nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 1st July 2020, Brono state ] KIs from 1 settlement indicated that at least one protection issue is at risk of worsening due to COVID 19.KIs in 1 settlement reported that forced eviciton was a protection issues at risk of worsening due to COVID 19, at the time of data collection.
[ 1st July 2020, Brono state ] KIs from 17 settlements reported that schools attended by children had been closed due to COVID 19 in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ 3rd March, 2021, Nigeria ]  Since the pandemic broke out in Nigeria in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.6 million tests. More than two thirds of the 160,000 people infected by COVID 19 in Nigeria have recovered after treatment. Meanwhile, over 18,000 infections are still active in the country. Last Friday, Nigeria commenced the vaccination of its citizens after receiving almost four million doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccines.
[ 1st July 2020, Brono state ] KIs from 1 settlement reported a negative relationship between IDPs and the host community.
The number of COVID 19 cases continues to increase in Nigeria, reaching 47,290 confirmed cases and 956 associated deaths across the country's 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT )  as of August 11, 2020; Nigeria has recorded the secondhighest number of confirmed casesin Africa, following South Africa, though on a per capita basis, the recorded casesin Nigeria are among the lowest globally.
[ 1st July 2020, Brono state ] KIs from 2 settlements reported that local organizations were taking action to deal with COVID 19 related issues.
Macroeconomic conditions have deteriorated sharply, following the drop in international oil demand, which led to a decline in revenue; the subsequent depreciation of the NGN has pushed up staple food prices. As a result of higher food prices, in combination with reduced access to income given movement restrictions, poor households are facing increased difficulty meeting their basic food needs.
[ 01/08/2020, Nigeria ]  Departure/Origin and destination: During the month of August 2020, the main cities from which recorded individuals travelled from were Maradi  ( 40% )  , Zinder  ( 27% )  and Tahoua  ( 25% )  in Niger. Travellers were primarily headed to Zinder  ( 45% ) , Maradi  ( 35% ) , Diffa  ( 8% )  and Tahoua  ( 8% )  in Niger. The main modes of transportation were car  ( 55% ) , bus  ( 40%% ) , motorbike  ( 2% )  and on foot  ( 1% ) .
Furthermore, farmers' ability to engage in planting for the agricultural season was limited due to movement restrictions and contractions in household income, which reduced households' ability to purchase agricultural inputs; as such, a below average main season harvest is expected.
Access to alternative care for children whose caregivers who had to be isolated or quarantined due to COVID 19 proved to be a challenge mainly due to stigma. This was in addition to the limited or lack of access to food and other basic goods for families whose primary breadwinners had to be isolated or quarantined.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ] Host Communities: Only 13% of the households surveyed in the MSNA reported having received aid in the past three months. Of those, some 55% were dissatisfied with the aid they received, the reasons being  ( in descending order of frequency )  insufficient quantity, delays in delivery of the aid, quality not good enough, and/or unsuitable type of assistance.
[ 01/07/2020, Borno, Adamawa ]  The first confirmed cases in Borno and Adamawa states were announced on 20 April and 22 April 2020 , respectively. Due to the limited access to H2R areas, it is unlikely that there will be confirmation of an outbreak in these areas. It is therefore highly important to evaluate the situation of the population in H2R areas in order to monitor changes and inform humanitarian aid actors on immediate needs of the communities
Increased armed conflict attacks particularly in some LGAs in Borno highlighted the risks not only of children and other members of the affected population, but to child protection workers amongst other humanitarian actors. During the reporting period, some of the attacks resulted in temporary withdrawal of staff from some LGAs in Borno as a safety measure. The well being of child protection workers was further threatened by the COVID 19 pandemic that resulted in additional stress in their personal and professional lives.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ] At the same time, the restrictions caused severe hardships for people whose incomes and food supplies are generated day to day such as wage laborers, small agricultural producers, workers in the informal sectors, the unemployed and marginally employed, and displaced people. The inclement weather during the rainy season, often causing flooding, render some roads and bridges impassable from May to October.
On the other hand, the general lack of belief in the existence of COVID 19 particularly amongst children proved to be a challenge for providing prioritized child protection services activities whilst adhering to physical distancing and other control measures.
While child protection actors adapted modalities to ensure the safe provision of prioritized child protection services including remote case management and psychosocial support services, this was limited to locations where telecommunication was available. Stigma associated with COVID 19 complicated the provision of alternative care for children whose parents had to be isolated or quarantined due to COVID 19.
[ 12 October 2020, Nigeria ] The COVID 19 related restrictions on the movement of humanitarians have required ETS staff to work from home to curb the spread of the virus in north east Nigeria. During the reporting period, most ETS staff worked remotely, while one staff occasionally worked in the office at the Red Roof humanitarian hub in Maiduguri. To support remote working arrangements, as well as the immediate health response to the corona virus and the ongoing humanitarian response, Internet connectivity and security communications were essential for humanitarian partners to continue delivering services amid COVID 19.
To support education of children and communities on the protection of children at community level, the CPSS developed and disseminated context appropriate posters on abuse, exploitation, neglect and violence and on how these protection risks can be prevented and mitigated. This included specific material related to the context of the pandemic particularly on positive parenting and combating stigma. These were made available in local languages with the support of Translators Without Borders.
The CPSS disseminated the COVID 19 Handbook for Children developed by the Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF Nigeria. The Handbook explains what COVID 19 is, how it is spread and related prevention measures in a child friendly manner and was made available in English and Hausa.
[ 12 October 2020,BAY states ] Due to school closure across the country as part of measures to reduce the spread of COVID 19 pandemic, more than 4 million children across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe  ( BAY )  states have been without access to education since the beginning of April. There is need to develop alternative ways and methods of learning to enable children access education and otherservices that were provided via schools or temporary learning centers  ( TLCs ) . Assessing the best alternative tools and platforms  ( radio, TV, Internet )  to reach more children, especially in the hard to reach areas and IDP camps will be essential.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Where civilian authorities are absent, the military controls the parameters of humanitarian action, including indirectly such as controlling land allocation which determines possibilities for camp expansion and decongestion, and affects the balance of interests between IDPs and host communities.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ] Recurrent, unpredictable attacks force many households to displace multiple times. Limits on access to land for camp expansion or farming result in over congestion in camps and camp like settings, causing conditions conducive for outbreaks of diseases such as malaria and cholera.
[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ] Host Communities: Sixty two per cent of all IDPs living with host communities were living in a host family's house  ( down from 63% reported in the last round of assessment ) . This was followed by rented houses at 23 per cent  ( up from 21% ) , and individual houses at 11 per cent  ( down from 12% since the last round of assessment ) .
UNHCR and partners maintained a presence and delivered on its mandate in line with its Business Continuity Plan  ( BCP )  and in accordance with the “stay and deliver' principle. They also worked to implement the response to the COVID 19 in compliance with the guidelines and measures put in place by the authorities. UNHCR covers 21 locations in 19 LGAs including 13 locations in Borno State  ( Jere, MMC, Konduga, Bama, Banki, Mungono, Damboa, Dikwa, Gwoza Pulka, Damasak, Gamboru Ngala, and Rann ) ; 06 in Adamawa State  ( Yola North, Yola South, Mubi North, Mubi South, Madagali and Michika ) ; and 02 in Yobe State  ( Damaturu and Gujba ) .
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Protection remains a great concern for many families and individuals, especially for girls and women who are at higher risk of gender based violence in many of the camps and camp like settings. Lack of secure sanitation facilities, safe firewood collection, and overall protective systems in some camps and camplike settings heighten GBV risks.
[ 12 October 2020, BAY states ] The economic crisis as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic is affecting communities and local economies in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Lockdown measures and movement restrictions have disrupted livelihood opportunities. Reduction of basic services and livelihoods are exacerbating the vulnerabilities of affected people such as increased unemployment and loss of remittances. Daily laborers and people engaging in cash for work activities are the most affected due to restricted labour migration and closure of small businesses. Youth and women in the informal sector are also hard hit. Supply shortages as a result of movement restrictions are also reducing economic opportunities and decreasing rural and urban incomes thereby affecting people's ability to buy basic commodities. This economic downturn is making it more difficult to lay the foundations for sustainable recovery and a return to longer term development in the north east.
[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ]  KIs from all 23 assessed settlements reported that most residents' knowledge of COVID 19 is sufficient to protect themselves and their families from the virus.
During the period 31 October   06 November 2020, 180 movements were observed at Eight Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 76 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon.
[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ]  People in rural areas are farmers, while widespread illiteracy, unemployment, and limited infrastructure contribute to low human capital development. Extreme poverty levels among families continue to have significant impacts on the wellbeing and development of children.
[ 14thDec2020,Nigeria ]  Shannon Ward, Save the Children's Acting Country Director in Nigeria, said: “We are deeply concerned about the safety and wellbeing of the children who have been abducted by suspected gunmen in Katsina State in North West Nigeria. Hundreds of students appear to still be missing. Schools should be a place of safety and learning but for these boys and their families, it has turned into a nightmare. “This could have a deep impact on children – not only the boys who were taken, but also the ones who had to flee and hide from gun violence or those who saw what happened.
[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ]  Host Communities: Among IDPs living in host communities, blankets/mats were the most needed NFI at 38 per cent  ( down from 40% )  followed by mosquito nets  ( 22%, similar to Round 34 ) , mattresses at 16 per cent  ( similar to Round 34 )  and kitchen sets  ( 15%   up from 12% since Round 34 )
WHO: Training and deployment of additional contact tracers to strengthen contact tracing effortsis also ongoing in the 3 states.
[ 27th Oct 2020,Borno ]  Borno is one of the poorest states in Nigeria, with a poverty rate of 70.1 percent – one of the highest in the country as of 2019. The humanitarian situation in Borno State is characterized by pockets of severe and extreme levels of poverty in the return areas and within some urban communities hosting IDPs.
[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ] KIs from 15 settlements reported that misinformation  ( at least one rumor )  on COVID 19 was prevalent amongst residents. According to these KIs, COVID 19 is not real  ( 12 ) , COVID 19 cannot survive in the heat  ( 11 ) , and COVID 19 cannot infect Africans  ( 9 )  were the most common.
[ 28thDec2020,Nigeria ] Education in Nigeria has been badly affected by a number of factors including insecurity and increasing poverty level.
[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ] Camps and camp like settings: Blankets/mats continued to remain the most needed type of non food item  ( NFI )  in camps and camp like settings at 51 per cent  ( down from 56% in Round 34, followed by mosquito nets  ( 17% )  and kitchen sets  ( 14% ) .
[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ] KIs from 12 assessed settlements reported that most residents do not have enough water to meet their daily drinking, cooking, and cleaning needs.
[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ]  KIs from 22 settlements reported that approximately half or more residents did not have enough food to meet the needs of their household in the 30 days prior to data collection.
As of 27th September 2020, a total of 1,051 confirmed cases have been recorded including 60 deaths, 28 active cases and 963  ( 92% )  recoveries in the three states. In Borno, 1 confirmed case was reported for week 39 and there was no death recorded. 2 patients were discharged. 23 samples were collected in week 39. Total initial samples tested so far stands at 10,764
[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ]  KIs from 19 settlements reported that schools attended by children had been closed due to COVID 19 in the 30 days prior to data collection.
The webinar with nutrition actors focused on the linkages between child protection and nutrition with practical examples of integrated nutrition child protection programming; the education webinar focused on the COVID 19 response and integration of child protection into the education response which resulted in representatives from the CPSS being added to the Education Sector Technical Working Group on COVID 19.
[ 03/09/2020,Nigeria ]  The first phase of the relaxed lockdown was extended by two weeks and elapsed midnight June 1. The second phase which commenced on June 2 and elapsed on June 29 was extended by four weeks. The additional four weeks elapsed midnight July 29 but was extended by one week due to the Sallah celebrations. It then elapsed midnight, August 6. It was further extended by four weeks and elapses midnight today, September 3.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Living conditions: The key issues that limit the IDPs' living conditions are congestion and limitations of access to shelter, security and safety, health, education, water and sanitation, hygiene, and livelihood opportunities. More than 5% of the IDPs equating to some 100,000 people do not have access to primary health care services within a one hour walk from their location.
CEPROWAG reached a total of 9,318 IDPs  ( 2,151 girls, 1,883 boys, 3,310 women and 1,974 men )  in NYSC and Dalori I IDP camps in Borno with messaging on COVID 19, transmission methods, control measures, how the pandemic can exacerbate protection risks for children and how these risks can be mitigated and responded to.
[ 03/09/2020, Nigeria ]  Mr Mustapha said the task force is disturbed by the low level of sample collection “because of what it portends for the strategy of testing, detection, tracing, isolation and treatment.' He said despite an increase in the country's diagnostic capacity and improved access to testing, the samples tested remain low. He noted that recent reduction in COVID 19 cases in some states could be attributed to low testing.
[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] The armed conflict had already interrupted access and control over most resources for all, including men who traditionally controlled them prior to the COVID 19 pandemic. Assets and resources  ( houses, livestock, shops )  were looted or destroyed by the Organized Armed Group  ( OAG ) , farmlands and pasturelands are not accessible due to high risk of attacks, security measures and displacement
[ 14/10/2020, Borno ]  Borno State did not confirm any new cases during the whole of September, but four new cases were already confirmed since the beginning of October
As of 6 October, out of 538,815 samples tested, 59,465 cases were confirmed throughout the country, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC ) . These include 7,401 active cases, 50,951 discharged patients and 1,113 fatalities.
On 4 October, Nigeria recorded the lowest number of daily infections in seven months and also reported the lowest fatality rate in five months. However, the total number of confirmed cases doubled between 27 September and 3 October  ( 2,142 cases )  compared to the 1,053 new cases recorded during the previous week. Numbers risk increasing in coming weeks as the Government has announced that federal government schools will reopen on 12 October
[ 14/10/2020, BAY states ] There are currently 23 active cases in Adamawa State for 248 confirmed cases, four active cases in Borno State for 745 confirmed cases, and 6 active cases in Yobe State for 76 confirmed cases in total since the beginning of the pandemic.
[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] In the host communities, mostly as head of family, men usually have access and control to family resources including land, livestock, cash credit, small trade, etc., while women can access but do not control the same. boys and girls are entitled to their parents' resources and assets. This dynamic has not changed with COVID 19.
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ]  Humanitarian conditions: intersectoral severity of needs Out of the 1.2 million returnees in need, 63% reside in LGAs that are classified as having extreme or severe inter sectoral humanitarian needs. According to the 2020 MSNA, almost 400,000 returnees have extreme severity of conditions, while another 340,000 face severe intersectoral needs
[ 16th Mar 2021,North east Nigeria ] Host Communities: Many households also face significant protection issues, mainly women and girls, and in particular sexual or gender based violence  ( SGBV ) .
[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] Pre COVID 19, both men and women had begun earning income to supplement the humanitarian assistance they were receiving to meet their needs. For men, they had small businesses such as small retailers or manual labourers. Women had begun small scale trading such as knitting caps, tailoring, making mats etc.6 . However, with COVID 19, this earning potential has been greatly reduced because of the lockdowns, curfews that led to a subsequent downturn in the economy and closing down of businesses.
A total of 20 caregivers  ( 17 women, 3 men )  providing alternative to unaccompanied, separated and other vulnerable children were educated on positive parenting and the need to be sensitive to the needs and concerns of not only their biological children, but also other children in their care.
[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ] Similar to the previous rounds, the percentage of IDPs who were in need of food remained high. In 75% of the locations assessed, food was cited as the main unfulfilled need  ( down by 1% compared to the Round 34 results ) . Non food items  ( NFIs )  were cited as the main unfulfilled need in 11 per cent of the locations  ( down by 1% )  followed by shelter in 4 per cent of the locations and WASH in 2 per cent of the locations.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  In addition to reported engagement in farming activities, more than half of the KIs across all LGAs  ( 19/28 )  reported that people in their settlements were engaged in casual labour. Casual labour activities were described to include farming for others, cutting trees and constructing houses. In exchange for casual labour people were reported to either receive food or cash. Some KIs  ( 8 )  also mentioned small scale trading as a livelihood source.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Potentially reflecting livelihood sources as a supplementary source of food to their own cultivation, most KIs described casual labour  ( 7 )  and trading  ( 3 )  to take place during the dry season. Nevertheless, 9 KIs also described the variation in livelihood engagement not to be related to the season but to when it was available.
Additionally, the onset of the rainy season has left 19,781 shelters damaged or destroyed, directly affecting some 69,690 IDPs. Sporadic fire incidents destroyed some 39,106 shelters across camps in Muna Garage, Ngala, Mafa and Monguno areas of Borno State. Main challenges include lack of shelter construction materials and Tarpaulin due to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Almost all KIs reported farming being more important than livestock in regards to accessing food  ( 20 ) . Some KIs further added that without farming they would have no source of food, indicating people's vulnerability to shocks that negatively impact farming .
[ 4th  11th April 2021, Nigeria: Borno State ]  Total number of contacts line listed for follow up – 6,454 . Total initial Samples tested so far in UMTH laboratory stands at 20,284 . Cumulative positivity rate 7% . Cumulative samples collected for week 14 were 136 . EOC meets Monday and Friday to review the activities of all the pillars under the leadership of the IM.
[ 4th  11th April 2021, Nigeria: Borno State ]  Laboratory: Cumulative Positivity rate is 7.3 percent . Test per million of Population: 2,753 Case per million Population: 201 .Total COVID 19 test conducted 20,284 by Borno State.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Half of the KIs  ( 14 )  highlighted how single female headed households especially faced additional challenges to access livelihoods. Most KIs  ( 6 )  described challenges faced by female headed households to include movement restrictions preventing them from accessing livelihood sources such as farming and casual labour. Some KIs attributed movement restrictions to the conflict  ( see quote below )  whereas others attributed movement restrictions cultural restrictions such as not allowing women to move without their husband.
[ 4th  11th April 2021, Nigeria: Borno State ]  Case Management: 4 cases in self isolation at the end of epi week 13. 6 patients discharged at the end of the week. Total discharges –1,294, No death reported for the week.
[ 3rd Dec 2020,Nigeria ] Regina Otokpa, an Abuja based journalist is among the country's reporters who have turned an investigative spotlight on the Nigerian response to the pandemic and are helping to create awareness of the disease, which has so far infected more than 67 000 people and claimed 1173 lives.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Despite not being asked directly about negative coping mechanisms used by women in the H2R settlements, two KIs from Gwoza described how hunger forced some women in their settlements to engage in sexual activities in exchange of money, food or other goods, reportedly with the risk of getting killed if caught  ( see second quote below ) . In addition, 1KI from Bama also described women to be forcefully married, potentially because their relatives could not feed them.
[ 4th Jan 2021, Nigeria ]  Nigeria is seeing more infections of COVID 19 but it is not yet certain if that is from the variant, said Omilabu, the director of the Centre for Human and Zoonotic Virology at the Lagos University College of Medicine and Teaching Hospital.
WFP complemented food assistance with malnutrition prevention and treatment activities serving 191,573 children, pregnant and lactating women and girls with specialized nutritious food integrated into WFP food assistance
[ 25thNov2020,Nigeria ]  While lamenting that COVID 19 has had adverse impact on people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, the NACA Director General disclosed that the PPE initiative was born out of the desire to assist people living with HIV/AIDS to get their medication easily.
[ 21stDec2020,Nigeria ] Weekly test positivity more than doubled to 11% up from 4.1%% in week 49 and the Federal Capital Territory reported the largest increase by 125% of the new confirmed cases.
[ 09/10/2020, Nigeria ]  Furthermore, we saw the challenges posed by COVID 19 during the lockdown where disadvantaged children, especially young girls, couldn't access education through virtual learning platforms because their parents can't afford food, much less computers and data.
[ 09/10/2020, Nigeria ]  COVID 19 is one of the biggest threats to our work considering that the group or demographic of the people we work with are rural and marginalised, which means the lockdown practically cut them off from learning for a long time.
[ 21st 27th Dec2020, Adamawa state ] 36 new confirmed cases were reported within the week as against 26 cases reported in the preceding week. No deaths were reported
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ] The main coping strategy described by KIs from Gwoza were also eating wild food not normally part of people's diet  ( 8 ) . In Gwoza, eating wild food, however, included eating types of wild food known to make people sick  ( 6 )
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ] The coping strategies reported by KIs from Guzamala seemed less severe compared to the coping strategies described by KIs from Bama and Gwoza as the majority mentioned getting support from relatives  ( 4 ) .
[ 1st June July 2020,Borno state ]  Findings suggest that information on COVID 19 has reached H2R areas in Borno state to various extents. People from H2R settlements in Bama seemed to have received less information  ( general information and COVID 19 specific information )  compared to other assessed LGAs. In addition, across assessed LGAs, women had reportedly less access to information than men.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] The relationship between IDPs/returnees and communities/villages remains good and excellent according to 76% and 16% key informants respectively.
[ 06/10/2020,Nigeria ]  Before the COVID 19 pandemic began, 20% of the world's children not getting any kind of formal education lived in Nigeria. With the pandemic, even more children have now been pushed out of school due to closures, interrupting children's education and leaving many students unable to prepare for their final exams.
[ 12/10/2020,Nigeria ]  The Nigerian government has officially allowed schools all over the country to reopen and directed all “Unity' schools  ( secondary schools in Nigeria's 36 states owned and run by the federal government )  to resume classes on Oct. 12, while state and private schools are allowed to set their own modalities for resumption.
WHO continues to be at the forefront of the fight against COVID 19 by providing support to respective response pillars of Emergency Operation Centres and the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19.
[ 17/09/2020,Kano ]  In the northeast of the country, 4.3 million people are food insecure, up by 600,000 largely due to COVID 19. While in the large urban area of Kano, the number of food insecure people during that lockdown period from March to June went from 568,000 to 1.5 million people – an increase of 1 million people. Very troubling.
[ 21st 27th Dec2020, Adamawa state ] No death was reported within the week A total of 21 fatalities associated with COVID 19 have been reported since outbreak. CFR= 5.9% 2/19  ( 12% )  deaths occurred in the community with 1 death of a health worker reported.
[ 21st 27th Dec2020, Adamawa state ] 899 persons were screened in Yola international airport as against 1,397 persons screened in the preceding week. None was suspected for COVID 19
[ 4th  11th April 2021, Nigeria: Borno State ]  3 new cases were confirmed for the reported week . Total number of Confirmed Cases as at end of epi week 14 stands at 1,340. 4 active cases receiving care. Total number of patients discharged for the week – 6 . Cumulative number discharged so far – 1,294 . No death recorded in week 14. Total associated deaths – 38  ( 26 in Isolation facilities and 12 community death. )
[ 18/09/2020,BAY states ] The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria Edward Kallon made this known at a meeting with officials of Yobe State Government in Damaturu on Thursday.“As we speak, Northeast Nigeria has reached alarming levels of food insecurity and hunger after eleven years of conflict aggravated by the unset of COVID 19 pandemic. More than 10.6 million people require humanitarian assistance and protection in the three states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, an increase of almost 50 per cent since last year and the highest recorded since current humanitarian operations began due to a combination of conflict and COVID 19.'
[ 06/08/2020,Nigeria ]  Nigeria currently has about 44,890 confirmed cases of the virus, including 927 deaths.
[ 06/08/2020,Nigeria ] The second phase of the gradual easing of the lockdown in the country has been extended by four weeks, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation  ( SGF ) , Boss Mustapha, has said.
In a bid to keep lowering infection rates, Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory and all 36 state governments have invested in training their health workers with the support of WHO. The national and state governments have also strived to make personal protective equipment and other essential supplies more readily available to health workers.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ] Coping strategies described by KIs from Damboa also included getting food from relatives or neighbours  ( 6 )  and engaging in casual labour  ( 6 ) . Engaging in casual labour was described as a severe coping strategy as it required a lot of energy and would sometimes take place in exposed areas with high risk of conflict related attacks.
On 28 July, with the support of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development  ( DFID )  and the European Union Regional Direct Assistance Fund, 109 Nigerian migrants returned safely from Mali on the first charter flight to the country since the COVID 19 related airspace closure. On 29 July, a group of 158 Nigerians including 32 children were assisted in their return from Niger.
The agency said the country had also tested 1,838,174 people since the first confirmed case of COVID 19 was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria  ( NAN )  reports that more than 100 million people globally have been infected 16 months after the detection of the coronavirus.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] The estimated number of IDPs identified during Round 33 of DTM assessments in conflict affected north eastern states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe was 2,118,550 IDPs or 436,058 households.
[ 3rd Dec 2020, Nigeria ]  Nigerian authorities registered 343 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the highest daily spike since Aug. 23, local media reported on Friday.
Between March and June 2020, a total of 639 positive cases had been reported in north east Nigeria., out of which 29 positive cases were children.
[ 4th Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Two more people died of the virus, bringing the death toll to 1,179, it added.
[ 24th  30th May 2021, Borno State ]  Laboratory: Cumulative Positivity rate is 7 percent Test per million of Population: 2,877 Case per million Population: 203 Total COVID 19 test conducted 20,480 by Borno State.
[ 4th Dec 2020, Nigeria ] With latest additions, the total number of cases in the country reached 68,303, according to Premium Times online newspaper.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ]  In Borno State, several attacks, ambushes, and the mounting of illegal vehicle check points  ( IVCP )  by NSAG along the main supply routes linking Maiduguri Monguno, Bama Pulka Gwoza, Maiduguri Damboa, Maiduguri Damaturu, among other roads, culminated into killings, kidnappings and abductions of PoCs.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] The Nigeria Government reopened the Maiduguri and Yola airports in July for commercial flight services after their closure for three months owing to COVID 19 preventive measures. This has significantly eased humanitarian movement to these locations in addition to the existing United Nations Humanitarian Services  ( UNHAS ) . In August, the Government also announced the partial reopening of schools through the resumption of terminal classes and the commencement of their final exams.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ]  A total of 14, 571 individuals were displaced in the July August period signifying an increase from the 11,167 individuals reported in the May June period. This is due to continuous attacks by NSAG on civilians and counterattacks by the Security Forces. Other reasons for internal displacement include intercamp movements due to difficult access to services amidst economic difficulties and family reunification
[ 16thDec2020,Nigeria ] While poverty has traditionally been concentrated among rural households dependent on agriculture, more than one third of those falling into poverty due to the COVID 19 crisis are projected to be urban residents, around one third are projected to live in households whose heads work in services, and almost half are projected to live in households whose heads work in nonfarm enterprises
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] The movements in Pulka, Ngala and Damasak were mostly due to socio economic difficulties, fear of being abducted, limited access to means of livelihood in the Countries of Asylum  ( CoA )  and refugee returnees in need of family reunification while in Banki, most of the people crossed the Nigeria and Cameroon border for business purposes. The decreased Border movement in the month of August is most likely associated with the constant rains and flooded boarder entry points like Damasak, Banki and Ngala.
Although, Borno is still tackling the outbreak of COVID 19 which has affected nearly 600 persons, in 11 local government areas, it is equally urgent and essential to tackle malaria which is a major killer of children in the state.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Refugee returnees, on the other hand, continue to face challenges accessing territory due to COVID 19 restrictions, insecurity, and extortion from border personnel. In Banki, Refugee returnees from Cameroon alleged that the Nigerian immigration officers at the entry point collected the sum of 2,000 naira  ( $4 )  per household before they were allowed to access Nigerian territory despite showing their UNHCR Refugee attestation letter issued by the Government of Cameroon. Allegations of extortion by both the Cameroonian and Nigerian border personnel are continuously reported despite the advocacy for free access to Nigerian territory.
[ 22nd   28th Mar 2021, Adamawa State, Nigeria ]  No sample of suspected case of COVID 19 was collected within the week across the State
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Returns in these circumstances have subjected the PoCs to a new cycle of displacement and additional pressure on the existing limited access to humanitarian aid. PoCs are also exposed to heightened protection risks such as Sexual Exploitation and Abuse  ( SEA ) , discrimination, and increased vulnerabilities as a result of insufficient empowerment options. Children and persons with specific needs  ( PSN )  comprising of persons living with disability, the elderly, Female Headed Household  ( FHH ) , and pregnant women remain the most vulnerable in this situation.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Freedom of movement remains one of the cardinal objectives of the Humanitarian Country Team Centrality of Protection Strategy. There are multiple reasons for the restriction of movement by the security forces including COVID 19 prevention and self imposed restrictions as a result of fear amongst the affected population.
[ 27th Oct 2020,Nigeria ] Ogun state borders Benin and has about five official border crossings. It is a priority region in the battle against the virus of which there have been over 58 000 cases nationwide since February.
Cross Border movements: While the closure of official border points between Nigeria and neighbouring countries, remain in effect, cross border movements continue to be recorded through the official and unofficial entry points. Poor living conditions , voluntary relocation, family reunification, fear of attack, seasonal movement and fear of Covid 19 have been the major push factors for the cross border movements in the reporting period
Schools have remained closed over COVID 19 concerns. Children, as a result, have adopted negative coping behaviours such as idly roaming about in the camps, engaging in rough plays and being engaged in child labour and hawking. Due to their proximity to the periphery of danger, they become easy targets for radicalization and for easy recruitment to extremism in the absence of any meaningful engagement activities for the children.
[ 01/07/2020 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Limited access to food has been further exacerbated by insecurity and effort to curb the COVID 1914 spread. Farmers have been forced to abandon their activities15 , resulting in the high cost of the food items. PoCs in MMC that benefitted from Cash Based Interventions for food have reported that due to the high prices of food items caused by costpush inflation as an effect of COVID 19, they could not feed their families with the current food basket16
In Adamawa State, activities of the NSAG continued. In Michika LGA in the northern axis, kidnappers continue to terrorise the returnee communities demanding money under threat of kidnapping. Communal clashes were reported over ownership of farmland at Lagule community and between the Tangalere and Bare communities over boundary issues. These resulted in burning of several houses in Adamawa Central. Cattle rustling, kidnapping and gun running continue to cause fears in the Southern parts of Adamawa State. Criminal activities and the Shilla boys2 continue to heighten fear amongst the civilian population in the affected areas.
The impact of this is underscored by seasonally depleted household stocks and market supply constraints, due to the COVID 19 outbreak in the country.
In Yobe State, the situation was characterised by the movement and regrouping of the NSAG Members reported in the Northern part of the State. This has resulted in the displacement of returnees from Dapchi to Damaturu. NSAG continued to plant IEDs and mount ambushes and illegal checkpoints on main supply routes. Attacks on civilian and military targets were also reported in the northern and southern part of the state.
On a positive note, the Borno State Judiciary granted courts “to recommence in Bama, Monguno, Dikwa and Damasak in compliance with CLASS and as facilitated by the chief registrar working with relevant agencies.' In the same vein, the sitting of the 2 mobile courts located in Bakasi and Gubio Road IDP Camps in MMC was extended, to twice a week, in line with both camp and health regulations and CLASS.
Similar extensions have been granted to other courts in addition to virtual court sittings as a COVID 19 prevention measure. As part of the government's measures to curb the spread of COVID 19, correctional institutions were ordered to release inmates to decongest the detention facilities. These developments will no doubt, increase access to the courts by the affected population and contribute to the building of an overall conducive protection environment.
During this reporting period, Sexual and Gender Based Violence has remained a significant challenge to the wellbeing of Persons of Concern  ( POCs )  in BAY states. A total of 547 SGBV incidents have been reported to UNHCR and partners between May and June 2020 with 98% of reported cases occurring among females and 2% of incidents among Males.
There have been 32% incidents identified as children and 29% of those identified are survivors of child and forced marriage. 98% of incidents were reported in Borno state, 1% incidents in Adamawa and no single case in Yobe state.
Overall, the trend shows that women and girls continue to bear the brunt of the protracted Boko Haram conflict although men have also been affected. Pre existing socio economic inequalities and the impact of COVID 19 pandemic on Persons of Concern continues to significantly increase vulnerability of women and girls to Sexual and Gender Based Violence.
[ 01/08/2020,Taraba ] Map 3 provides an overview of the reasons for displacement by state. Once again, the State of Taraba showed the highest number of displacements due to communal clashes during the Round 33 assessments.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Once again, the percentage of people who were in need for food remained high. Seventy six per cent of IDPs cited food as their main unmet need  ( no change from the last round of assessment ) . Non food items  ( NFIs )  were cited as the second highest unfulfilled need by 12 per cent  ( same as the last round of assessment ) . Six per cent cited shelter as their main unmet need. The results were consistent with the trend observed in previous assessments
More than 22,930 cases of persons reported missing are actively being handled by the ICRC in collaboration with the NRCS as of June 2020.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Host Communities Likewise in host communities, blankets/mats were the most needed non food item  ( NFI )  at 37 per cent  ( down from 42% )  followed by mosquito nets  ( 19%   no change since the last round of assessment ) , mattress at 17 per cent  ( represents a 3% increase )  and kitchen sets  ( 14%   down 1% from the last round of assessment ) .
Responding to increased user demand, ETS provided Internet connectivity services to 3,118 humanitarians from 97 organizations to better support implementation of humanitarian activities.
UNHAS served 73 agencies, transported 2,436 passengers, 11,027 kg of cargo, and medevacked 2 people.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] The continuing trend of increasing returns continued in this round of assessment with 1,714,682  ( 276,479 households )  returnees recorded in the DTM Round 33 assessment, an increment of 9,115  ( less than 1% )  from the number  ( 1,705,567 )  recorded in the last round of assessment that was conducted in June 2020. The increase is lower than the 31,705 or 2 per cent increment that was recorded between Round 31  ( conducted in February 2020 )  and Round 32 assessments. Forty LGAs  ( 670 sites )  were assessed for returnees in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe during this round of assessment which is same as the number assessed in the last three rounds of assessments. In Borno, Nganzai remained inaccessible.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ]  Adamawa and Yobe State witnessed an increment in returnee numbers. The highest increment was noted in Adamawa where returnees' figures increased by less than 1 per cent  ( 0.8% )  to 819,148, followed by Yobe with an increment of 2 per cent to bring its returnees population to 187,007.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  In the assessed settlements in Damboa other sources of food than farming/cultivation were reportedly limited. Only 1  ( out of 7 )  KIs reported irrigation farming, foraging, buying food in the market, food assistance, begging for food and forced labour in exchange of food as a source of food for people in their settlements. In total 3 KIs reported only one source of food  ( cultivation )
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ] Out of the total number of returnees, 1,576,316  ( 92% of all returnees )  were classified as IDP returnees, while 138,366  ( or 8% of all returnees )  were classified as returned refugees as they travelled back from neighboring countries. The percentage of return refugees is unchanged since the last two rounds of assessment. In Round 32, 137,123 returnees were return refugees. The latest number included 82,689 from Cameroon, 33,413 from Niger and 22,264 from Chad.
[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ]  Most IDPs have been displaced twice  ( 48% ) , while 27 per cent have been displaced three times, 21 per cent have been displaced once and 4 per cent have been displaced more than three times. In Borno, 91 per cent of displaced persons said they have been displaced more than once. Nine per cent of IDPs in the most affected State of Borno said they were displaced only once.
[ 27th Mar   02 Apr 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  During the period 27 March   02 April 2021, 303 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 160 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region,133 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region, and 10 were outgoing toward's N‘djamena in Chad
WFP reached 911,232 out of 999,487 targeted beneficiaries, the highest in six months, providing lifesaving food assistance to conflict affected and internally displaced persons in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.
To prevent the spread of COVID 19 in camps and host communities, WFP is prioritizing delivery of soap, handwashing equipment, and personal protective equipment for beneficiaries and humanitarian workers
In the first quarter of 2020, the Logistics Sector supported 35 humanitarian organizations through common services  ( storage, cargo movements ) , coordination and information management. Sectormanaged storage facilities, operated by NGOs in six locations across Borno State, received over 2,000 mt of humanitarian cargo for 18 organizations.
WFP food assistance reached 732,336 people in May. Of these, 441,003 received in kind food. Under the cashbased transfer modality, WFP reached 267,798 beneficiaries through electronic vouchers and 23,535 through mobile money.
[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Most of the KIs reporting foraging as a source of food were from Gwoza, where half  ( 4/8 )  of the KIs mentioned people foraging for food in their settlements. Other sources of food described by KIs from Gwoza included hunting  ( 2 ) , fishing  ( 1 ) , and food distributions by non authorised groups  ( 1 ) . The latter KI further highlighted that it was the only source of food. A total of 3 KIs reported people in their settlement only to have one source of food.
WFP is providing technical support to the Government's distribution of take home rations under the modified Home Grown School Feeding Programme. With support from cooperating partners, WFP provides guidance and support by showcasing a model for safe distribution under COVID 19 for Government led scale up countrywide.
The Food Security Sector  ( FSS )  Food Assistance Taskforce for COVID 19 recommended to maintain a 15 percent plus or minus threshold for inflation related changes to cash transfer values for food assistance.
[ 24th   30th May 2021, Adamawa State ]  As at 30th May 2021, 16,661 suspected cases have been reported out of which 1,131 were confirmed positive, 14,442 were found negative, while 1088 results remain pending. Majority of confirmed cases were from Yola South.
[ 06/10/2020, Nigeria ]  Of the nearly 60,000 cases reported thus far, about 51,308 have recovered. A little over 7,000 infections are still active across the nation. Testing has also improved a bit with almost 540,000 of Nigeria's 200 million already tested.
So far Nigeria has recorded more than 52 000 infections, including in 2175 health workers. In April, just a month into the outbreak in Nigeria, Kaduna state recorded some of the highest levels of health worker infections, with 30 health care staff infected
Nigeria has benefited from the United Nations Solidarity Flight campaign, which distributed essential medical supplies including personal protective equipment and ventilators.
Some of the challenges identified were: inadequate knowledge regarding COVID 19 transmission, non triage of patients, and incorrect use of PPE. Intensive three week practical training promptly began for healthcare providers in public, private and primary health care facilities in the state.