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[ 7th July 2021, Nigeria ] Two churches and a house belonging to a local resident were set on fire, said Mohammed Aminu, the chairman of Adamawa state emergency agency. "The attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday, about 5 a.m," said Aminu. Two residents of Hong said the gunmen proceeded to nearby villages of Kwapre and Garka, where they shot and injured some people. Police spokesman for Adamawa state Sulieman Nguroje said police could not comment.
[ 18th May 2020, Yobe state ] Attacks on health or community centers affected the operational capacity of humanitarian organizations, such as in Buni Gari on 27 April 2020, Gujba LGA, where activity centers of some humanitarian organizations were burned down. Similarly, in Dapchi  ( Bursari LGA ) , in an attack on 18 May 2020 houses and public buildings were burned down, and medical supplies were stolen from the health centre. Clashes on the next day in Geidam LGA also temporarily disrupted aid operations.
[ 1st January 2021, North East, Nigeria ] The survey checked if there was enough space in and around the camp for family activities, farming, and animal grazing. 77.01 per cent of the respondents said there is enough space for family activities around their shelter; however, 22.99 per cent of the respondents said there is no enough space for family activities around their shelters. Relatedly, 62 per cent of the respondents said there is no enough space in and around the camp to support farming and animal grazing, 35.25 per cent said there is sufficient space for farming and animal grazing. In comparison, 2.75 per cent of the respondents did not know if there is enough space for farming or animal grazing. Given that the percentage result of respondents from the baseline survey is lesser by 2.3 per cent as compared to the results from the PIM, it is observed that there are more available spaces around shelters for family activities. However, there is an 8.64 per cent decline in space available on site for grazing and other farming activities.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation : Continue to use voucher modality for delivery of education material assistance; From the pseudo analysis using UNICEF CVA feasibility tool it is clear that CVA remains feasible in the communities. Key stakeholders including community and school level decision makers, recommend voucher as the best modality, stating equity of distribution process, the ease of implementation and the fact that it ensures all school materials get to the children as the main reason. From our assessment voucher  ( card or e voucher )  continue to remain a safe and effective medium of delivering assistance in the BAY area, therefore, PLAN should continue to deliver scholastic material using this approach
[ 1st Nov 2020, Yobe state ] The total number of IDPs for Yobe by November 2020 was 143 759, an increase of 342 individuals  ( 0.2 % )  compared to Round 34  ( see Table 12 in Section 2.8.3.6 ) . Yobe had the third highest number of IDPs  ( 7 % )  in the North East Region. 99 % of all displacements in Yobe occurred due to the insurgency. IDPs from areas previously deemed inaccessible  ( including from Borno state )  arrived in Damaturu, Nguru, Gashua, and Geidam LGAs.
[ 1st Nov 2020, Yobe state ] The total number of returnees to Yobe state by November 2020 was 197 910, an increase of 6 784 individuals  ( 4 % )  compared to the previous round. This is the third largest caseload of returnees  ( after Adamawa and Borno )  with 11 % of all returnees in North East Nigeria .
[ 1st May 2021, North East Nigeria  ] In Yobe State, NSAG continued to target the triad LGAs of Geidam, Gujba and Yusufari, attacking both military formations and civilians, including government facilities such as clinics and schools.
[ 1st May 2021, North East Nigeria  ] The pre existing vulnerabilities of children continue to be exacerbated by the ongoing conflict and impact of COVID 19. The absence of government institutions with child protection mandates in the deep field locations due to displacement and weak protection environment continue to worsen vulnerabilities for children. Insufficient number of child protection actors in many field locations have also been reported.
[ 19th July 2021, Yobe State ]  Food Security Needs: • SEMA reported that communities in northern Yobe are in urgent need of food intervention due to depleted food stocks and general deterioration of food security. The situation has been aggravated by the risks of NSAG attacks impeding livelihood activities, including access to farming areas.
[ 9th June 2021,NIGERIA ]  A respected watchdog group reports more than 1,470 people have been killed this year and more than 2,200 abducted in a worsening Islamic insurgency. The “egregious and grisly massacre of Christians in Nigeria' comes as ISWAP  ( or Islamic State West Africa Province )  announced the death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, who supervised the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok in 2014. Rumors had circulated he died in May when an explosive device blew up. His absence is more likely to consolidate warring terror groups than to quell the violence. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom tackles Nigeria's extremism and government inaction in a hearing today.
[ 05   11 July 2021, Nigeria ] Hong: 64 arrivals and 3,506 departures were recorded in Hong LGA of Adamawa State. All arrivals were from Gombi LGA in Adamawa State. The departures included 2,204 individuals to Hong LGA in Adamawa State, 1,007 individuals to Gombi LGA in Adamawa State and 295 individuals to Askira/Uba LGA in Borno State. Eighty per cent of the movements recorded were triggered by conflict/attack, 16 per cent were a result of fear of attack, 2 per cent were voluntary relocatton and 2 per cent of the movements recorded were due to poor living conditions.
[ 4th June 2021, Nigeria ] In 2020 the Nigerian economy experienced a recession, reportedly its worst in four decades, due to the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and the fall in global oil prices. The International Monetary Fund  ( IMF )  estimated that the economy contracted by 3.2 % in 2020. The impact on revenue has curtailed service delivery and social safety net programmes. Inflation in food prices has affected household consumption and access to food for the most vulnerable. According to the World Bank, 40 %  ( 83 million people )  live below the poverty line  [ i.e. USD 1.90 per day ]  and a further 25 %  ( 53 million )  are vulnerable. The World Economic Forum reported in August 2020 that 27 % of Nigeria's labour force  ( over 21 million Nigerians )  were unemployed.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation : Procure locally made bags to include in the CVA package to encourage local production; KI emphasized the need for local projection of some school materials especially school bags, stating that it was cheaper and would provide a means of livelihood for community members. PLANs should ensure that a certain proportion of school bags procured for distribution are manufactured locally in Borno or Yobe. PLAN can also take this some steps further by training community members, especially women on bag making and procure directly from them.
[ 05   11 July 2021, Nigeria ] Askira/Uba: 492 arrivals and 26 departures were recorded in Askira/Uba LGA of Borno State. The arrivals included 372 individuals from Hong LGA in Adamawa State, 104 individuals from within Askira/Uba LGA in Borno State and 16 individuals from Girei LGA in Adamawa State. All individuals reported that their intended destination was Shelleng LGA in Adamawa State. Seventy two per cent of the movements recorded were triggered by conflict/attack, 20 per cent of the movements recorded were a result of the improved security situation in areas of origin, 5 per cent were due to seasonal farming and 3 per cent of the movements recorded were due to poor living conditions.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation : Work with the community to set up women cooperatives; One of the key findings from this assessment was that there were no women cooperatives in the assessed community. Even if they exist, they were not popular in the community. If women are to get involved in the scholastic material manufacturing and supply chain then this would be best done through cooperative. PLAN should work with the communities to help establish female cooperatives, this can be done by hiring a downstream partner  ( preferably a local NGO )  to assist with the establishment of these cooperatives.
During the period 10   16 July 2021, 201 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 101 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region and 28 incoming from Ndjamena in Chad, while 135 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region.
[ 16th July 2021, Nigeria ]  Again, households in inaccessible areas in Bama LGA contributed significantly to the global average as 85 percent of households were in CH Phase 3 with an rCSI score greater than 19. In this given context of the rCSI, households in inaccessible areas adopted multiple alimentary based coping strategies such as reliance on less preferred or less expensive food, reduction in the number of meals or portion size for an average of three days out of a typical seven day period.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Emergency Telecommunications Needs: • COVID 19 related restrictions on the movement of humanitarians have required ETS staff to work from home since 23 March 2020. During the reporting period, most ETS staff worked remotely while three staff members worked in the office at the Red Roof humanitarian hub in Maiduguri on a needs based schedule.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The African Centre for Leadership Strategy Development reports that northeast Nigeria accounts for nearly 60 percent of the 13 million out of school children in the country5 . UNICEF estimates that 1.8 million Borno State children remained out of school in 2016 , mainly due to the presence of the Armed opposition group  ( AOG ) . Nonetheless, the situation has gotten a lot worse as many children are yet to return to school even after schools were reopened after the Covid 19 lockdown.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Household Return : 54% of the households interviewed reported that they were aware that some IDP households from the host community household compound or the transit site or the other types of compounds have returned back to Geidam.
[ 7th 13th June 2021, Borno state ] Epidemiological summary • 1 new case confirmed for the reported week • Total number of Confirmed Cases as at end of epi week 23 stands at 1,344 • 1 active case receiving care. • No patients were discharged for the week. • Cumulative number discharged so far – 1,306 • No death recorded in week 23 • Total associated deaths – 38  ( 26 in Isolation facilities and 12 community death )
[ 7th 13thJune 2021, Borno state ] 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, 7 from Hawul and 6 from Ngala LGAs
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  According to the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan  ( HRP ) , due to increased insurgency activities in 2019, there was an upsurge in the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance to 7.9M persons against the 7.1M in 2019. Of the 7.9M, 1M3 are in need of educational support and the major objectives for the Education Sector response in 2020 were to; Provide and increase access to quality and inclusive basic education and vocational opportunities for crisis affected girls and boys within a safe learning environment. Improve resilience of conflict affected children and adolescents through high quality, conflict sensitive educational services; and to. Increase community capacity to participate in school development and risk reduction planning and demand equitable access to conflict sensitive quality education for all children and adolescents.
[ 7th 13thJune 2021, Borno state ] Surveillance • 1 new confirmed case reported for week 23, total confirmed cases stand at 1,344. • 5 contacts on monitoring. • Intra/inter country border screening continues across the state.
[ 14th July 2021, Yobe State ]  On 14 July UNHAS commenced regular flight operations linking Maiduguri, the Borno state capital and hub of the ongoing humanitarian response across the north east region, to Damaturu, the Yobe state capital. The flights will ease movement of aid staff and light cargo between the two locationss. The air access followed months of high level engagements with government and military high command led by OCHA and partners. Heightened violence, including NSAG attacks and illegal vehicle checkpoints  ( IVCPs )  targeting civilians and aid workers, prompted the suspension of UN and several INGO's staff movement along the 140 kilometer Maiduguri Damaturu highway since late 2020.
[ 6th Sept 2021, Borno State ]   ( Cholera )  Recommendations: Continue community active case search. Improve portable water supply in hotspot communities and point source chlorination. Provision of medical supply to improve case management.
[ 26th March 2021, Nigeria ] “Given the absence of active commodity exchanges and significant food reserve storage systems, supply side vulnerabilities ensure that any disruptions to crop production rapidly translate into high food prices,' he says. The country will need to allow imports of key food items to help contain prices, he adds.
[ 7th 13th June 2021, Borno state ] MHPSS: MHPSS responders  ( WHO, IOM )  provided counselling and sensitized individuals on standard precaution of COVID 19 transmission and preventive measures.
[ 7th 13th June 2021, Borno state ] Vaccination • Second code vaccination campaign ongoing in the state.
[ 17th   23rd July 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. During the past week, IOM Shelter, in collaboration with Sheriff Aid Foundation, distributed shelter kits across camps in Dikwa to 400 households.
[ 7th 13th June 2021, Borno state ] Laboratory: • Cumulative Positivity rate is 7.1 percent • Test per million of Population: 2,864 Case per million Population: 203 • Total COVID 19 test conducted 20,567 by Borno State.
[ 7th 13th June 2021, Borno state ] Risk communication/Social mobilization: • Jingles on COVID 19 protocols, rumors and misconceptions on vaccination, destigmatization is ongoing in Kanuri, Hausa, Shuwa Arab, and Mbura on BRTV, DANDAL KURA and PEACE FM radio station supported by UNICEF, IRC, Translators Without Borders and UK Aids. Continued advocacy and sensitization for second dose of COVID 19 vaccination.
[ 26th July 2021, Nigeria ]  Since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic in December 2019 and the first cases reported in Nigeria on 27 February 2020, the incidence of COVID 19 in the country has seen steady increases, reaching a peak of 2,314 new cases on 24 January 2021
[ 31st Aug 2021, Adamawa State ]  Logistics: NCDC has donated 350 cholera RDT,100 pieces of petri dishes, 1 tin of triple sugar and 1 tin of nutrient agar
[ 28th May 2021, Adamawa State ]  Humanitarian partners and government actors responded to the displacement of over 8,000 people in the LGAs of Guyuk and Hong through the Rapid Response Mechanism  ( RRM ) . The LGAs encountered two major conflicts by NSAGs and intercommunal clashes on 5 April and 27 April 2021, respectively. Beneficiaries received food and NFIs.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  At least 15 civilians were killed in pre dawn attacks by non state armed group  ( NSAG )  operatives who targeted the Dabna farming community in Hong LGA on 7 July. Initial reports from the State Emergency Management Agency  ( SEMA )  indicate that several homes, barns and shops were razed, with a large number of civilian residents displaced to neighbouring locations. SEMA is working with security agencies to gain access to the affected locations to collate information on the needs of affected and displaced populations to guide possible response activities. Similar attacks in early April claimed 12 civilian lives and displaced 5,000 residents in Kwapare village, also in Hong LGA, which is about 150 kilometers north of Yola, the state capital. The spate of violence, especially in farming communities, is coming at a time that government and partners are intensifying agricultural support to populations across the north east as part of efforts to mitigate the impacts of alarming food insecurity as the lean season gets underway.
[ 3rd  9th July 2021, Borno State ]  As a result of the attacks between 3 and 9 July 2021, a total of 1,287 individuals were displaced from Dikwa LGA towards the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. They arrived at Dikwa Motor Park from various camps and communities in Dikwa LGA. As presented on the map below, their intended destinations were locations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Since the first attack in Dikwa on 1 March 2021, a total of 25,430 IDPs have been recorded by DTM in Dikwa Motor Park. They were displaced from Dikwa LGA and en route to destinations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Additionally, since 1 May 2021, a total of 11,910 returnees have been recorded by DTM in the same transit point. They are returning from locations in the LGA Maiduguri Metropolitan Council towards Dikwa LGA.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Health Response : • Sector partners supported 7 primary health care  ( PHC )  facilities across communities in Michika LGA, enabling the delivery of quality health services for some 2,042 vulnerable people during the week. The routine training of medical staff and monitoring/collection of data on prevalent health issues were also conducted across all partner supported PHCs.
[ 14th July 2021, Nigeria ]  As with other parts of the country, food prices have increased in the nation's capital. Abuja. A resident in the state told us that her budget for food ingredients has increased by over 50%. She stated that what she would buy with N5,000 could no longer be purchased with N10,000.
[ 15th Jan   15th Feb 2020, Nigeria ]  NON FOOD ITEMS  ( NFI )  Camps and camp like settings: Blankets/mats continued to remain the most needed kind of non food items  ( NFI )  in camps and camp like settings  ( 54% up from 50% ) .
[ 16 30 April 2021, Northeast Nigeria ] The reporting period between 16th to April 30 witnessed a series of fire incidents in camps and camp like settings. That has led to thousands of displaced populations in both camps and host communities with no shelter, non food items  ( NFI ) , and other essential life saving interventions across Borno state. With Nganzai, Monguno, MMC, and Jere having to be reported as the most affected LGAs.
[ 16 30 April 2021, Northeast Nigeria ] SHELTER:35% of the IDPs are living in emergency shelter, 35% in makeshift, 13% in collective/ communal shelter, 11% in public facilities and 6% in transitional shelter. • 3,542HH are sharing shelter across 36 sites in 11 LGAs.
[ 28th Jun  4th July 2021, Yobe State ]  CHALLENGES: Stock out of reagent in the molecular laboratory interrupting COVID 19 testing within the state. Massive population displacement and attacks on hospitals and PHC centers by the Non state Armed Groups  ( NSAGs )  are disrupting COVID 19 response and health services in affected LGAs  ( Geidam, Yunusari, and Gujba LGAs ) . Insecurity and military operations are limiting contact tracing, active case search, and community sensitization in security compromised LGAs. Bad geographical is limiting access to remote communities to sustain COVID 19 prevention activities.
[ 15th Jan   15th Feb 2020, Nigeria ]  2B: SETTLEMENT CLASSIFICATION A total of 859,127 IDPs resided in 290 camps and camp like settlements, with majority  ( 228 )  in Borno. Eighty six per cent of sites are informal while the remaining 14 per cent are formal, and 96 per cent  ( 1% down since last round of assessment )  of them are spontaneous. Collective settlements continued to be the most common type of sites with 59 per cent  ( no change from last round of assessment ) , followed by camps at 40 per cent. The land ownership in camps and camp like settings were classified as private  ( 57%   up from 54% ) , followed by 42 per cent categorized as government or public buildings and 1 per cent as ancestral property.
[ 16th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Surging communal violence between ethnic and religious groups, and long standing conflicts between farming communities and nomadic herders are prevalent across north east Nigeria. These conflicts are predominantly centered on disputes over land and cause great insecurity and widespread displacement across the region. On 07 July 2021, there was an attack by herdsmen in Dabna community of Garaha Ward in Hong LGA of Adamawa State which has continued to induce a large scale displacement towards the neighboring LGAs and Wards. Following this event, rapid assessments were conducted by DTM  ( Displacement Tracking Matrix )  field staff to inform the humanitarian community and government partners, and enable targeted response. Flash reports utilize direct observation and a broad network of key informants to gather representative data and collect information on the number, profile, and immediate needs of affected populations.
[ 1st April 2021, Nigeria ] Challenges : The operating environment remains volatile, particularly in Borno State. Security and access constraints and illegal vehicular checkpoints along supply chain corridors restrict movement of materials and humanitarian staff.
[ 1st July 2021, Nigeria ] Key priorities for 2021: Improve surveillance across all states to detect and report cases especially enhance and sustain vaccine preventable disease surveillance in all 36 states plus Federal Capital Territory through setting up government teams for surveillance at all levels  Establish sentinel surveillance to detect poliovirus among patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders  Stop the transmission of cVDPV2 in the country  implementation of the Nation wide measles campaign in all 36 states plus FCT  the national launch of the EYE strategy, conduct of phase 5 PMVCs in 7 states targeting about 40 Million persons  implementation of men A mini catch up in 12 states as well as supporting trainings and capacity building for surveillance and immunizations officers at national and subnational levels  completion of the planed 3rd rounds of TT SIAs for in the North central and North Western states and North East  Develop the 2020 Country Health Workforce Profile  Conduct of the 2020 National Health Workforce Accounts  Conduct staffing needs assessment in select states  Development and implementation of National Alcohol Policy  Finalization and launch of the National Tobacco Strategic and the National Tobacco Communication plan  Generation and use of NCD data to inform interventions and decision making o NCD STEPS survey o Global tobacco adult survey  ( GATS )  o Tobacco taxes and pricing  Training of Trainers on Clinical Management of rape  ( CMR )   Post training mentoring and Supportive supervision to referral health facilities whose capacity has been built to provide GBV services.  Strengthening partnership to ensure adequate commodities are provided for health facilities providing GBV services  Maintain and expand the accountability framework
[  08 and 14th July 2021, Borno and Taraba State ]  Between 08 and 14 July 2021, IOM's DTM program carried out assessments to ascertain the level of damage sustained in camps and camp like settings due to heavy windstorms and rainfall. Overall, 2 collective settlement and 1 host community in Konduga and Maiduguri M.C LGAs in Borno State and 1 host community location in the LGA Jalingo of Taraba State were assessed. The worst hit of the collective settlements assessed was 400 Housing Estate camp in Auno/Chabbol Ward of Konduga LGA where a heavy rainfall damaged 7 shelters, affecting an estimated 100 individuals.
[ 26th July 2021, Northeast Nigeria ] Systems of food production and distribution are often disrupted by conflict at the same time as families' livelihoods are destroyed and incomes reduced, resulting in food insecurity, malnutrition, and even famine.
[ 26th July 2021, Nigeria ]  To raise awareness, IOM conducted hygiene promotion activities and reached 632,231 people with key hygiene messages. IOM also assisted more than 22,000 people affected by the cholera outbreak and floods in Adamawa State.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Response: IOM CCCM conducted 17 COVID 19 awareness sessions across 17 IDP sites in the state, reaching an estimated camp population of 15,472 individuals. Reinforcement of 12 e shelters was also completed at Chakimidare and Daware camps. The Health/COVID 19 committee in Malkohi camp received support from IOM, including one infrared thermometer and training on COVID 19 response measures such as identification of symptoms, functions of the self quarantine shelters, and the importance of adhering to the COVID 19 protocols.
[ 19th July 2021, Yobe State ]  At least two civilians, a woman and her child, were hit by stray bullets during a deadly armed clash between NSAG operatives and government forces in Katarko community in Gujba LGA on 9 July. The wounded civilians are receiving treatment at a local hospital. The incident came barely three weeks after an INGO run nutrition stabilization center and women's empowerment facility were targeted and looted by NSAGs in the LGA, disrupting critical services including the treatment of over 30 severely malnourished children. Gujba is a major return area where partners have been scaling up assistance and critical services to help returnees stabilize and restart their lives. The recent upsurge of violence targeting and affecting civilians and aid assets raises serious concerns, especially for the potential impact on aid operations and access to farming areas for civilians during the ongoing lean season.
[ 27th July 2021, Nigeria ]  18 out of the 36 states of Nigeria are effected by a cholera epidemic with 3,650 cases and 47 total deaths reported in the last two weeks.
[ 14th  18th December 2020, Nigeria ] A total 106 responses were obtained. 50% of respondents said children are participating in sexual assaults, 46% said they are participating in looting and 38% said they are participating in gang activities.
[ 2nd June 2021,Borno state ] At least six civilians were killed and 53 others injured during an armed clash between NSAGs and government forces  ( GFs )  in Damboa LGA on 2 June. Similar clashes were reported in Rann town, Kala Balge LGA near the Cameroon border, barely three days after the Food Security Sector  ( FSS )  partners pre positioned 950 tons of food and nutrition supplies. The supplies, which were kept safe, are meant to support 25,000 civilians during the rainy season when the entire area is cutoff by flooding for several weeks.
[ 16th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  Abuja, 16 August, 2021   The Federal Government has launched the second phase of the COVID 19 vaccination on 16 August 2021 in Abuja; A continuous effort towards curbing the spread of the disease in the country. At a symbolic event to flag  off the second phase at the Federal Medical Centre  ( FMC ) , Abuja, the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee  ( PSC )  on Covid 19, Boss Mustapha said the arrival of Moderna, and Janssen  ( Johnson and Jonson )  vaccines will enhance the government's effort to get more Nigerians vaccinated to achieve herd immunity against the disease.
[ 23rd July 2021, Nigeria ] Prior to the emergence of COVID 19, approximately 4 in 10 Nigerians were living in extreme poverty based purely on monetary measures. Post COVID 19, the cost of living has continued to rise, thereby plunging Nigerians deeper into poverty. But poverty goes beyond monetary measures, it extends to being a multidimensional phenomenon. According to the Multidimensional Poverty Measure, about 47% of Nigerians  ( 98 million people )  live in multidimensional poverty. This encompasses the various deprivations experienced by poor people in their daily lives. These include poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards, disempowerment, poor quality of work and the threat of violence. Living in areas that are environmentally hazardous is also a contributing factor. These various dimensions of deprivation have an impact on the nutritional status of the population directly and indirectly.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Preparedness: Ahead of the rainy season partners across sectors are ramping up preparedness actions including emergency construction and repair of shelters, clearing of drainages and pre positioning of food, NFIs, medicine, water purification kits among other vital supplies to mitigate the impacts of flooding and avert outbreak of water borne diseases such as cholera.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Gaps: Access constraints due to worsening insecurity are impacting secondary healthcare services, especially ambulance services/referral systems and ongoing statewide measles vaccinations, with some critical areas being extremely hard to reach or inaccessible. The Health Sector is working with the BSG on the prospects of engaging commercial vehicle operators that can support transportation for secondary healthcare in some of the hard to reach areas.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Needs: • Emergency lifesaving materials, including food and NFIs, are needed for IDPs in both formal and informal settlements. • There is a lack of essential household items and proper dignified shelters. • Damaged shelters in the formal camps, informal camps and IDP settlement to be replaced.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Ongoing monitoring activities in Maiduguri Metropolitan City  ( MMC )  indicate major response gaps across informal settlements where access to water and sanitations services is limited and hygiene awareness is low. There is also need for the scale up of solid waste management services including collection and disposal in formal camps. The exit of a major sector partner has created gaps in water and sanitation services in Dikwa LGA as well. WASH partners have been requested to support in addressing the gaps.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Needs: • IDPs recently relocated from camps in Maiduguri to return areas across LGAs need livelihood restoration programmes and stabilization assistance. Access constraints in some of the return areas may pose challenges.
[ 2nd July 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Predominant source of livelihood in Bama is small scale farming of groundnut, maize, beans, vegetable around the safe places in the community while others are involved in buying and selling agricultural products, livestock and tailoring. There is a market in Bama where the population of concern engage in selling agricultural produce, farming, carpentry, tailoring and selling of livestock. The aforementioned sources of livelihood are not sustainable, hence the need for assistance with seedlings for farming, start up kits or capital/cash for business. ▪ IDPs reported that their source of livelihood can be enhanced and can be sustainable as such they will require assistance in skills such as soap making, tailoring, livestock rearing, making disinfectants, cream, room freshener as they will have market for the skills and products in Bama, selling firewood while bricklaying and building will be more a sustainable source of livelihood.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Response: Construction of a health facility is ongoing in Damboa LGA through a cash for work  ( CFW )  programme.
[ 23rd July 2021, Nigeria ] At the household level, ensuring good water, sanitation, and hygiene practice could help reduce infections which result in child malnutrition. While at the community level, supplementary food such as lipid based nutrient supplements and fortified cereal products should be distributed. There should also be support in the form of food or cash transfers to allow households to buy their own food.
[ 14th  20th June 2021, Borno State ] Risk communication/Social mobilization: • Jingles on COVID 19 protocols, rumors and misconceptions on vaccination, destigmatization is ongoing in Kanuri, Hausa, Shuwa Arab, and Mbura on BRTV, DANDAL KURA and PEACE FM radio station supported by UNICEF, IRC, Translators Without Borders and UK Aids. Continued advocacy and sensitization for second dose of COVID 19 vaccination.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Food Security Needs: There is need for a dedicated food partner in the state to ensure quality and timely programming, including prompt assistance to new arrivals such as refugee returnees and newly displaced populations who reach communities that are already vulnerable due to depletion of food stocks.
[ 16th July 2021, Nigeria ]  Regarding the diversity of diets consumed, the average daily consumption of cereals was reported at about six out of every seven days whereas all other food groups  ( pulses, vegetables, proteins, dairy, sugar, and fats )  were consumed for two days or less in every typical seven day period. The extremely limited diversity of diets in these inaccessible areas is indicative of significant macro and micronutrients deficiency, which has an implication for the health, wellbeing and economic productivity of the people trapped in these areas.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Health Needs: • The scale down of operations by Terres des Hommes  ( TDH )  in Rann due to funding constraints is creating a major gap in the health response, especially primary healthcare services. TDH is one of the major health partners in the border LGA and plays pivotal role in outbreak response, including cholera. • Temporary reduction of footprints in critical locations including Damasak and Dikwa continues to disrupt the delivery of critical health interventions/services for affected populations. • Community level engagement and inclusion on the Attacks on Health Care Initiative  ( AHC ) . • Insecurity is limiting access and capacity to deliver lifesaving routine vaccines, such as measles.
[ 28th May 2021,YOBE STATE ] Protection Needs: • The needs of the estimated 180,000 persons displaced from Geidam and Kanamma towns in the past one month continues to be the key protection challenge in Yobe State this week. The attack on Yunusari by suspected NSAGs this week triggered secondary displacement from Yunusari towards Gashua which is already overburdened with the presence of the IDPs who arrived earlier on.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Nutrition Response: • Some 2,167 under 5 children were screened for malnutrition during the week, including the identification of 120 severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  cases. A total of 914 SAM children are currently receiving treatment across partner supported Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program  ( OTP )  centers across the state, with 86 discharged after recovery during the week. • A total of 218 pregnant and lactating mothers in Michika and Askira LGAs were reached with counselling services, including messaging on infant and young child feeding  ( IYCF )  practices.
[ 23rd July 2021, Nigeria ] NAN reports that as at Friday, July 23, 2021, Cross River has recorded 404 cases of the COVID 19 virus out of which 384 had successfully recovered. The Federal Ministry of Health confirmed the first COVID 19 case in Nigeria on Feb. 27, 2020 in Lagos from an Italian who works in Nigeria and flew in from Milan on Feb. 25, 2020.
[ 4th June 2021,Borno state ] Protection Needs: • IDP relocation to Auno from Maiduguri is disrupting ongoing and planned sectoral activities to beneficiaries. At the moment, there are no operational partners in Auno, leading to major gaps in critical protection services for IDPs. • Sector partners are still unable to access Marte LGA, where IDPs were recently relocated, due to ongoing insecurity, cutting beneficiaries from critical protection assistance and services. • Scale down of humanitarian footprints in Damasak due to worsening insecurity has triggered serious protection issues and concerns among populations. Recent food distribution did not reach all IDPs and other affected populations leading to tensions, especially as there is no information as to when another distribution will be implemented in the location to cover the gaps.
[ 22nd June 2021, Nigeria ] The Africa Gender Innovation lab  ( AFR GIL )  partnered with Facebook and OECD to conduct a global survey among approximately 25,000 businesses with established Facebook Business Pages in over 50 countries. The survey revealed differences in the rate of closures between female and male owned MSMEs in countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. For example, in Nigeria, the survey found that by June 2020, 44% of surveyed female owned and 33% of male owned businesses had closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, equivalent to a 11 percentage point gender gap in business closures. In Ethiopia, the GIL conducted a real time survey which revealed that participating female owned business experienced a reduction of about 50% in sales and profits.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  While noting that the upward trend in prices of goods and services will persist in the second half of 2021, the World Bank among other things called for measures to protect poor Nigerians from inflation. While noting that the country's economy is expected to grow by 1.8 percent in 2021, The World Bank noted that while Nigerian economy has exited recession and it is projected to grow by 1.8 per cent in 2021, “the 2020 recession is expected to have lasting effects on poor and vulnerable households, adding that “uncertainty about the trajectory and duration of the COVID 19 pandemic will continue to influence household consumption and private investment.'
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}The U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon says malnutrition rates are rising in all three states in northeast Nigeria, reaching a particularly dangerous high of 13.6% in Yobe State. The U.N. Children's Fund reports severe acute malnutrition causes stunting, wasting, physical and mental impairment, and even death. Kallon says these children urgently need special nutritional feeding to save their lives. However, providing aid in this volatile region is dangerous, and in some cases, impossible.
[ 12th July 2021, Adamawa State ]  Response: • Sector partners led by IRC trucked 9,000 liters of chlorinated water to support IDPs at the Mubi Burnt Bricks camp and carried out awareness sessions on positive hygiene practices and COVID 19 risks and mitigation measures, reaching over 8,000 people during the week. Vital supplies including COVID 19 disinfection kits were delivered to six PHCs across Askira LGA by sector partners, who also delivered hand washing stations across 5 catchment communities in the same LGA.
[ 9th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The naira experienced an intraday low of N420.77 and a high of N400.00 before closing at N410.90 on Wednesday. This happened as foreign exchange supply increased significantly by 261.50 per cent, with $226.98 million posted as against $62.79 million recorded in the previous session on Tuesday. The last time naira closed around the rate of N410.00 and above was on June 6, when it closed at N410.75.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The World Bank, Tuesday, said that the high inflation rate caused by rise in prices of goods and services pushed seven million Nigerians below the poverty line by 2020. Meanwhile the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics  ( NBS )  released the Consumer Price Index  ( CPI )  report which showed that the annual inflation rate fell marginally to 17.9 percent in May, representing 0.19 percentage points year on year YoY decline from 18.12 percent in April. The upward trend in prices of goods and services is reflected in the annual inflation rate which rose to a four year high of 18.17 per cent in March this year.
[ 9th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Naira gained marginally against the U.S. dollar at the Investors and Exporters  ( I&E )  window on Wednesday, as foreign exchange supply rose, data from the FMDQ Security Exchange where forex is officially traded showed. Data showed that the local unit closed at N410.95, a N0.55 or 0.13 per cent appreciation from N411.50 it traded Tuesday. However, the domestic currency remained unchanged at the unofficial market.
[ 9th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Data posted showed the domestic currency exchanged hands again with the hard currency at N502.00, the same rate it has been trading since June 4 last week. Based on the aforementioned, the disparity between the black market and official market rates is pegged at N91.05, translating to a margin of 18.12 per cent as of the close of business on Wednesday.
[ 28th Jun  4th July 2021, Nigeria ]  In Week 26, the number of in bound international travellers at the airport was 16,135 compared to 17,041 in week 25. • In Week 26, the number of in bound international travellers' test was 2,991 of which 14 were positive compared to 23 from week 25. • In Week 26, the number of out bound international travellers' test was 4,159 of which 25 were positive compared to 19 from week 25. • Globally, the count for confirmed COVID 19 cases is 182,319,261 with 3,954,324 deaths resulting in a case fatality rate of 2.2%.
[ 7th  13th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  POE: 2,860  ( 1,427 inbound and 1,433 outbound )  travelers were screened in Yola International Airport within the week. Volunteers working in border LGAs of Fufore, Toungo, Michika, Maiha, Mubi South and Ganye reported 172 suspected cases.
[  3rd Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Over the past weekend, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Akin Abayomi, raised the alarm that 135 passengers from Brazil, India and Turkey refused to go on self isolation. According to Abayomi, 568 inbound passengers have been documented under the new COVID 19 regime. Out of this number, 433 voluntarily submitted to self isolation but 135 of them refused to do so. Also, nine of those tested were positive and 154 have already been discharged.
[ 7th  13th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Vaccination: Second dose of COVID 19 vaccination commenced on 24th May 2021. So far, 13,114 people have received their second dose of the COVID 19 vaccine, representing 39% of targeted population. This number of made up of 3206 health workers, 5414 frontline workers and 4494 others
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Continuing, the World Bank report said: “In 2020 the Nigerian economy experienced a shallower contraction of  1.8% than had been projected at the beginning of the pandemic  (  3.2% ) . “Although the economy started to grow again, prices are increasing rapidly, severely impacting Nigerian households. “As of April 2021, the inflation rate was the highest in four years. Food prices accounted for over 60% of the total increase in inflation. Rising prices have pushed an estimated 7 million Nigerians below the poverty line in 2020 alone.'
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  In its Consumer Price Index  ( CPI )  Report for May, the National Bureau of Statistics  ( NBS )  said that the annual inflation rate fell year on year  ( YoY )  by 0.19 percent to 17.9 percent in May from 18.12 percent in April. This however differed from financial analysts' earlier projections of a higher inflation rate in May. According to the NBS, food inflation also dropped YoY by 0.44 basis points to 22.28 percent in May from 22.72 percent in April.
[ 19th July 2021, Yobe State ]  Flash flooding from heavy downpours destroyed over 110 homes in a low cost housing estate community in Gashua town in Bade LGA between 12 and 13 July, affecting some 150 families. A major cemetery in the area was also submerged by floodwater, damaging graves and washing up some recently interred corpses. The incident triggered public health safety concerns across the entire town, which is already facing risks of acute watery diarrhea  ( AWD ) . At least four lives have been claimed by AWD in neighboring Bursari LGA. LGA authorities and the State Emergency Management Agency  ( SEMA )  are collating additional information on the extent of damages and the needs of the affected population. OCHA is on standby to mobilize operational partners to respond if necessary.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  The NBS report stated: “The consumer price index,  ( CPI )  which measures inflation increased by 17.93 percent  ( YoY )  in May 2021. This is 0.19 percent points lower than the rate recorded in April 2021  ( 18.12 percent ) . Increases were recorded in all Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose  ( COICOP )  divisions that yielded the Headline index. “On a month on month  ( MoM )  basis, the Headline index increased by 1.01 percent in May 2021. This is 0.04 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in April 2021  ( 0.97 percent ) .
[ 28th Jun  4th July 2021, Nigeria ]  The World Health Organization  ( WHO )  estimates that the Delta variant could be 30% 60% more transmissible than other variants. This highlights the risk that Nigeria and countries across the world continue to face. The current decline in cases presents a window of opportunity for all Nigerians to take responsibility, to prevent a surge in COVID 19 cases.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  “The urban inflation rate increased by 18.51 percent  ( YoY )  in May 2021 from 18.68 percent recorded in April 2021, while the rural inflation rate increased by 17.36 percent in May 2021 from 17.57 percent in April 2021. “On a MoM basis, the urban index rose by 1.04 percent in May 2021, up by 0.05 percentage points compared to the rate recorded in April 2021  ( 0.99 ) , while the rural index rose by 0.98 percent in May 2021, up by 0.03 points compared to the rate that was recorded in April 2021  ( 0.95 percent ) .'
[ 19th July 2021, Yobe State ]  Education Needs: • Following the destruction of critical education assets, including schools, by NSAGs during attacks in Geidam and Yunusari LGAs in April/May, education in emergency  ( EiE )  activities and services are urgently needed in the affected communities. This is especially needed as displaced populations, including children, continue to return.
[ 31st May   6th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  POE: 3,148  ( 1,613 inbound and 1535 outbound )  travelers were screened in Yola International Airport within the week • Volunteers working in border LGAs of Fufore, Toungo, Michika, Maiha, Mubi South and Ganye reported 85 suspected cases.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  States with highest food inflation rate, States with highest YoY food inflation were Kogi  ( 32.8 percent ) , Kwara  ( 26. percent )  and Enugu  ( 25 percent ) , while Akwa Ibom  ( 20 percent ) , Bauchi  ( 18.7 percent )  and Abuja  ( 16.9 percent )  recorded the slowest rise inYoY inflation. On month on month basis however, May 2021 food inflation was highest in Kogi  ( 3.1 percent ) , Ogun  ( 2.9 percent )  and Anambra  ( 2.4 percent ) , while Edo, Sokoto and Ekiti recorded price deflation or negative inflation  ( general decrease in the general price level of food or a negative food inflation rate ) .
[ 19th   25th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  NRC has completed the shelter construction in Fulatari  ( 150 shelters )  and Masarmari  ( 15 shelters )  Camps in the past week. It has been observed that most of the old 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 most camps in Dikwa LGA.
[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  In its June Economic Bulletin, Analysts at Financial Derivative Company Limited said: “Based on our time series model and market survey, headline inflation is likely to increase to 18.2 percent in the month of May from 18.12 percent in April. “What also raised eyebrows was the statement by the FAO that global food prices are at a 10 year high of 4.8 percent . Therefore, it becomes more difficult for analysts to comprehend how food inflation in Nigeria would be running in the opposite direction of the global food basket. Food inflation is projected to rise to 24.15 percent in May.