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[ 22nd 28th Feb 2021, Nigeria ]  Bama: 239 arrivals were recorded in Bama LGA of Borno State. The arrivals included 203 individuals from Marwa region in Cameroon and 36 individuals from Bama LGA of Borno State. Eighty six per cent of the movements recorded were voluntary relocation and 14 per cent of the movements occured as a result of poor living conditions.
Host Communities Similar to IDPs in camps/camp like settings, blankets and mats were the most needed NFI for IDPs hosted by local communities as reported in 37 per cent of the locations assessed  ( down from 40% ) . Blankets and mats were followed by mattresses  ( 18%   up from 17% ) , kitchen sets  ( 16%   down from 18% ) , and mosquito nets  ( 15%   down from 16% ) .
[ 14th  18th December 2020, Nigeria ] Are there children including adolescents with less access to services  ( food distribution, educational and recreational activities, and healthcare ) ? A total 210 responses were obtained. 69% said there are children with less access to services within their communities. 23% said there are no children with less access to services, while the remaining 8% said they do not know or had no answer.
[ 1st 7th Feb 2021,Nigeria ] ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation  ( 826 individuals or 44% ) , improved security  ( 518 individuals or 28% ) , poor living conditions  ( 399 individuals or 21% )  and fear of attack  ( 132 individuals or 7% )
[ 22nd 28th Feb 2021, Nigeria ]  ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation  ( 927 individuals or 48% ) , improved security  ( 503 individuals or 26% ) , poor living conditions  ( 446 individuals or 23% ) , conflict/attack  ( 31 individuals or 2% )  and fear of attack  ( 25 individuals or 1% ) .
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ]  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC )  has confirmed 474 new infections of the coronavirus in Nigeria, taking the country's total to 70,669 cases. The NCDC made the disclosure via its verified website late on Wednesday.
[ 9thDec2020,BAY states ] WASH needs increased significantly across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( BAY )  states as a result of flooding incidents across camps and host communities as the rainy season approached its peak. The situation is further complicated by poor hygiene and sanitation practices including improper waste disposal, blocking water channels and increasing risks of flooding during heavy downpours.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] The agency said, however, that it had recorded two additional COVID 19 related deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 1,182. It said that the FCT recorded the highest number of confirmed cases with 180 new infections, taking the total number of cases in Abuja to 7,716.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] Moreover, families directly affected by COVID 19 face serious stigma from community members especially when a family has been confirmed to be positive or is suspected. Additional efforts, including raising awareness to counter stigmatization, need to be undertaken to ensure the protection of people affected by COVID 19.
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Borno state ]  16,000 people were provided with improved access to safe water supply services through the construction of one solar powered water systems in a health facility in Magumeri LGA of Borno state and seven solar powered water systems in health facilities in Geidam LGA of Yobe state. UNICEF trained 692 Community Based Hygiene Promotion Volunteers on COVID 19 prevention and control. Additionally, 29,165 people have been reached through motorized public announcements in Borno state.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] It said that till date, 70,669 cases had been confirmed and that 65,242 cases had been discharged, while 1,184 deaths had been recorded in the 36 states and the FCT.
[ 1st July 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Insecurity and conflict have plagued north east Nigeria for almost 12 years, causing millions of people to feel the pain of hunger. As the north east enters the lean season, food security assessments released in March 2021 indicated that looming food insecurity threatens an estimated 4.4 million people, 775,000 of whom are at extreme risk. COVID 19 has only exacerbated the situation, causing economic shocks that have affected families' ability to access or purchase food.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] Lagos, the epic entre of the virus in Nigeria came second with 134 new infections, taking the total number of cases in the state to 24, 238.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] As a result of the combined effects of insecurity and climatic shocks in northwestern Nigeria, an estimated 176,000 people remain internally displaced in Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara, in addition to at least 168,000 Nigerians sheltering in the neighboring Republic of Niger, according to UNHCR.
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  A total of 252 health facilities  ( HF )  continued to provide community based management of acute malnutrition  ( CMAM )  services and a total of 299,399 children 6 59 months with severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  were admitted in the treatment programme since March 2020, including 11,773 SAM children in the four weeks. UNICEF continued to monitor programme implementation and ensured good quality of service delivery and data management.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] Distributed COVID 19 IPC commodities to SSH molecular diagnostic laboratory, SSH, FMC Nguru isolation centers, GH Potiskum, and GH Gashua. Distributed PPEs and IEC materials to the IPC, Surveillance, POE, and Risk Communication teams.
[ 1st Dec2020, North east Nigeria ] To facilitate access to safe water for handwashing, a key prevention measure for COVID 19, and complement health promotion efforts, DRC is rehabilitating water points. s. In Borno, DRC rehabilitated 25 hand pumps in Dikwa  ( 14 ) , Gwoza  ( 7 ) , and Pulka  ( 4 ) . In Adamawa, out of an initial target of 24 hand pumps for rehabilitation, eight are at 75%% completion in Madagali, while work is in progress on the remaining in Michika  ( 5 ) , Yola North  ( 2 ) , Yola South  ( 2 ) , Mubi North  ( 5 ) , and Mubi South  ( 2 ) . DRC handed over 12 mechanized water points to the selected vendor for rehabilitation in Madagali  ( 5 ) , Michika  ( 2 ) , Yola South  ( 2 ) , Mubi North  ( 2 ) , and Mubi South  ( 1 ) .
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  UNICEF continued to support the integration of Vitamin A supplementation  ( VAS )  into CMAM and other routine programmes in the Primary health facilities. A total of 5,742,628 children aged 6 59 months received VAS including 871,068 children in the last four weeks. A total of 114,921 women, adolescent girls and boys were reached through the PHC with micronutrient supplementation.
The threat of the COVID 19 pandemic looms, particularly for its 1.8 million Internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  in the three states, and even more for the 413,271 IDPs living in the 51 highly congested camps  ( 28 in Maiduguri metropolitan area and 23 in deep field locations )  with an average of 12 m2 /person. The stealth of the virus in the extremely congested living conditions and interacting with a population characterized by high prevalence of comorbidities, including high incidences of chronic malnutrition and endemic malaria coupled with the current measles and expected cholera outbreaks can result in serious implications. In the meantime, humanitarian assistance continues to be provided  ( based on program criticality )  with adapted implementation modalities to ensure compliance with social distancing and other mitigation measures
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  This support on home based learning, safe school re opening and psychosocial support to children from UNICEF Nigeria ensures: • Children continue learning through home based remote learning platforms such as radio, television, online programmes and take home learning materials;
[ 1st March 2021, Nigeria ]  Preventive measures such as the provision of handwashing points and distribution of face mask was done to complement the continuous risk communication activities among the vulnerable population.
[ 9thDec2020, Borno State ] The ongoing response to COVID 19 prevention measures requires scale up of regular risk mitigation and awareness messaging and distribution of hygiene kits by partners. In camps, there is, on average only one latrine for over 50 people, and in some camps even only one latrine per 100 IDPs, particularly in Jere, Monguno and Konduga LGAs of Borno State.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] With ongoing heavy rains and constant flooding, sector partners are prioritizing the dislodgement of filled latrines across camps, while congestion in some camps puts pressure on available sanitation facilities with little or no space for installation of new ones.
[ 9thDec2020, Borno State ] In August, the Housing Land and Property  ( HLP )  sub sector received requests to respond to eviction cases involving IDPs living in rented accommodations within host communities, particularly in Borno State. This was attributed to the inability to pay rental charges and the influx of IDPs to host communities and settlements, incurring charges from landowners, as many official camps are already congested and stretched beyond capacity.
[ 9thDec2020,Borno and Adamawa states ] The sub sector continues to identify eviction cases through field visits and referrals from community leaders, sector partners and NNGOs/CBOs for HLP legal assistance due to inability of IDPs to pay rent. Most of the eviction cases are from Borno and Adamawa states, and are largely attributed to the lack of livelihoods to generate income for rent, and the economic hardship exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic. With limited donors funding “cash for rent' interventions, the existing gaps remain huge, leaving many IDPs at risk of forced evictions.
[ 9thDec2020,north east Nigeria ] The COVID 19 pandemic is heightening already existing vulnerabilities for gender based violence, reducing survivors access to report, seek help or receive quality response services. In some situations, there has been an increase in the incidents of GBV; however, in north east Nigeria, restrictions and lockdown measures have presented barriers for survivors who are seeking help and service provision.
[ 19th   25th July 2021, Nigeria ] Gombi: 65 arrivals and 87 departures were recorded in Gombi LGA of Adamawa State. The arrivals included 43 individuals from Gwoza LGA in Borno State and 22 individuals from Maiha LGA in Adamawa State. All individuals reported that their intended destination was Hong LGA in Adamawa State. Fifty one per cent of the movements recorded were a result of the improved security situation in areas of origin, 28 per cent were due to seasonal farming and 21 per cent were due to voluntary relocation.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] USAID/BHA partners deploy mobile teams to deliver health care and nutrition services to hard to reach populations particularly in conflictaffected northeastern Nigeria and distribute vaccines to and conduct emergency health services for populations in need. In addition, State/PRM partners, including UNHCR and NGOs, support essential health interventions for IDPs and other vulnerable populations in Nigeria.
During the period 05   11 December 2020, 262 movements were observed at Three Points of Entries in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 159 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon and 10 from N'djamena in Chad Republic.
[ 1st Dec2020,Bay states ]  2.1 million internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  due to the crisis  ( Displacement Tracking Matrix  [ DTM ] , International Organization for Migration  [ IOM ] , August 2020 )
[ 1st Feb 2021, North east Nigeria ] RHHF supported by UNFPA: Twenty seven  ( 8 male, 19 females )  in school adolescents were sensitized on Gender based violence and COVID19 prevention in Mubi, Adamawa state.
[ 1st March 2021, Nigeria ] As of December 2020, 2 150 243 IDPs were registered in North East Region, of which 1 683 044 in Borno state alone. Nigeria was also host to 71 529 refugees and asylum seekers as of March 2021.
[ 14thDec2020, North East Nigeria ] The conflict in Nigeria is expected to continue to escalate while civilians suffer some of the worst conflict related food insecurity, socioeconomic vulnerability, and inequality issues in the world.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] Thirty five  ( 35 )  samples tested positive, sixty three  ( 63 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining two  ( 2 )  samples are pending. Following up with the laboratory team to retrieve pending sample results
[ 1st Dec2020, North east Nigeria ] Unpredictable security situation hampers movements of health workers, drugs and other medical supplies. Although health situation is improving under the NE Nigeria Health Sector 2019 Strategy, the health service delivery continues to be hampered by the breakdown of health facilities infrastructure. There is a serious shortage of skilled health care workers, particularly doctors, nurses and midwives, with many remaining reluctant to work inaccessible areas because of ongoing armed conflict.
[ 5th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  Save the Children is deeply concerned to find that an estimated 2.3 million children and youth, including some 700,000 children under five  [ 1 ] , are going hungry in North East Nigeria. A recent UN report found that 4.4 million people in the area are facing food shortages as attacks by militants are forcing farmers from their lands. Save the Children strongly condemns the reported attacks and displacement of farmers and other civilians.
[ 1st March 2021, Nigeria ]  UNHAS supported the airlifting of COVID 19 vaccines to hard to reach areas as the road connecting to field locations is insecure and mostly controlled by the NSAG.
[ 5th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]   Shannon Ward, Acting Country Director, Save the Children International Nigeria, said: “The situation is extremely dire. Millions of children have already been through a decade of suffering, violence and humanitarian crisis. Thousands and thousands have died, and many more saw their rights impacted to survive, learn and be protected.'
[ 5th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  Shannon Ward, Acting Country Director, Save the Children International Nigeria, said: “Children, girls and women are more vulnerable at times of attack and displacement. As a result of overcrowding, family separation, a lack of basic social services and desperate measures people take just to survive, such as marrying off their children, they run a high risk of gender based violence, physical and sexual abuse. Many children will be urged to drop out of school, and some will never return – with their childhood dream fading away.'
[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  About five weeks after Nigeria commenced COVID 19 vaccination, over a million people have been vaccinated. As of April 16, a total of 1,071,346 eligible Nigerians have received their first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID 19 vaccines, according to the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency  ( NPHCDA ) , Faisal Shuaib.
[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC )  has said that the country's active COVID 19 cases increased by 39, bringing the total number to 7,821. It, however, recorded 60 new cases of COVID 19, bringing the total number of infections to 164,207. The active cases are the difference between the total number of newly recorded cases and those discharged after treatment on that day  ( 21 on Saturday ) .
[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  As the Nigerian government gives its component states a condition to halt new COVID 19 vaccinations, only about50 per cent of ‘eligible' Nigerians have been vaccinated, an official said. Those vaccinated are, however, less than one per cent of the country's estimated 200 million population.
[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  The world has crossed the grim milestone of three million COVID 19 deaths as the latest resurgence of COVID 19 in some countries threatens vaccination efforts across the globe. The number of coronavirus infections worldwide hit 100 million in late January. But within three months, another 40 million people have been infected, raising the tally to over 140 million, according to worldometer.info.
[ 28th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Response: IOM CCCM conducted 6 COVID 19 awareness sessions in 6 sites across 4 LGAs, reaching an estimated camp population of 15,983 individuals
[ 1st March 2021, Nigeria ]  Neonatal death: One  ( 1 )  neonatal death was reported through EWARS from Gajiram MCH in Nganzai.
[ 18th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  The controversy around the COVID 19 vaccine has been prevalent since its emergence. Several arguments around its efficacy, effectiveness, affordability, regardless of its have led to the proposition of multiple theories regarding the Vaccine. The controversy around the COVID 19 vaccine has been prevalent since its emergence. Several arguments around its efficacy, effectiveness, affordability, regardless of its have led to the proposition of multiple theories regarding the Vaccine. Recently, a piece of viral information making rounds on WhatsApp claims that taking pain killers like Diclofenac and others after receiving the COVID 19 vaccine can be hazardous and may even lead to death.
[ 28th Jan 2021,Nigeria ] Fewer than half of children in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria attend overcrowded government primary schools, official data from 2015 shows. Almajiri schools help fill the gap and parents pay as little as 500 naira  ( $1.30 )  a month in fees.
[ 22nd April 2021, Nigeria ]  On export, the command processed 207,749.614 metric tones of cargoes with free on board value of $71million comprising of cashew nuts, ginger, hibiscus flower, sesame seeds, zircon sand, palm kernel, tiger nuts and many more.
[ 1st March 2021, Nigeria ]  Suspected COVID 19: 316 suspected cases were reported through IDSR out which 7 were laboratory confirmed.
[ 28th Jan 2021,Nigeria ] Africa's most populous country, where officials recorded low coronavirus numbers through much of last year, is in the grip of a second wave of infections. Nigeria has recorded at least 124,000 COVID 19 cases and 1,520 deaths.
[ 1st Nov 2020,NorthEast Nigeria ] In line with Plan International Commitment to improve maternal and child health in Yobe State, the organization have completed the expansion, renovation and fetching of Guya Primary Healthcare Centre in Guya Ward Yusufari LGA and that of Dapchi Primary Healthcare Centre in Bursari LGA of Yobe State.
[ 20th April 2021, Nigeria ] According to Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, at the height of the pandemic, the number of front liners was not adequate to cope with the number of patients,
[ 21st Dec2020,BAY STATES ] Separately, COVID 19 related supply chain disruptions and recent flooding along critical supply routes have further disrupted the delivery of humanitarian assistance to IDPs and other vulnerable populations in the region, particularly during the May to October rainy season. An estimated 10.6 million people require humanitarian assistance in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, according to an updated UN Humanitarian Response Plan released in June
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Though significant efforts have been made to improve education coverage in IDP communities, still only 37% of IDP families report that all their children attend schools. Moreover, the teacher student ratio in many camps is not conducive to the learning process. Considering only registered teachers, the overall average student to teacher ratio across the BAY states is 1:55, and highest in Yobe  ( 1:69 )  followed by Borno  ( 1:60 ) . This drops significantly when the volunteer workforce is calculated as part of the ratio: that yields an overall average of 1:39.57
[ 20th Apr 2021, Borno State, Nigeria ]  On 16 April 2021 at 2:00PM, just five days since the last fire outbreak, another fire was recorded at Gongolong Kareram Camp that reportedly destroyed shelters and belongings of numerous IDP households.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Additionally, recent heavy rainfall and flooding at the height of the May to October rainy season resulted in the displacement of an additional 22,000 individuals in northwestern Nigeria's Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Sokoto, and Zamfara states, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies  ( IFRC ) .
[ 15th Jun 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Suspected COVID 19: Two  ( 2 )  suspected cases of COVID 19 were reported within the week with no laboratory confirmed case.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Furthermore, unknown armed actors attacked a secondary school in Katsina in mid December, abducting more than 300 students and resulting in the closure of all public schools in the state. As of December 18, most of the abducted students had been released and reunited with their families, although international media report that some may remain in captivity.
[ 21st Dec2020,BAY STATES ] As of October, conflict had displaced more than 2.1 million people in northeastern Nigeria, with the majority of internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  located in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR ) . Escalating displacement in northeastern Nigeria poses continued health risks for IDPs sheltering in camps and host communities, including increased transmission risk of coronavirus disease  ( COVID 19 )  in congested camp like settings, as well as protection risks resulting from OAG attacks, gender based violence  ( GBV ) , and school closures.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Security conditions have continued to deteriorate across northeastern Nigeria in recent months, with increased organized armed group  ( OAG )  attacks resulting in additional displacement and insecurity across the region. In late November, OAG militants attacked a group of farmers in Borno State's Koshebe town, Jere Local Government Area  ( LGA ) , resulting in at least 108 civilian deaths and 15 abductions, relief actors report.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] In addition, OAG attacks including abductions and security incidents at illegal OAG installed vehicle checkpoints affecting relief actors have increasingly disrupted humanitarians' ability to support IDPs, host communities, and other vulnerable populations, according to UN reports. In early December, an improvised explosive device installed by OAG actors along a major road in Borno was trigge red by a convoy transporting IDPs, resulting in the deaths of at least three IDPs.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Continued clashes between Government of Nigeria  ( GoN )  forces and armed criminal groups have prompted displacement and exacerbated humanitarian needs in the northwestern states of Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara during 2020, according to relief actors. Renewed GoN military operations in response to armed attacks in rural areas of northwestern Nigeria between April and June resulted in a deterioration of security conditions throughout the region, displacing at least 20,000 people to surrounding communities, the UN Children's Fund  ( UNICEF )  reports.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] Many remote education programmes were coming to their end in October. For many actors and donors, schools must resume as planned by the states and remote  ( Radio and TV )  programmes are experiencing lack of funds. This situation leaves many children without access to education for a short period before schools effectively resume.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Unusually heavy rainfall resulted in large scale flooding across northern Nigeria from July to September, damaging or destroying cropland, houses, roads, and other civilian infrastructure, as well as disrupting livelihood activities and the delivery of humanitarian assistance in affected areas, according to the UN.
[ 1st June 1st Nov 2020, Nigeria ]  This may partially be due to seasonal variation, as June is typically just after the arrival of the rainy season, while November is shortly after. Yet access to soap for handwashing – which would not be subject to the same seasonal variation – also improved substantially between June 2020 and November 2020, with the share of households having insufficient soap to wash hands in the last seven days declining from 24% to 11%.
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  Across all states, the RCCE team engaged in sensitization activities to reduce the transmission of COVID 19. Activities included media engagements using radio and TV jingles, interactive discussions on both radio and TV, radio dramas, children and adolescents' specific jingles etc. Banners and billboards continued to be displayed in strategic locations.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] The Food Security sector continues to monitor prices in various locations following the increase in transfer values in late August. Recent market prices have not shown any significant increases since the last monitoring meeting in early September. However, prices remain relatively high. This is partially attributed to vendors' difficulty to transport goods due to continued insecurity and roads being impassable during the rainy season. Advocacy actions are needed to increase transfer values in response to the significant rise in prices recorded since the end of August.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] The flooding adversely affected approximately 436,000 people, destroying more than 66,000 houses and prompting the displacement of at least 62,000 individuals. The storms disproportionately affected IDPs living in provisional or makeshift shelters, driving increased needs for durable shelter materials, emergency food assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene  ( WASH )  assistance.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] PoCs displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the NorthEast region, particularly in Borno State have been compelled to reside in crowded camps with limited access to basic services. For instance, due to camp congestion in Bama, Pulka and Banki10 , and no space to construct new shelters, new arrivals continue to sleep in the open or in a crowded reception centers which expose them to protection risks, the rain and COVID 19. This has further exacerbated IDP's protection risks by exposing them to negative coping mechanisms such as survival sex, sexual abuse, and exploitation.
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] In September 2020, Nutrition sector partners admitted 28,723 severely malnourished children into the treatment programs. The total number of severely malnourished children admitted up to September 2020 is approximately 70% of the annual target. Over 90 per cent of all children in the outpatient therapeutic programmes and stabilisation centers  ( SCs )  were successful treated and discharged as cured
[ 9thDec2020,Nigeria ] The Food Security sector together with WASH, CCCM and Protection sectors continued their joint approach to messaging, hygiene kit delivery, physical distancing in all activities, and protection related monitoring and referrals.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Furthermore, flood related damage to transportation infrastructure across northern Nigeria in addition to ongoing conflict in flood affected areas of the northeast has further restricted relief actors' movements in the region and hampered response efforts in areas requiring urgent assistance, the UN reports. Flooding also caused significant damage to cropland throughout northwestern Nigeria, limiting livelihoods for agro pastoral households recovering from the June to August lean season. Floodwaters completely submerged croplands in Kebbi where most of Nigeria's rice is grown and caused damage in 18 of 27 LGAs in agriculturally dependent Jigawa, according to IFRC.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Severe acute food insecurity is projected to increase across most of northern Nigeria from December 2020 to August 2021, as ongoing conflict, climatic shocks, and COVID 19 containment measures continue to limit income earning opportunities and restrict access to food items and nutrition services, according to a recent Cadre Harmonisé  ( CH )  analysis.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Approximately 13 million people across Nigeria will likely experience Crisis IPC 3 or worse levels of acute food insecurity during the 2021 June to August lean season, when food is typically scarcest, representing an approximately 40 percent increase from the 9.2 million people currently facing Crisis or worse conditions. 5 The number of people projected to experience acute food insecurity during the June to August lean season is approximately 80 percent higher compared with the 2020 lean season
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] Additionally, approximately 1.2 million people in northeastern Nigeria remain inaccessible to humanitarian actors due to ongoing conflict threatening the continuity of relief activities in the region, further exacerbating food insecurity and compounding humanitarian needs. FEWS NET also projects increased levels of acute food insecurity in northwestern Nigeria in the coming months as escalating conflict continues to hinder livelihood activities and flood damage contributes to below average crop output in Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
On the 11th of February, some recent SARS CoV 2 genomes were seen to have distinct mutations and characterised as a new variant B.1.525. As at the 17th of February, these have been reported from United Kingdom  ( 44 ) , Denmark  ( 35 ) , Nigeria  ( 30 ) , United States of America  ( 12 ) , Canada  ( 5 ) , France  ( 5 ) , Ghana  ( 4 ) , Australia  ( 2 ) , Jordan  ( 2 ) , Singapore  ( 1 ) , Finland  ( 1 ) , Belgium  ( 1 )  and Spain  ( 1 ) .
[ 21st Dec2020 BAY states ] As a result of heightened food insecurity across northern Nigeria and limited access to uninterrupted health services, people in conflict affected regions especially children ages five years and younger  continue to experience high levels of acute malnutrition. Since January, nearly 106,000 children in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, as well as more than 10,000 children in Sokoto and Zamfara, were admitted for treatment at local health facilities for severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM ) , according to UNICEF.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] USAID/BHA supports 10 NGOs in the northeast and UNICEF in the northwest to address rising levels of global acute malnutrition, using both U.S. sourced and international purchase of ready to use therapeutic foods  ( RUTFs )  as well as locally produced nutritious foods. With more than $204 million in FY 2020 funding, USAID/BHA provided life saving food and nutrition assistance to more than 1.7 million people in Nigeria affected by acute food insecurity due to continued high levels of conflict and displacement, rising commodity prices, low agricultural output, and COVID 19 related, adverse economic effects.
[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ] USAID/BHA supports UNICEF, the UN World Health Organization  ( WHO ) , and seven NGOs to provide life saving health care to conflictaffected populations throughout Nigeria. Often integrated with nutrition and WASH programming, USAID/BHA provides medical supplies, supports health units, and trains community health workers to meet local health needs, including through COVID 19 prevention and response activities.
[  4th May 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  2020 witnessed persistent attacks by NSAGs on civilians and humanitarian facilities, and continuous population movements in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( BAY )  states, caused by both the NSAG attacks and military operations, with particular severity in Borno State
[ 10thDec2020,Nigeria ]  Ahead of a possible second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian government has ordered the reopening of all isolation and treatment centres in the country. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made this known at a Presidential Task Force  ( PTF )  on COVID 19 briefing on Thursday.
[ 20th April 2021, Nigeria ] “Our nation's healthcare delivery is seriously challenged with the emergence of the COVID 19 pandemic. The global health crisis overstretched our healthcare facilities and exposes the weak link in our delivery system.
The first detected B.1.525 case in Nigeria was in a sample collected on the 23rd of November from a patient in Lagos State. So far, this has been detected among cases in five states in Nigeria. B.1.525 cases have also been reported in other countries in travelers from Nigeria. Currently there is no evidence to indicate thatin Nigeria. Therefore B.1.525 is a new strain, but not yet a variant of concern and further analysis is ongoing.
[ 8thDec2020,Nigeria ]  In September 2020, the UN Secretary General reportedly indicated that Northeast Nigeria was at risk of famine, with “alarming levels of food insecurity and hunger' caused by the conflict and worsened by COVID 19's impact directly on communities  ( see box on page 58 )  and indirectly through funding shortages for humanitarian aid.
[ 14thDec2020,NortheastNigeria ]  Save the Children was one of the first humanitarian organizations that responded to the humanitarian crisis in the North East of Nigeria, reaching 1.2 million people since the start of our response. We are providing food assistance and protection services to more than 320,000 internally displaced children and families on a regular basis.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Like in the other LGAs, all  ( 4 )  KIs from Guzamala reported conflict related attacks to have happened during the past three months. Other shocks described by 1 KI included not enough food, flooding, drought and looting.
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  Preventive nutrition services such as infant and young child feeding  ( IYCF )  and micronutrient supplementation in addition to COVID 19 prevention messages were continued. A total of 1,122,231 caregivers of children aged 0 23 months were reached with messages aiming to protect breastfeeding and improve IYCF in the context of COVID, since March 2020 including 136,924 caregivers in the last four weeks
[ 16thDec2020,Nigeria ] The 758 new cases were reported from 19 states – FCT  ( 305 ) , Lagos  ( 152 ) , Kaduna  ( 103 ) , Bauchi  ( 44 ) , Gombe  ( 35 ) , Plateau  ( 31 ) , Rivers  ( 17 ) , Sokoto  ( 15 ) , Kwara  ( 13 ) , Kano  ( 9 ) , Ebonyi  ( 8 ) , Ogun  ( 5 ) , Osun  ( 5 ) , Oyo  ( 4 ) , Edo  ( 4 ) , Anambra  ( 4 ) , Bayelsa  ( 2 ) , Ekiti  ( 1 ) , and Taraba  ( 1 ) . Again, Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria's capital and the country's commercial hub, led with 305 and 152 new cases respectively – more than half of the total.
[ 16thDec2020,Nigeria ] Nigeria has so far tested over 840,000 of its 200 million population for the virus.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] In December, population movements across the LGAs continued to pose major challenges to the humanitarian response. The Emergency Tracking Tool  ( ETT )  reported a total of 5,718 individuals  ( IND )  arrived and 1,531 IND departed across the BAY states, with Gwoza LGA of Borno State recording the highest influx for the month  ( 943 IND ) . Gombi LGA of Borno State had the highest departures  ( 532 IND ) . The major causes of movement are voluntary relocation and poor living conditionacross BAY states
[ 21st Sep 19th Oct2020,Nigeria ]  UNICEF provided states warehouses with 33,128 cartons Ready to use Therapeutic foods, 464 cartons of Therapeutic milk, 492,814 packs of Micronutrient powder, 934 packs of 100,000IU retinol, 5,535 packs of 200,000 IU retinol, 7133 packs Albendazole, 850 packs Amoxicillin packs, amounting to 2,469,235.46 USD within the reporting period.
[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] However, despite the humanitarian assistance and an increase in food crop production in the state, the COVID 19 pandemic and the pockets of hazards and vulnerabilities pose threats to food and nutrition security. Furthermore, most of the LGAs in the northern parts of the state are still facing nutritional challenges with global acute malnutrition  ( GAM )  rates. Acute food insecurity conditions led to an increase in the proportion of households resorting to negative coping strategies compared to the previous months.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Nigeria ] According to the latest FAO WFP Early Warning Analysis of Acute Food Insecurity Hotspots, famine is likely to occur in the northeast in the event of continued heightening levels of insecurity which could heavily constrain humanitarian access. As of August 2020, the International Organization for Migration  ( IOM )  identified over 2.7 million people that have been displaced due to the insurgency in the northeastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, to communal clashes in Northwest/Northcentral and flooding across northwestern and northcentral parts of the country.
[ 1st Jan 2021,Nigeria ]  63,235 Cameroonian refugee men women and children are registered in Akwa Ibom, Benue, Cross River and Taraba States in Nigeria.
[ 5th Nov 2020,Nigeria ]  According to the report, despite the relaxation of the COVID 19 lockdown measures, several households are still experiencing difficulties in accessing their basic food and non food needs due to disrupted livelihoods. This has resulted in reduced opportunities for income, food and nutrition security.
During the period 01   07 May 2021, 209 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 140 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region while 69 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region.
[ 1st Nov2020, Hawul LGA, Borno state ]  39% of internally displaced households and 21% of non displaced households reported sharing their primary sanitation facility/latrine with at least one other household.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Although behavioral practices of exclusive breastfeeding of children under six months old showed improvement compared to 2019, the observed rates are still suboptimal. According to the NFSS findings, 64.3% of mothers in Borno exclusively breastfeed their children, and similarly 37.6% in Yobe and 56.3% in Adamawa. Children under six months not exclusively breastfed are twice more likely to die from infections than an exclusively breastfed child. According to the survey, fewer than 1% of children 6 23 months old are receiving the minimum acceptable diet, indicating severe food insecurity in terms of households' ability to access and consume adequate, safe and nutritionally dense food.
[ 5th May 2021, Northeast Nigeria ]  Attacks on Kanama, which started on 29 April, were still ongoing as of 5 May with large sale destruction of private and public property and critical infrastructure. Most of the displaced people are taking shelter in host communities across Yunusari, Bade, Damaturu, Nguru LGAs in Yobe while others are either still in transit or have crossed to neighbouring states including Bauchi and Borno.
[ 5th May 2021, Northeast Nigeria ]  The conditions of the displaced people, the majority of whom are women and children, remain dire with food, NFI, shelter, WASH and health services among priority needs. Multiple displacements and complex movements, including in and out of Geidam town to monitor the situation and to some remote locations in search of assistance and services are impacting efforts to identify and register many of the IDPs.
[ March–May 2021, Nigeria ]  The latest Cadre Harmonisé analysis  ( March 2021 )  indicates that 9.2 million people countrywide face crisis or worse levels of food insecurity  ( March–May 2021 ) , of whom 3.2 million in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. This figure is expected to increase to over 12.8 million people, of whom 4.4 million in the three northeastern states, during June–August 2021, unless resilience focused and humanitarian actions are taken.
[ 8th Dec 2020, Borno State ] Also, Borno State, which has been the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency, suffered the most attacks from the terrorists which claimed 131 people, including the highest single attack which claimed 110 lives.
[ 8th Dec 2020,Edo and Delta states ] The report also examined the rising cases of cult clashes in Edo and Delta states which led to the death of 24 people.
[ 10th May 2021, Nigeria ] The decade long armed conflict in northeastern Nigeria has severely affected food production systems in this part of the country, with Adamawa, Borno and Yobe being the most affected states and experiencing high displacement, enormous human, social and economic losses, and high levels of acute food insecurity and malnutrition.
[ 10th May 2021, Nigeria ] Of the 2.2 million IDPs in the three northeastern states, more than 80 percent are in Borno. The influx of IDPs is placing an additional burden on host communities who already face limited access to land and other resources thus affecting food production. Vulnerable households also have less access to humanitarian services due to the inaccessibility of some areas deemed ‘no go' amid security concerns.
[ 9thDec2020,Borno State ]  Despite escalating insecurity and high level advocacy by the humanitarian community on the need for greater stakeholder engagement on IDP resettlement, Borno State Government proceeded with the unilateral relocation, on a voluntary basis, of IDPs to return areas that are still inaccessible to aid agencies due to ongoing insecurity
[ 9thDec2020 ,BAY states ]  The BAY states, like the rest of the country, recorded lower numbers of new COVID 19 cases. Experts, including the Nigeria Center for Disease Control are warning these lower infection rates are most probably due to reduced testing across the country. Humanitarian partners have however sustained response and risk mitigation activities throughout September.
[ 9thDec2020,Borno State ]  Due to COVID 19 related restrictions, the ETS has had to postpone several of its planned activities, including field missions to install hybrid solar power system in all eight sites in Borno State where the ETS provides connectivity services. The pandemic has also delayed staff recruitment. However, as travel restrictions caused by COVID 19 have eased, the team will commence planning to install the hybrid solar power system in field locations in November
[ 28th Dec2020,Nigeria ] It added that FCT reported the highest number of new infections with 297 cases, while Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in the country reported 253 new infections.
[ 10th May 2021, Nigeria ] According to the 2020 crop yield survey, FAO supported farmers recorded higher yields per hectare compared with their unsupported counterparts – up to 40 percent higher maize and millet yields, for example. Nonetheless, crisis affected households are yet to return to pre conflict production levels. This remains largely due to limited access to land, productive assets and agricultural inputs.
[ 10th May 2021, Nigeria ] With the deterioration of the food security situation and an increased risk of famine in areas of Borno state, providing agricultural inputs to the most vulnerable households in time for the planting season starting in June is crucial to quickly increase food availability and access.
[ 7th Feb 2021,North east Nigeria ]  ADAMAWA STATE: 52 new confirmed cases were reported within the week as against 47 cases reported in the preceding week. No new death was reported within the week. The total number of confirmed cases as of 7th February 2021 stands at 725 with 28 deaths. 172 samples were collected within the week as against 933 samples collected in the preceding week
[ 9thDec2020,Maiduguri and Jere LGA. ] The ongoing violent attacks by non state armed groups and illegal checkpoints they set up make it difficult for the sector partners to operate and monitor prices, especially in the peri urban LGAs neighboring the state capital Maiduguri and Jere LGA.
[ 19th Jan2021 Northeast Nigeria ]  Security continues to deteriorate in northeast Nigeria limiting the capacity of humanitarian organisations to deliver assistance to the 10,6 million people in need, reducing the possibilities for the displaced population to return to their home towns, and rendering large areas inaccessible for the delivery of humanitarian assistance.
On 15 January 2021, Armed Opposition Groups  ( AOG )  attacked the town of Marte, located at 114 km northeast of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The AOG took control of the town until 17 January 2021 when government forces regained control. More than 700 civilians were forcibly displaced due to the fighting.
[ 28th Dec2020,Nigeria ] Till date, 84,414 infections have been confirmed, while 71,034 cases have been discharged, just as 1,254 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and FCT.
[ 1st Jan 2021,North east Nigeria ]  YOBE STATE: Nine  ( 9 )  samples tested positive, sixty four  ( 64 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining forty five  ( 45 )  samples are pending. The SPHCMB team, in collaboration with partners, conducted the motorized awareness creation campaign in high burden LGAs  ( Damaturu, Bade, Potiskum, and Nguru ) . Yobe SMOH team, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 8,561 people with COVID 19 prevention messages.
[ 1st Jan 31st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ]  Seven local government areas  ( LGAs )  in Adamawa namely, Demsa, Fufore, Gombi, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North were the most affected by the departures due to poor living conditions. Insecurity along the roads has increased throughout 2020 with frequent illegal vehicle checkpoints creating challenges with movements of humanitarian goods and personnel as well as increased risks to the general population.
[ 4th Feb 2021,Nigeria ] Reduction of basic services and livelihoods are exacerbating the vulnerabilities of affected people, as shown with increased unemployment and loss of remittances. Food security and livelihoods are particularly weakened due to semi subsistence lifestyles and heavy dependence on the informal sector for income.
[ 14th Apr 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  Mustapha said Boko Haram terrorists attacked the town for the second time in three days and burned down homes, adding: “Several of our people fled to communities in neighboring Niger.' At least five people were killed last Saturday when Boko Haram first attacked the town. The West African country's military said it repelled the attack.
[ 28th Jun 2021, Adamawa State ]  Water, Sanitation and Hygiene : Needs: • Water access needs to be improved through water trucking, construction of new water points, rehabilitation and operation and maintenance of broken down water supply facilities in catchment communities in Michika and Askira Uba LGA. • Community participation is needed in the community led total sanitation  ( CLTS )  approach to tackle open defecation and lack of access to sanitation facilities in Michika and Askira Uba. • Improvement is needed in acceptable hygiene knowledge and practices in 13 health facilities and 22 catchment communities of Michika and Askira Uba LGA.
[ 28th Dec2020,Nigeria ] NCDC explained that the 838 new cases were reported in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT ) .
[ 28th Dec2020,Nigeria ] Lagos state has now recorded a total of 28,741 infections. The other states with new infections are Plateau 82, Kaduna 57, Katsina 32, Nasarawa 31, Kano 25, Gombe 24, Oyo 8, Rivers 8, Zamfara 7, Ogun 4, Bauchi 4, Edo 4, Anambra 1, and Sokoto 1.
[ 1st Jan  31st Dec 2020,Northn east Nigeria ] Lassa fever and meningitis continue to be a concern. In 2020, four cases of Lassa fever were reported in Yobe state, while 26 cases of meningitis were recorded in Borno and one case in Yobe.
The most preferred medium used by the IDP communities in camps/camp like settings to receive information was the radio  ( reported in 43% of the camps/camp like settings ) , followed by word of mouth  ( reported in 42% of the camps/camp like settings )  and loudspeakers  ( reported in 6% of the camps/camplike settings ) . However, in the two camps that are located in the state of Gombe, none of the IDPs had access to a functioning radio.
[ 27th Aug 2021, Borno State ]  Nutrition Needs: • The withdrawal of operations by MSF  ( a major health sector partner )  in Gwoza and Pulka towns is impacting access to timely medical services for over 150,000 civilians in the areas and is expected to trigger an increase in malnutrition.
[ 20th April 2021, Nigeria ] 'There is no standard intensive care units and even the few available ones are overwhelmed. In the midst of this, our people are apprehensive and fearful,' he said.
Host communities: In sites where IDPs were residing with host communities, friends, neighbours and family were the most trusted source of information in 40 per cent of locations  ( up from 38% in Round 36 ) , followed by local and community leaders in 31 per cent of locations  ( down from 32% )  and religious leaders in 13 per cent of locations  ( down from 15% ) .