGAs.
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  High risk of COVID 19 spread due to various factors including population living in congested IDP camps, weak surveillance due to insecurity issues, porous international borders, poor compliance in the use of facemask, social distancing, and good hygiene practices by the general public.
[ 20th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The Nigerian Army has announced that soldiers, on Sunday, foiled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on Kumshe town of Borno State. The army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, a brigadier general, who announced this in a statement on Sunday, said the intervention of gallant troops forced the terrorists who came on gun trucks and motorcycles to flee without accomplishing their mission. The latest incident occurs a few weeks after the Nigerian army announced the killing of over 50 terrorists in another operation. In the statement on Sunday, the army spokesperson said at least six of the terrorists were killed during the encounter. He added that six AK 47 rifles were recovered alongside one hand held grenade, assorted drugs and other medical items.
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  High risk of epidemic outbreaks especially cholera, meningitis, measles, yellow fever. The northeast region is highly endemic for malaria and cholera.
[ 14th  18th December 2020, Nigeria ] What kind of behavior changes have you noticed in older/adolescent girls  ( 11 – 18 ) , especially in the last 6 months? : A total of 214 responses were obtained. The top 4 behavior changes are as follows • Unwillingness to go to school – mentioned by 41% of respondents. • Disrespectful behavior in the family   mentioned by nearly 40% of respondents. • More aggressive behavior   mentioned by 35% of respondents. • Less willingness to help caregivers and siblings   mentioned by 27% of respondents
[ 8th August 2021, Nigeria ] The Janssen COVID 19 vaccine is stored between 2°C and 8°C  ( 36°F and 46°F ) : Storage unit temperatures must be monitored regularly and checked and recorded at the beginning of each workday to determine if any excursions have occurred since the last temperature check.
[ 31st July 2020, Bay states  Nigeria ] Within the total number returnees, 137,123  ( or 8% of all returnees )  were classified as returned refugees as they travelled back from neighboring countries. The percentage of return refugees is unchanged since the last round of assessment when the figure of 135,001 was recorded. The latest number included 81,612 from Cameroon, 33,295 from Niger and 22,216 from Chad.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Barriers to Access to Documentation: Of the 25% of the respondents who reported that they had members of their household who lacked documentation, 26% of them say the main barrier hindering them from accessing the documentation is the difficulty to secure all the documents. 13% said their documents missed or lost during the displacement ; 10% said they were not able to access the documentation because they could not read, write and apply for documentation; 9% said they could not afford to pay the required fees to access the documents; 6% said they do not know the process to access docuemntation; another 6% highloighted beureucratic impendiments while 5% noted cultural reasons and 4% memntioned distacne to government facilities to access the documetation.
[ 8th August 2021, Nigeria ] Speaking on the advantage of the Janssen COVID 19 vaccine, ED said, “The single dose vaccine will be a viable tool to interrupt the spread of the pandemic especially in the rural areas, riverine and hard to reach places. It would be more beneficial for Nigeria, given its huge difficult terrains, coupled with weak systems for keeping track of people and logistics involved for delivering the second doses.'
[  12th  18th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  It has been observed that most shelters are completely destroyed by windstorms, rainfall and fire outbreaks while others are partially damaged because of termites and worn out tarpaulins. There is still need for shelter support as shelter issues continue to persist across all camps in Dikwa LGA. However, NRC has resumed supporting in Fulatari and Masarmari Camps in the past week. Additionally, Green Cord had shelter assessments across camps in Dikwa in the past week.
[  12th  18th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  The lingering conflict in Nigeria's North East Zone has been the major cause of widespread population displacement. Over 2 million persons have been forced to leave their areas of residence in search of safety and security in neighbouring wards and LGAs.
[ 25th May, 2021,YOBE STATE ] On the 24 May 2021, suspected NSAG operatives infiltrated Yunusari town, host to over 7,000 IDPs from Geidam and Kanamma towns and maintains two transit sites for newly arrived IDPs. On 25 May 2021, armed men suspected to be NSAG operatives also mounted a brief illegal vehicle check point along Yunusari Yusufari Road. It is the first time that the suspected NSAG operatives infiltrated Yunusari town, firing sporadically and reportedly looted some medical supplies in the primary health care facility. It is also the first time that suspected insurgents have mounted a check point between Yunusari and Yusufari town along the northern highway route. These events triggered secondary displacement of IDP households to Gashua, Yusufari, Nguru and Damaturu, adding to the dire situation of the IDPs. Yunusari is about 70 KM and Yusufari only 25 KM from Gashua, which is a key humanitarian hub for response to the needs of the IDPs north of Yobe.
[ 14th  18th December 2020, Nigeria ] What do you think causes young girls the most stress/anxiety? A total of 210 responses were obtained. The top 3 causes of stress/anxiety are as follows • Attacks and lack of food   mentioned by 36% of respondents. • Being separated from families   mentioned by 33% of respondents. • Sexual violence – mentioned by 30% of respondents.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Households Options when there are Difficulties to Accessing Services and Assistance: 45% of the total respondents reported begging from neighborhood as their only option if they are facing serious difficulties to access basic services and aasistance while 27% indicated that they will engage in petty trading as an option. Others indicated street begging  ( 12% ) , transactional or survival sex  ( 4% ) , early or forced marriage  ( 3% ) , illegal activities such as theft  ( 2% )  and use of drugs or alcohol  ( 2% ) . Atleast 6% mentioned others different from the list as their only option.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Barriers for Humanitarian Actors to Access Persons of Concern in the Community: Predominant  ( 58% )  repondent indicate that there is no barrier for humanitarian actors to acces person of concerns while 25% said they not know. Atleast 16% reported there are barriers to access persons of concerns.
[ 31st July 2020, North east Nigeria ] The estimated number of IDPs in conflict affected northeastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe was 2,088,124 or 429,442 households. The number represents an increase of 41,520 persons  ( 2% )  against the last assessment  ( Round 31 )  conducted in February 2020 when 2,046,604 or 420,072 households were identified as IDPs.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Violence Agaist Children Rights Within the Community: 61% of the interviewed IDP households reported that there was no violence against children rights within the community while 10% said there was some violence agaisnt children rights.
[ 31st July 2020,North east  Nigeria ] The findings confirm a recent trend of number of IDPs plateauing over the last few assessments. In Round 30, 2,039,092 IDPs were recorded which was 3,860 individuals more than the 2,035,232 IDPs that were recorded in Round 29 published in November 2019. Round 28 had also witnessed an increase of 2 per cent or 44,632 individuals compared with 1,980,036 IDPs that were recorded in Round 27 published in May 2019. Prior to the dip recorded in January 2019, the numbers of IDPs had been rising since the beginning of 2018 as can be noted from Figure 1. Round 25 of assessment had identified 2,026,602 IDPs which was in keeping with the then steady trend of increment in number of IDPs.
[ 31st July 2020,North east  Nigeria ] The most affected State of Borno continues to host the highest number of IDPs at 1,547,013, an increment of 40,476  ( 3% increase )  from the 1,506,537 displaced persons who were recorded in the last round of assessment. In the assessment conducted in December 2019, 1,496,871 people were recorded as IDPs. Even as the overall numbers did not go up by a high percentage, mobility in form of population movement within LGAs was high as per the assessment. In fact, Borno accounted for 97 per cent of the total increase of 41,520 in number of IDPs recorded in this round of assessment as against the last round conducted in February 2020. It is also notable that the number of displaced persons in Borno has not gone down though populous LGAs of Guzamala, Kukawa and Nganzai continued to remain fully inaccessible to DTM enumerators due to insecurity in Round 32 while only two wards in Gubio LGA were accessible for the first time in this round since Round 29 that was published in November 2019.
[ 31st July 2020,North east  Nigeria ] The steady increase in IDP numbers in Borno coupled with the populous LGAs in the state being inaccessible can be interpreted as an indication of continued population displacement and high mobility in north eastern Nigeria. Borno's capital city of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council  ( MMC ) , which hosts the highest number of IDPs among all LGAs, recorded an increase of 13,026 displaced persons taking its tally to 295,972  ( an increase of 5% )  on account of influx of new arrivals from Gajiganna and Tungushe axis and some other LGAs due to poor living conditions and fear of attacks.
[ 27th June 2021, Nigeria ] In addition, community members reported substantial shortages and delays in the government's planned distribution of palliative food aid to individuals adversely impacted by COVID 19. Community members attributed gaps in palliative distribution as evidence of partisan politics, ethno religious favoritism, or self interest by state and local government officials. A group of female youth workshop participants summarized this type of narrative around palliative distribution, saying: “The greed of government officials led to the hoarding of palliatives which were distributed to every state by the federal government to reduce the sufferings of the masses during the lockdown. However, the state government officials saw it as an opportunity to reserve food items to use during their political campaigns and rallies and to sell a part of it and distribute it to only their close friends and families
[ 31st July 2020,North east  Nigeria ] In fact, among all LGAs, MMC once again recorded the highest increase in absolute number of IDPs  ( 13,026 or 32% ) . The next LGA with high increase was Gubio  ( 5,703 IDPs )  were two wards became accessible in this round of assessment after a gap of nearly six months. The LGA with the third highest increase in number of IDPs was in Jere where 5,161 people arrived due to movement from Gajiganna and Tungushe axis and some parts of Alau.
[ 10th November 2020, MONGUNO LGA, BORNO STATE ] Children in the 6 23 months age group consumed on an average 3.6 food groups as part of their meals. Primarily, the complementary feed consumed by this age group was cereal based  ( Rice gruel ) , pulses and dairy products sometimes a child is fed vitamin A rich food.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Children Experiencing Signs of Psychological distress: 82% of the interviewed households say there are no signs of psychological distress among children. However, 18% of the households say there are some signs.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Examples of Violence Against Children: The 10% or more IDP households who reported violence against children say some of the examples of violence include killing and maiming of children  ( 18% ) ; child labor  ( 13% ) ; forced recruitment of children by the insurgents; abduction of children  ( 10% ) ; sexual violence against children  ( 9% ) ; neglect  ( 8% ) ; attack on schools and hospitals by suspeted insurgents  ( 7% ) ; forced marriages and denial of access to humanitarian support  ( 3% ) .
[ 27th June 2021, Nigeria ] Over the past ten years, the level of access to ICTs such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets has increased substantially in Nigeria, which has led to corresponding increases in the use of internet, text messaging, and social media apps  ( Ogbuabor et al 2017 ) .This spike in internet access is particularly pronounced among young people. As of 2019, 70% of Nigerians aged 18 – 35 years old had access to the internet, compared with 56% of those aged 36 to 60  ( NOI Polls 2019 ) . This in turn has has led to the emergence of a cadre of youth activists and youth led civil society organizations  ( so called “clicktivists'' and “hashtag activists'' )  that use social media as a tool to voice political grievances and organize protest actions  ( Mateos and Erro 2020, Uwalka 2020a, Uwalka 2020b ) .
[ 15th Jan   15th Feb 2020, Nigeria ]  HEALTH FACILITIES FOR RETURNEES Unlike the situation in locations hosting IDPs, 63 per cent of areas of returns assessed do not have access to health services  ( no change since the last round of assessment conducted in December 2019 ) . This figure is the highest for Yobe at 68 per cent, followed by Adamawa at 67 per cent and Borno at 54 per cent. In areas that do have access to health services, the most common type were primary health centers  ( 27% )  followed by general hospital  ( 5%   down by 2% ) .
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] In addition, assistance that have been provided before the pandemic was reduced during it. As a result, it was clear that both the participants and many other people with disabilities in Nigeria slipped through the net and did not receive any assistance from any formal sources, with serious consequences for their experiences of the pandemic.
[ 31st July 2020, North east Nigeria ] REASONS FOR DISPLACEMENT: Reasons for displacement remained unchanged since the last round of assessment conducted in February 2020. The ongoing conflict in north eastern Nigeria continued to be the main reason for displacement  ( 92%   1% increase since the Last assessment ) , followed by communal clashes for 7 per cent of IDPs and natural disasters in 1 per cent of cases.
[ 10th November 2020, MONGUNO LGA, BORNO STATE ] Source of drinking water: The data from the SMART survey reveals that majority of the population i.e. 99.8%  ( 98.7%   100.0% )   ( n=477 )  are using the borehole as a main source of water. One household was using water vendor to receive supply for drinking water for his own household.
[ 1st June 2021, Nigeria ] A fragile economy, largely consisting of the non formal sector, should not be completely shut down, but better regulated in such a pandemic, so as not to deepen poverty. • Relief grants should be made to business, education and health systems to promote innovative approaches to continued operation while limiting physical contact. • In the provision and distribution of relief funds and materials during a crisis like COVID 19 pandemic, people with disabilities should be deliberately targeted. Women and girls with disabilities, particularly those living in rural areas, should be prioritised. Assistance should be distributed in a more coordinated manner, not requiring people to leave their homes. The government should be more sincere and desist from aiding and abating diversions of these aids. • Public engagement that is inclusive and widespread is needed to show how to prevent infections. The needs of persons with disabilities to access such information should be considered. Information can be provided through existing social networks, such organisations of persons with disabilities and religious groups. • The newly established National Disability Commission should be provided with support to develop and implement far reaching mechanisms for the inclusion of all persons with disabilities in every segment of the polity and society.
[ 6th August 2021, Nigeria ] Nigeria on Thursday recorded 11 additional deaths from COVID 19, raising the total death toll in four days to 29. The country also recorded 566 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC )  said in an update on its Facebook page Thursday night. According to the update, the new infection figure has raised Nigeria's total infections to 176,577 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,178. Nigeria recorded 29 fatalities between Monday and Thursday amid the ongoing nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD.
[ 28th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Response: • A total of 1,317 children under five were screened during the week with a total of 93 severely malnourished children  ( 50 male, 43 female )  who were admitted to Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Programme  ( OTP )  sites across Michika and Askira Uba LGA. 113 were discharged as cured and 4 children defaulted from the program. Seven severely malnourished children with medical complications were referred to a stabilization center from both the LGAs. 880 were receiving treatment in various OTP sites. • During a IYCF session, 57 pregnant and 90 lactating mothers were reached through group counseling, while 44 pregnant and 56 lactating women were reached individually in Michika and Askira Uba LGAs. • During the mother to mother support session 79 pregnant and 89 lactating women, 35 adolescents, and 36 grandmothers were reached with IYCF key messages across Askira Uba and Michika LGA. 45 lactating mothers with children less than six months old were reached with exclusive breastfeeding key messages.