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[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] Access to handwashing stations is an important determinant of whether communities would be able to wash hands in order to prevent the spread of COVID 19 disease. Most sites continued to have access to soap and water, albeit less than the figure noted in the first round of assessment which was conducted in May 2020.
[ 28th Jan 2021,Nigeria ] Yet many children have since returned to the schools, according to charities, who fear that worsening poverty will lead to an uptick in enrolment and exploitation of pupils both by hard up teachers and people or businesses seeking labour.
[ 21st Jan 2021, Nigeria ] Some of the most brutal and direct attacks targeting civilian populations were recorded in November and December, including against internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  and aid workers or humanitarian assets.
[ 1st Dec 2020,Nigeria ]  In Nigeria, food insecurity increased  ( +130% increase to over 9 million people compared to November last year – see figure 4 )  due to the onsets of floods potentially undermining a good agricultural season in a context of prolonged conflict in the North East, increased violence between herders and farmers in the North West, and higher food prices due to COVID 19. Nigeria is also experiencing the deepest recession in the region with a GDP contraction of 5.4 percent between 2019 and 2020  ( Figure 9 ) . Food prices are among the highest in the region, with increases of over 40 percent compared to normal levels. Approximatively 13 million people are expected to face significant food gap during the lean season 2021.
[ 1st Dec 2020,Nigeria ]  A contraction of 3.6 percent of the regional economy is expected for the ECOWAS region by the end of 2020. Nigeria, Liberia Sierra Leone and Cape Verde are expected to experience the largest negative economic growth rates.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  Inflow of food from the recently completed harvest into markets has contributed to stability in the prices of a few food items  ( maize and local rice ) . However, overall prices of key staples remained generally above their values of December 2019, mainly due to the impact of high transport costs, flooding and the significant weakness of the Naira.
[ 1st Dec 2020,Nigeria ]  The total COVID 19 infections and fatality rates were relatively low compared to global rates at under 260,000 infections and under 4,000 fatalities in the region  ( Figure 2 ) . [ 11 ]  Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal have the highest recorded cases.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  Insecurity and conflict continued to disrupt market activities in the northeast, undermining livelihoods and eroding purchasing power. Food prices in the northeast remained much higher than in the rest of the country
[ 7thNov 30thDec2020, Adamawa state ]  1,397 persons were screened in Yola international airport as against 1,577 persons screened in the preceding week. None was suspected for COVID 19
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  The annual inflation rate rose by 14.89 percent in December 2020 as against 14.23 percent recorded in November 2020. As insecurity in farming areas, weakened Naira and dollar shortages stoked rise in food prices. Coupled with this, Nigeria also faces recession in its economy.
[ 1st Dec 2020,Nigeria ]  Despite a good agricultural season and harvest, food supplies in the markets are low and food prices are higher than normal across most of the region. The highest increases are seen in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia  ( of more than 40 percent compared to the five year average ) .  [ 20 ]
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  Between October and November, the cost of 70 percent of the cost of the Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket  ( SMEB )  for a family of five increased slightly from 19,310.56 Naira  ( November )  to 19,502.14 Naira  ( December )  in Maiduguri and Jere in Borno State. While the SMEB decreased slightly same from 17,380.79 Naira  ( November )  to 17,363.96 Naira  ( December )  in Damaturu, Yobe State.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  The slight increase in the SMEB, stems from the increase in the price of red beans, ground nut, onions, cooking oil. The SMEB consists of key staples  ( rice, maize, beans and groundnuts )  which account for 85 percent of the food basket. Important to point out that the SMEB tables and trend above applies to Maiduguri, Jere and Damaturu only.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  In December, prices of red beans when compared to the past three months  ( September ) , showed an increasing trend. A substantial increase in the price of red beans was recorded at Baga road, Custom and Tashan Bama  ( 11% ) , Bullumkutu  ( 12% ) , Kasuwan Shanu  ( 14% ) , Monday  ( 25% )  and Abba Ganaram  ( 27% )  markets in Maiduguri and Jere of Borno State. In the same vein, red beans prices increased in Geidam  ( 14% ) , Bursari  ( 17% ) , Yusufari and Nguru  ( 25% )  and Gulani  ( 48% )  markets of Yobe state. The retail price of Sorghum showed an increasing trend in Baga road  ( 11% ) , Monday  ( 12% ) , Budum  ( 13% ) , Abba Ganaram  ( 14% )  and Bullumkutu  ( 15% )  markets.
[ 22nd Jan 2021, Nigeria ] The humanitarian community estimates that 4.2 million students, representing the most vulnerable groups of children, would be particularly affected by the pandemic. As the economic downturn impacted the most vulnerable households, many children had to work to support their families.
[ 7thNov 30thDec2020, Adamawa state ]  43 new cases and 12 additional cases were reported within the week. Confirmatory results of all corps members who tested positive with rapid test were received. 170 samples were collected within the week. 249 samples are still pending investigation in the laboratory
[ 14th  18th December 2020, Nigeria ] Available services for children including adolescents to manage stress A total 99 responses were obtained. 79% mentioned Child Friendly Spaces, 29% mentioned counseling services for parent, 28% mentioned group counselling and 22% mentioned individual counseling.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Total number of contacts line listed for follow up – 6,508 • Total initial Samples tested so far in UMTH laboratory stands at 20,456 • Cumulative positivity rate 7% .
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ]  1 new case confirmed for the reported week • Total number of Confirmed Cases as at end of epi week 18 stands at 1,348 • 1 active case receiving care. • Total number of patients discharged for the week – 2 • Cumulative number discharged so far – 1,302 • No death recorded in week 18 • Total associated deaths – 38  ( 26 in Isolation facilities and 12 community death. )
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Surveillance: 1 new confirmed case reported for week 18, total confirmed cases stand at 1,343. • Total contacts being monitored closely – 7 • Intra/inter country border screening continues across the state.
[ 1st Nov2020, Ngala LGA ,Borno state ]  19% of internally displaced households and 13% of non displaced households reported having lost their main source of income since Ramadan. 38% of internally displaced households and 36% of non displaced households reported having debt at the time of data collection. 44% of internally displaced households and 55% of non displaced households reported owning or using land for farming activies in their current location, at the time of data collection.
[ 28th Jan 2021 ] The Company Income Tax CIT )  generated in Nigeria decreased by 28.91 percent, quarter on quater  ( QoQ ) , to N295.72 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020  ( Q4'20 )  from N416.01 billion in Q3'20.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Laboratory: Cumulative Positivity rate is 7.1 percent • Test per million of Population: 2,863 Case per million Population: 208 • Total COVID 19 test conducted 20,463 by Borno State.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Case Management: 1 case in self isolation at the end of epi week 18. • 2 patients discharged at the end of the week • Total discharges –1,302, No death reported for the week.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Risk communication/Social mobilization: Jingles on COVID 19 protocols, rumors and misconceptions on vaccination, de stigmatization is ongoing in Kanuri, Hausa, Shuwa Arab, and Mbura on BRTV, DANDAL KURA and PEACE FM radio station supported by UNICEF, IRC, Translators Without Borders and UK Aids.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] MHPSS: MHPSS responders  ( WHO, IOM )  provided counselling and sensitized individuals on standard precaution of COVID 19 transmission and preventive measures.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] The SMOH and Lafiya project, in collaboration with WHO and partners, supported the State Universal Basic Education Board  ( SUBEB )  under the National Home Grown School Feeding Program  ( NHGSFP ) , conducted sensitization training for 811 Cooks on food safety and hygiene in the midst of COVID 19.
A detailed and representative overview of age and sex breakdowns was obtained by interviewing a sample of 116,320 displaced persons, representing 5.3 per cent of the recorded IDP population in the six most conflict affected states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe. Fifty four percent of the internally displaced population is female while 46 per cent of IDPs is male. Fifty nine per cent of IDPs are minors  ( under 18 years old )  and 6 per cent are above 60 years old. The results are depicted in Figures 2 and 3 below.
[ 3rd – 9th May 2021,Nigeria: Borno State ] Distribution of confirmed cases by LGA   256 from Jere, 946 from MMC, 16 from Gwoza, 3 from Damboa, 13 from Bayo, 12 from Biu, 1 from Gubio, 1 from Munguno, 1 from Kaga, 1 from Mobbar, 73 from Konduga, 2 from Nganzai, 2 from Shani, 6 from Hawul and 6 from Ngala LGAs .
In addition, more than two per cent of the IDP population, or over 50,000 individuals in north east Nigeria, have been displaced since the beginning of 2021. Once more, this proves the continuous escalation of the conflict and the profound impact it has on the residents of the affected regions. In Yobe, 10 per cent of the total IDP population in the state, or over 16,000 individuals, was displaced in the first five months of 2021.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] With respect to access to services including distribution of food, markets, WASH, health, education, protection, water trucking, etc., for IDPs residing in camps and camp like settings, 64 per cent of respondents reported that services the access to services both onsite and offsite was affected by the COVID 19 pandemic. This figure was 65 per cent as per Round 3 of assessment. Thirty six per cent of respondents said that no service was disrupted because of COVID 19.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] Among IDPs living in camps and camp like settings, most sites reportedly had access to soap and water at 35 per cent  ( down from 40% ) . In a sign of improvement, about half the people had access to soap and water in 23 per cent of sites  ( up from 18% ) , a few respondents had access to soap and water in 23 per cent  ( up from 17% )  of sites. Everyone in 7 per cent  ( down from 14% )  of sites reportedly had access to soap and water, and nobody in 11 per cent  ( down from 12% )  of sites had access.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North East Nigeria ]  Prices of onion have sustained an increasing trend across markets of Borno and Yobe states. Onion prices rose in Baga and Bullumkutu  ( 12% ) , Budum  ( 18% )  and Kasuwan Shanu  ( 22% )  markets of Borno. Also prices Onions increased in Gulani  ( 11 % ) , Gashua and Jakusko  ( 20 % ) , Nguru 30 %, Yusufari  ( 33% ) , Potiskum  ( 50% )  and Yunusari  ( 100% )  markets in Yobe. The observed upward trend in onion is connected to seasonal scarcity of the commodity.
[ 1st Oct2020,Adamawa and Borno states ] The continuation of conflict in Northeast Nigeria has created a complex humanitarian crisis, rendering sections of Borno and Adamawa states as hard to reach  ( H2R )  for humanitarian actors. Previous assessments illustrate how the conflict continues to have severe consequences for people in H2R areas1 . In addition, general insecurity, compounded by the lack of access to basic services and infrastructure, such as healthcare and information sources, leaves people living in H2R areas highly vulnerable to the spread and impact of COVID 19.
[ 7th 13th Feb 2021,Nigeria ]  Last week, Nigeria recorded its lowest weekly COVID 19 infections in six weeks, PREMIUM TIMES‘s review of official data shows. Between February 7 and 13, the country recorded 6, 422 new cases, which represents a 26 per cent drop from the 8,685 cases recorded in the previous week.
[ 1st Jan   30th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]   Of these numbers 9,227 children were in Katsina, 37,555 in Sokoto and Zamfara while 125, 289 in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. 240,587 women were supported with counselling on infant and young child feeding  ( IYCF )  practices; of these, 127,316 women were in the north west. These achievements are attributable in part to community mobilization, which has improved both the early detection of children with SAM and the reach of IYCF promotional messages, and in part to enhanced supervision of outpatient therapeutic programme  ( OTP )  sites and training of nutrition workers for the provision of integrated nutrition services from all remaining community management of acute malnutrition  ( CMAM )  sites.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] The total number of patients who recovered from COVID 19 is one hundred and fifteen  ( 115 ) . The total number of contacts who completed 14 days of monitoring without symptoms is one thousand, and ninety three  ( 1,093 ) . The total number of samples collected is four thousand, six hundred, and thirty eight  ( 4,638 ) . One hundred and forty five  ( 145 )  results are positive, four thousand and seventy three  ( 4,073 )  are negative, forty two  ( 42 )  for a repeat test and three hundred and seventy eight  ( 378 )  remaining sample results. are pending
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] In Yobe, 15 LGAs of the 17 LGAs, representing 88.2%, have reported at least one confirmed case. The case fatality rate amongst confirmed cases is 5.5 %. The positivity rate for week 51 is 19.8%, which represents a decrease compared to the positivity rate of the preceding week  ( 32.6 % ) . The case to contact ratio is 1:8.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The estimated number of IDPs identified during the Round 36 of DTM assessments in the conflict affected states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe was 2,184,254 individuals, divided in 447,628 households
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] Twenty two  ( 22 )  newly confirmed cases have been reported. Twenty three  ( 23 )  patients have recovered in week 51. No mortality was recorded in week 51, and no COVID 19 related mortality was recorded for 30 consecutive weeks.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] No COVID 19 related mortality was recorded for 30 consecutive weeks. Twenty three  ( 23 )  COVID 19 patients have recovered and were discharged from isolation facilities. One hundred and forty five  ( 145 )  samples were collected in week 51. Twenty two  ( 22 )  samples tested positive, eighty nine  ( 89 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining thirty four  ( 34 )  samples are pending.
Conditions of confinement in some of these facilities were abysmal, and unlucky internees could spend several months – and sometimes almost a year – in detention from the moment they defected to the moment they entered Safe Corridor. Indeed, interviewees report that poor conditions, including the lack of food, air, water and hygiene, killed many at Giwa and Kainji while they waited for final transfer to Mallam Sidi.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] Twenty two  ( 22 )  samples tested positive, eighty nine  ( 89 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining thirty  ( 34 )  samples are pending. Following up with the laboratory team to retrieve pending sample results The total number of samples collected is four thousand, six hundred, and thirty eight  ( 4,638 ) . One hundred and forty five  ( 145 )  results are positive, four thousand and seventy three  ( 4,073 )  are negative, forty two  ( 42 )  for a repeat test and three hundred and seventy eight  ( 378 )  remaining sample results are pending.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] Infection Prevention and Control  ( IPC ) : Conducted decontamination and disinfection of Isolation centers across the State. The SMOH and Lafiya project, in collaboration with WHO and partners, conducted sensitization training for 48 clinicians on COVID 19 case definition, case management and infection, prevention, and control.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] Yobe SMOH team, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 7,256 people with COVID19 prevention messages
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] Conducted mass community sensitization through radio jingles and phone in program at Yobe State Broadcasting Cooperation  ( YBC ) . Yobe SMOH team, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 6,981 people with COVID19 prevention messages.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] The SMOH and UNFPA, in collaboration with WHO and partners, conducted sensitization training for 250 community leaders and influential people on COVID 19 IPC in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam, Gujba, and Potiskum LGAs.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] No COVID 19 related mortality was recorded for 31 consecutive weeks. Twenty two  ( 22 )  COVID 19 patients have recovered and were discharged from isolation facilities. One hundred and two  ( 102 )  samples were collected in week 52. Thirty five  ( 35 )  samples tested positive, sixty three  ( 63 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining two  ( 2 )  samples are pending
During the period 16   22 January 2021, 302 movements were observed at four Points of Entry in Borno state. Of the total movements recorded, 142 were incoming from Extreme Nord in Cameroon.
As Borno state can be considered the epicentre of the insurgency in north east Nigeria, many fled their rural areas of origin to urban centres in search of security and humanitarian assistance. Hence, the IDP population in urban centres increased significantly and camps were established, mainly in the LGAs Maiduguri, Jere and Konduga. As the insurgency intensified over time, more IDPs relocated to the camps around the urban centres of Borno State.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ] CHALLENGES: Insecurity and military operations  ( Operation Fire Ball )  are limiting contact tracing, active case search, and community sensitization in security compromised LGAs. Bad geographical is limiting access to remote communities to sustain COVID 19 prevention activities. Fear of stigmatization leading to non disclosure and refusal of sample collection.
Even in Mallam Sidi, described by many former Safe Corridor internees as a very comfortable place by comparison to the previous camps, conditions could be difficult and the stay lengthy. Many former internees claimed that food was at times scarce in the camp; they said they believed that some camp officials were misappropriating or withholding food. As a result, they said, a handful of people died from malnutrition.
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] The total number of patients who recovered from COVID 19 is one hundred and thirty seven  ( 137 ) . The total number of contacts who completed 14 days of monitoring without symptoms is one thousand, one hundred and sixty seven  ( 1,167 ) .
[ 21st 27thDec2020,Yobe state ] The total number of samples collected is four thousand, seven hundred, and forty  ( 4,740 ) . One hundred and eighty  ( 180 )  results are positive, four thousand, three hundred and seven  ( 4,307 )  are negative, forty two  ( 42 )  for a repeat test and two hundred and eleven  ( 211 )  remaining sample results are pending.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ]  Awareness about COVID 19 remained at a high of 99 per cent amongst all Internally Displaced Persons  ( IDPs )  assessed during the COVID 19 Situation Analysis Round 4 across the conflict affected north eastern region of Nigeria. News remained the most common mean of receiving information on COVID 19 though it decreased once again to settle at 36 per cent  ( compared to 38% in the third round of assessment conducted in September 2020 and 40% in the second round of assessment conducted in August 2020 ) .
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ]  Twenty two  ( 22 )  new confirmed cases were reported in week 51. This is a significant increase in the number of cases reported compared to the preceding week  ( 15 cases recorded in week 50 ) .The total number of confirmed COVID 19 cases is one hundred and forty five  ( 145 )
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] High proportions of both internally displaced and nondisplaced households reported having debt  ( 80% and 69% respectively )  at the time of data collection.
[ 14thDec 20Dec2020,Yobe state ]  Yobe SMOH team, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams and AVADAR informants, UNICEF VCMs, and CGPP volunteers, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 6,981 people with COVID19 prevention messages. The SMOH and Lafiya project, in collaboration with WHO and partners, conducted sensitization training for 48 clinicians on COVID 19 case definition, case management, and infection, prevention, and control
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] Adamawa topped the list of states that reportedly had mitigation measures put in place to prevent the spread of the highly contagious SARS CoV2 virus that causes COVID 19 disease. Fifty eight per cent of respondents residing in camp and camp like settings in Adamawa reported that COVID 19 mitigation measures had been set up in the locality/sites. This figure remained the same compared to Round 3 of assessment and increased with 14 per cent compared to the second round of assessment.
[ 10th February 2021, North East Nigeria ] The government of Borno State continued to put measures in place to facilitate the return of Nigerian refugees from Minawoa camp in Cameroon to Banki and Bama towns in Borno. This is based on an agreement of the Tripartite Commission on 10 February, which pre identified 4,982 individuals in principle for repatriation to these towns.
In the Round 37 of DTM assessments, out of the 309 camps and camp like settings assessed, 83 per cent  ( up by 6% from Round 36 )  were informal sites while the remaining 17 per cent were formal. Furthermore, 53 per cent of camps and camp like settings did not have a site management agency.
[ 1st 15th Jan 2021,North east Nigeria ]  84% of latrines in Borno are functional while 16% are damaged. 4 sites in 3 LGAs  ( Girei in Adamawa state, Jere and Konduga in Borno state )  do not have latrines on site.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The LGA that recorded the steepest increase in north east Nigeria compared to Round 35 was Tarmuwa LGA in Yobe state where an increase of 98 per cent or 2,616 individuals was identified. This was as a result of multiple attacks by NSAG in and around villages of the LGAs Geidam and Kaga in Yobe and Borno States. Tarmuwa was followed by Geidam LGA, also in Yobe State, where an increase by 57 per cent or 5,830 individuals was recorded.
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] Among internally displaced households reporting having child ( ren )  5 years old or younger  ( n=77 ) , 37% reported that they had noticed at least one child in their household losing weight in the 30 days prior to data collection, compared to 46% of non displaced households  ( n=70 )
Camps and camp like settings Blankets and mats continued to remain the most needed type of non food item  ( NFI )  in camps and camp like settings as reported in 54 per cent of the locations assessed  ( down from 56% in Round 36 ) . Blankets and mats were followed by kitchen sets  ( 15%   down from 18% )  and mosquito nets  ( 9%   down from 12% ) .
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] The total number of active confirmed cases in the state is fourteen  ( 14 ) . The total confirmed cases of COVID 19 amongst Health Care Workers  ( HCWs )  is fifteen  ( 15 ) . These include five  ( 5 )  doctors, seven  ( 7 )  nurses, one  ( 1 )  physiotherapist, and two  ( 2 )  laboratory scientist The total number of deaths from COVID 19 in the state is eight  ( 8 )
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] 17% of internally displaced households and 17% of non displaced households reported not having access to enough water to meet their household's daily needs.7% of internally displaced households and 9% of non displaced households reported not having access to enough drinking water.
[ 1st Dec2020, North east Nigeria ] Suspected COVID 19: Two  ( 2 )  suspected cases of COVID 19 were reported through EWARS from Gamadadi PHC in Bayo and samples were collected.
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] The total number of samples collected is four thousand and sixty seven  ( 4,067 ) . One hundred and eight  ( 108 )  results are positive, three thousand eight hundred and four  ( 3,804 )  are negative, forty two  ( 42 )  for a repeat test and one hundred and thirteen  ( 113 )  remaining sample results are pending.
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] The case fatality rate amongst confirmed cases is 7.4 %. The positivity rate for week 49 is 2.3 %, which represents a slight decrease compared to the positivity rate of the preceding week  ( 3.6 % )
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] 41% of internally displaced households and 44% of non displaced households reported having lost their main source of income since Ramadan.2
[ 7th 13th Dec 2020, Yobe state ]  CHALLENGES: Insecurity and military operations  ( Operation Fire Ball )  are limiting contact tracing, active case search, and community sensitization in security compromised LGAs. Bad geographical is limiting access to remote communities to sustain COVID 19 prevention activities. Fear of stigmatization leading to non disclosure and refusal of sample collection.
[ 1st 15th Jan 2021,North east Nigeria ]  All the camps has established health structures, COVID 19 sensitization, response pathway and access to mobile clinics where vaccination activities and essential medicine distribution services are provided by health partners. 7% of camps reported cases of malaria.
[ 28th Feb 2021, Nigeria ] According to the Ministry of Health, as of February 28, 155,657 confirmed COVID 19 cases and 1,907 associated deaths were reported with a case fatality rate of 1.2 percent. Community infection is likely still ongoing across the country.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Host Communities Fifty nine per cent of all IDPs living with host communities were living in a host family's house  ( down from 62% reported in the last round of assessment ) . This was followed by rented houses at 23 per cent  ( similar to Round 35 ) , and individual houses at 14 per cent  ( up from 11% since the last round of assessment )
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] Case Management: Eight  ( 8 )  newly confirmed cases have been reported Two  ( 2 )  patients have recovered in week 49. No mortality was recorded in week 49, and no COVID 19 related mortality was recorded for 28 consecutive weeks.
While no interviewee mentioned being the victim of physical abuse at Mallam Sidi, other credible sources report the recent unexplained disappearance of at least one Safe Corridor internee.  ( Safe Corridor officials acknowledge that some former internees have died, but they insist that the deaths resulted from accidents or preexisting medical conditions.  )  Other internees expressed frustration at being held for so long at Mallam Sidi, especially after being held in other detention camps, and losing contact with their families. Some internees have gone as far as to go on hunger strike to protest their prolonged stay in the camp.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  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 40 per cent of the locations assessed  ( up from 38% ) . Blankets and mats were followed by kitchen sets  ( 18%   up from 15% ) , mattresses  ( 17%   up from 16% )  and mosquito nets  ( 16%   down from 22% ) .
[ 7th 13th Dec 2020, Yobe state ]  Fifteen  ( 15 )  new confirmed cases were reported in week 50. This is a significant increase in the number of cases reported compared to the preceding week  ( 8 cases recorded in week 49 ) . The total number of confirmed COVID 19 cases is one hundred and twenty three  ( 123 )
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] Eight  ( 8 )  new confirmed cases were reported in week 49.The total number of confirmed COVID 19 cases is one hundred and eight  ( 108 ) . No COVID 19 related mortality was recorded for 28 consecutive weeks. Two  ( 2 )  COVID 19 patients have recovered and were discharged from isolation facilities.
[ 7thNov 30thDec2020, Adamawa state ]  19 persons of interest who tested positive using the rapid test kits are in isolation. A total of 19 fatalities associated with COVID 19 have been reported since outbreak. CFR= 6.3%, 2/19  ( 12% )  deaths occurred in the community with 1 death of a health worker reported.
Camps and camp like settings During Round 37, similar to the previous rounds, malaria was cited as the most common health problem as reported in 61 per cent of camps/camp like settings  ( up from 59% ) . Malaria was followed by fever  ( in 22% of camps/camp like settings – down by 2% )  and cough  ( in 14% of camps/camp like settings – down by 3% ) .
[ 1st Nov2020, Nigeria ] In cooperation with the Government of Nigeria, WFP has expanded operations beyond northeast Nigeria to serve families affected by the socio economic impacts of COVID19 in urban hotspots of Abuja, Kano and Lagos. Nigerian media recently ran an article about vulnerable families of the Karmajiji community, Federal Capital Territory, receiving food assistance from Government representatives, donor partners and WFP
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Host communities In 92 per cent of displacement sites  ( down from 94% ) , toilets were described as not hygienic, while in only 5 per cent of the locations, toilets were considered hygienic  ( up from 3% ) . In 2 per cent of the locations assessed, toilets were reported not usable at all. In the state of Borno, respondents said that 90 per cent of locations had unhygienic toilets  ( down by 4% ) , and 8 per cent of the toilets were hygienic  ( up from 5% ) . In Bauchi, nearly all toilets were reported unhygienic at 99 per cent.
[ 30thNov 6th Dec 2020, Yobe state ] Four hundred and sixty five  ( 465 )  samples were collected in week 49. This represents a consistent increase in sample collection and testing over the past few weeks. Eight  ( 8 )  samples tested positive, three hundred and forty four  ( 344 )  are negative, and the results of the remaining one hundred and thirteen  ( 113 )  samples are pending.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Host Communities For IDPs living among host communities, food support was available on site in 49 per cent of the locations assessed  ( down by 1% compared to Round 35 ) , and off site in 24 per cent of the locations assessed  ( down by 2% compared to Round 35 ) . In 27 per cent of locations where IDPs were living among host communities, no food support was available at all  ( up by 3% ) . In Borno, food support was available on site in 45 per cent, and off site in 27 per cent of locations assessed. In Taraba, no food support was available at all in 79 per cent of locations where IDPs were living among host communities.
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  An unexploded ordnance was discovered in Wege Extension IDP camp in Pulka, Gwoza LGA during protection monitoring. Fires broke out in Monguno, Pulka, Gwoza, Dikwa, Ngala, Rann camps and destroyed the humble belongings of IDPs, increasing their need for shelter, food and non food items  ( NFIs ) .
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  Humanitarian access to Damasak, Mobbar LGA, was further compounded when the UN Humanitarian Air Services suspended their flight on 11 November 2020 following Small Arms Fire between security forces and NSAG.
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  The security environment in North East Nigeria remained volatile as a result of violence and insecurity caused by Non State Armed Groups  ( NSAG )  and counter insurgency operation by the security forces. In Borno State, security incidents affecting areas where UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency operates, included NSAG gruesome slaughtering of dozens of civilians including IDPs in Jere Local Government Area  ( LGA )  on 29 November, which was condemned by the Humanitarian Coordinator
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Host communities For IDPs living among host communities, farming was reported the main occupation in 62 per cent of the locations assessed  ( down by 1% compared to Round 35 ) . Farming was followed by jobs as daily labourer, cited in 14 per cent of the locations assessed  ( up by 1% )  and petty trade, cited in 14 per cent of the locations assessed  ( similar to Round 35 ) .
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  Adamawa State continued to see a surge in criminal activities, especially kidnappings and in Yola North and Yola South, while in Yobe State, NSAG attacked and destroyed properties in Buni Gari, Gujba LGA. Although the security forces repelled the attacks, it generated panic and tension among the residents. Herdsmen attacks on farmers were recorded in Goniri and Ngirbuwa return communities in Gujba LGA.
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  Cross border movements: In November, 1,888 individuals  ( 662 families )  crossed the Niger, Cameroon and Chad borders into Nigeria, of which 82%  ( 1,548 )  were Nigerians while 18%  ( 340 )  were Cameroonians. These cross border movements were triggered by insecurity in the country of asylum as a result NSAG attacks, fear of attacks or military operation. The Nigeria Immigration Services  ( NIS )  in partnership with UNHCR also recorded 390 refugee returnees from 155 households that spontaneously returned to Nigeria:169 individuals from Cameroon, 209 from Niger and 12 from Chad. Damasak saw the largest number of entries, by Banki and Ngala.
[ 1st Nov2020, Hawul LGA, Borno state ]  Residents of ISETs live in hyper dense areas characterized by extreme poverty and marginalization, with limited access to basic services, and are often not receiving humanitarian assistance.1 In order to design and implement effective assistance to support vulnerable populations residing in out of camp settings, humanitarian and government actors rely on detailed and up to date information on host communities and ISETs, including their whereabouts, demographics, priority needs, and assistance preferences.
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] 80% of internally displaced households reported having debt at the time of data collection, compared to 69% of non displaced households. 50% of internally displaced households and 59% of non displaced households reported owning or using land for farming activies in their current location, at the time of data collection.
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  The Borno State Government continued to facilitate the return of IDPs to their areas of origin as planned. In November, 500 households were returned to Marte LGA. IDP returnees have fled insecurity in 2014 into the camps of Farm Center, Muna El Badawee, Madinatu and Bakassi. A few of the IDPs that the government has returned into Ngoshe and Kukawa, Baga LGA, have gone back to Monguno, Teacher Village Camp and Pulka indicating limited access to livelihoods, NFIs and absence of local integration programmes at the places of return as their reasons for this movement.
[ 1st Feb 2021, North east Nigeria ] Suspected Yellow Fever: One  ( 1 )  suspected Yellow fever case was reported through EWARS from Damboa MCH. One  ( 1 )  additional suspected case was reported through IDSR from Gwoza. No associated death was reported.
[ 1st Nov2020, Hawul LGA, Borno state ]  According to the 2020 Humanitarian Needs Overview, over 60% of Northeast Nigeria's estimated 1.8 million internally displaced persons  ( IDPs )  reside out of camp, in host communities. Due in part to their dispersion over large geographic areas, displaced populations residing in host communities can be more difficult to identify, access, and target than those in camps. As a subset of host communities, informal sites and settlements  ( ISETs )  are particularly vulnerable.
[ 1st Nov2020,Biu LGA, Borno states ] 3% of internally displaced households and 1% of non displaced households reported that at least one household member had faced movement restrictions in their neighborhood or village in the 30 days prior to data collection.
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  UNHCR, partners and humanitarian actors continued to engage stakeholders, IDPs and returnees on COVID 19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement  ( RCCE )  including during border monitoring, temperature screening and other preventive measures at the entry points; Damasak, Gamboru Ngala, Pulka  ( Gwoza )  and Banki  ( Bama )  in Borno State and Mubi in Adamawa State. The objective is to curb the spread of COVID 19 amidst scepticism by IDPs, returnees and host community members about the existence of the pandemic. In November, UNHCR covered 29 locations in 24 LGAs including in Borno State  ( Bama, Damboa, Dikwa, Gamboru Ngala, Gwoza, Jere, Kala Balge, Konduga, MMC, Mobbar, and Mungono ) ; in Adamawa State  ( Fufore, Madagali, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Yola North, and Yola South ) ; and in Yobe State  ( Damaturu, Bade, Machina, Geidam, and Gujba ) .
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  In November, 4,615 households of 26,960 displaced individuals were screened for vulnerabilities in 11 LGAs of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, of which 4,983 categorized as vulnerable individuals with specific needs: 3,565 women  ( female headed households, lactating and pregnant women ) , 1,145 elderly, and 273 children with specific needs  ( child marriage, child headed households, adolescent parents, unaccompanied/separate minors ) .
[ 1st 15th Jan 2021,North east Nigeria ]  43% of the IDPs are living in emergency shelter, 37% in makeshift, 9% in collective/ communal shelter, 6% in public facilities and 5% in transitional shelter. 2,357 HH are sharing shelter across 30 sites in 8 LGAs
On January 10, 2021, seven people died after clashes between herders and Amotekun operatives. Amotekun is the southwest regional response to escalating insecurity in the area. The southwest region is a Yoruba dominated area while the herders are predominantly Fulanis from the northern part of the country. Tensions between these ethnically diverse groups in going about their migratory culture and securitisation are leading to violent clashes in Nigeria.
[ 16th 31st Dec 2020, Borno and Adamawa states ]  As reported on the site tracker in sites benefiting from camp coordination and camp management  ( CCCM )  interventions, 64,406HH live in makeshift shelters, 933HH are living in the open with no shelter, while 2,266 are sharing shelter. Furthermore, many vulnerable displaced persons face difficulties and barriers in accessing humanitarian assistance due to security and access constraints, which is seriously curtailing shelter and NFI partners from providing assistance required.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Most conflict and flood affected households in northwest and northcentral states continue to depend on markets for food and unable to meet non food needs. Most of these households are in Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 ) , with some of the worst conflictaffected households facing Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 ) . Similarly, in areas less impacted by conflict and where flooding has driven substantial damage to crops and infrastructure, affected households are in Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 ) . T
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] The macroeconomic conditions continued to decline with the formal announcement of a recession and continued high annual inflation rate. The November annual inflation rate was reported at 14.89 percent, driven by low foreign reserves, high staple prices, and the low value of the NGN. The parallel market exchange rate was 476 NGN/USD in early December, while the official rate was 380 NGN/USD. Both rates have remained somewhat stable since August.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Households worst affected by the Boko Haram conflict in the Northeast continue to have constrained livelihoods, are mainly dependent on humanitarian food assistance and have limited ability to engage in unskilled labor work. In areas where humanitarian food assistance is significant, mostly around areas where there is a high concentration of displaced people, Stressed!  ( IPC Phase 2! )  outcomes are ongoing.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Households in areas less affected by conflict and/or flooding are consuming own foods normally and engaging in typical livelihood activities. Although some flood affected households remain displaced and have constrained income, relying mainly on markets for food. Thus, they are in Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 ) .
[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  Challenges Inaccessibility or limited access to certain areas of operation due to insecurity; UNHCR protection and multisectoral assistance continue to be affected by the reduction of targets to meet WHO requirement of physical distancing to prevent and curb the spread of COVID 19. Challenges in maintaining the civilian character of the IDP camps  ( NSAGs infiltration, military presence ) ; • Ineffective/inexistent civil registration and ID management systems in areas hosting IDPs and returnees;
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Attacks by bandits and kidnapping are increasing across many central and northern states, including Niger, Taraba, Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina, Sokoto, Nasarawa Zamfara. The most recent kidnapping of 333 students in mid December in Katsina State, as well as four other bandit attacks in Zamfara State, is indicative of the increasing conflict trend. According to the IOM, in early December, banditry attacks displaced over 3,000 individuals, with 28 fatalities, in Katsina and Zamfara states. Many displaced populations and those who did not flee have difficulty accessing markets and engaging in income earning activities.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] Increased conflict observed in early December led to further displacement in the Northeast, particularly in Borno state, limiting access to farms, reducing the already expected below normal harvest. This, coupled with atypically high market prices due to increased demand, below average supply, and poor macroeconomic conditions, are driving low purchasing power among already vulnerable populations. As a result, more households are likely experiencing food consumption gaps indicative of Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  or worse outcomes
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] The main harvest ended normally throughout the country; however, the sorghum harvest is atypically continuing. Household food stock and market supplies have increased with the harvest; however, remain below average, resulting in higher than average market demand across the country
[ 28th Nov 2020, Northeast Nigeria ] On November 28, an insurgent attack took place near Maiduguri, where over 40 rice farmers were killed. This resulted in the disruption in the harvest, dry season land preparation, and some displacement. As the harvest was disrupted, especially for vegetables, the supply of vegetables in some markets in Maiduguri remain lower than usual. Some farmers in the area did not continue the harvest of rice due to fear of attack. Similarly, in neighboring areas, fishing families are not engaging in normal activities and have constrained income and food access. Many households are traveling to Maiduguri for labor, engaging in petty trading or other income generating activities to earn some income; however, household purchasing power remains low.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] The informal labor opportunities for poor urban households impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic are gradually improving, though still restricted, and these households remain in Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 ) .
[ 30th Nov 2020, Nigeria ] On November 30, the Borno state government resettled about 500 displaced households back to their homesteads in Marte LGA after being displaced for roughly seven years. These households, among other households, in Marte LGA are likely to engage in dry season cultivation and engage in petty trading to access food and income. Currently, these resettled populations are relying on food and cash assistance provided by the government.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Households with limited access to humanitarian food assistance depend on the small quantities harvested with below average purchasing power face Crisis  ( IPC Phase 3 )  outcomes. Households in difficult to access areas have little to no access to humanitarian food assistance. They are mainly consuming wild foods and face wider food consumption gaps, and elevated levels of malnutrition are likely facing Emergency  ( IPC Phase 4 )  outcomes. A risk of Famine  ( IPC Phase 5 )  persists in the event there is a shift in conflict that isolates households and further restricts already limited food and income sources for a prolonged period.
[ 1st Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Armed banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling activities have slightly increased in recent months in northwest and northcentral states. This is driving lower than regular engagement in income earning and agricultural activities among most conflict affected households. As a result, many poor households are mainly dependent on markets for food and are unable to meet non food needs, experiencing Stressed  ( IPC Phase 2 )  outcomes.
[ 7th 14th Dec 2020, Nigeria ] Sustained Boko Haram attacks and military operations continue to significantly disrupt livelihood and seasonal activities, including limiting access to farmlands, population movement, and access to income and food sources. According to the IOM, a total of 2,042 movements were recorded, comprising 1,744 arrivals and 298 departures, between December 7 and 14. Respondents indicated movement due to voluntary relocation, poor living conditions, improved security, conflict, and fear of attack.
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  A total of 1,763,377 returnees were recorded during the Round 36 of DTM assessments in north east Nigeria. This signifies an increase of 20,470 individuals or just over 1 per cent compared to Round 35 when 1,742,907 returnees were identified  ( November 2020 ) . This number confirms that the increasing trend in returnee numbers in the BAY states  ( Borno, Adamawa and Yobe )  that was noticed in the year 2020, has continued throughout the first months of 2021.
[ 1st Dec2020, North east Nigeria ] DRC delivering critical COVID 19 interventions to conflict affected persons in the Northeast Nigeria. Through the support of the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, DRC is delivering an integrated multisectoral response to address the spread of COVID 19 in Borno and Adamawa states; specifically, in Dikwa, Gwoza and Pulka and Mubi North and South, Yola North and South, Michika and Madagali, respectively.
Camps and camp like settings In 85 per cent of camps and camp like settings  ( down by 3% ) , toilets were described as unhygienic, while toilets were reported to be hygienic in 11 per cent of the locations assessed  ( up by 1% ) . In the state of Borno, respondents reported that 86 per cent of the sites had unhygienic toilets. In Bauchi, all toilets were reportedly unhygienic.
[ 1st Dec 2020,North east Nigeria ] When asked about the level of awareness regarding COVID 19 among their community residing in camps and camp like settings, 40 per cent of respondents  ( similar to Round 3 and down from 50% in Round 2 )  felt that most people knew about it. This figure was highest in the most conflict affected state of Borno at 43%  ( similar to the 43% recorded in the third round of assessment ) .
[ 19th May 2021, North East Nigeria ]  HEALTH FACILITIES FOR RETURNEES Unlike the situation in locations hosting IDPs, 65 per cent of locations hosting returnees did not have access to health services. Lack of access to medical services was highest in Yobe at 67 per cent  ( down by 1% ) , followed by Adamawa at 66 per cent and Borno at 61 per cent  ( both down by 1% ) . In areas that did have access to health services, the most common type were primary health centres or PHCC  ( 27% )  followed by general hospitals and mobile clinics, both at 4 per cent.