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[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Market Availability: Some 53% respondents said they have access to local markets/shops in their current place of displacement while 47% reported they do not have access.
[  12th  18th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  IOM WASH volunteers continued COVID 19 sensitization and hygiene promotion campaigns in various camps. In the past week, the hygiene promotion included a cholera prevention campaign in case an outbreak should occur. On a weekly basis, the environmental and sanitation situation is assessed by the IOM WASH volunteers. In the past week, IOM WASH volunteers dislodged toilets in camps where IOM is responsible for CCCM.
[ 25th May 2021, Nigeria ]  Fulani herdsmen armed with guns also attempted to abduct a doctor outside his home as he returned home from work in the early evening in Cross River state. He escaped, but was shot and injured. A British missionary medical worker was killed by unidentified men in the Niger Delta.. Nigerian Armed Forces personnel injured a nurse at a coronavirus checkpoint in Ondo state.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Household Buying What they Need from Markets/Shops Atleast 65% respondents who were able to access market can buy what they need while 31% indicated they were not to buy what they need from the markets/shops. Some 3% do not know if they were able to buy what they need.
[ 26th May 2021, Nigeria ] Famine alert: Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a famine risk. In the inaccessible areas of Borno  ( Bama, Dikwa, Gwoza, Marte ) , Adamawa  ( Madagali ) , and Yobe  ( Gujba and Gulani ) , findings showed that there is severe food consumption gaps and people have limited or complete lack of access to livelihoods and farmland, markets, healthcare and water. WFP is working closely with the Government to prevent catastrophic food insecurity
[ 16th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  For the first phase of COVID 19 vaccine roll out which mainly targeted frontline workers, 98.9%  ( 3,980,600 doses )  of first tranche of Astra Zeneca vaccines was used in first phase with over 2.5 million persons having received 1st dose of the vaccines out of which over 1.4 million persons have received the 2nd dose, reaching 2.3% of eligible population.
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}The U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon says 4.4 million people in northeast Nigeria's Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states are facing a looming catastrophic situation of food insecurity that eventually could result in a famine. “Of these 4.4 million people, 775,000 are in critical needs of food assistance and risk death, and also further dispossession, if necessary action is not taken now,' he said.
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}GENEVA   The United Nations is urgently appealing for $250 million to provide life saving food assistance for millions of people in northeast Nigeria, many of whom risk starving to death. The U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says he has come to Geneva to warn the international community that Nigeria is at a crossroads and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
[ 19th May 2021, Nigeria ] Nigeria's construction industry declined by 7.7% in real terms in 2020, hit by both the containment measures and disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. The steep decline in oil and gas prices, which accounted for around 65% of the government's revenues, worsened the situation by further curtailing expenditure power on infrastructure. However, the industry is expected to recover in 2021, with an expected real growth rate of 3.9%, driven by a sharp recovery in output levels compared to periods when works were not permitted or were severely restricted in 2020, says Global Data, a leading data and analytics company.
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}“Ongoing insecurity, which has resulted in further displacement of people and also compounded by the socioeconomic impact of COVID 19. And closely linked to the issues of insecurity  [ are ]  issues of access in areas that are controlled by the nonstate armed groups, where we have well over 800,000 people we cannot reach,' The U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon said.
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}Northeast Nigeria has been in almost constant turmoil since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009, and the situation has grown worse in recent months with a wave of mass kidnappings for ransom.
[ 8th April 2021, Nigeria ]  An international human rights organisation, ActionAid Nigeria, on Thursday, expressed concern over the abduction of children in schools. The organisation warned that since schools were now seemingly unsafe for girls, the abductions would give parents undue justification to force their girl child into an early marriage.
[ 12th July 2021, Yobe State ] However, livelihood opportunities are scanty, and as a security precaution returnees are unable to farm outside a 1 kilometer radius from their homes, which will affect quantity of harvest. OCHA continues to engage with government and partners for the scale up of multi sectoral assistance, particularly food, non food items  ( NFIs )  and protection services, for populations still in displacement sites and host communities and those who have returned to Geidam and Yunusari LGAs.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Type of Shelter: 52% of the respondent households reported that they were hosted by host community household without paying rent. This is followed by 31% who reported that they rented their accommodation. The remaining 17% lived in different types of shelters, including transit shelters  ( 3% ) , emergency/makeshift shelters  ( 4% ) , unfinished buildings  ( 2% ) , transitional shelters  ( 4% )  and others.
[ 22nd june 2021, Northeast Nigeria}The United Nations reports 8.7 million people in northeast Nigeria need humanitarian aid. Earlier this year, the U.N. appealed for $1 billion to assist 6.4 million of the most vulnerable. To date, less than 20 percent of the required funding has been received.
[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Type of Water Treatment by Used Household: Cloth filtration was mentioned by 36% of the total respondents while solar disinfection and boiling were indicated by 10% and 9% of the respondents respectively. Some 29% respondents also indicated that they use other means to treat their water.
And as a result of the pandemic, the Nigerian economy is expected to experience its deepest recession since the 1980s in large part because of lower oil prices, reduced foreign capital including remittances and widespread mobility restrictions. The government's response measures, while necessary to slow the spread of the virus, have exacerbated many of the pre existing challenges displaced populations face including limited livelihood opportunities as well as access to services such as education and health. Moreover, host communities – which tend to be among the poorest in the country and typically located in lagging regions – are also believed to have been disproportionately impacted by the strict lockdown measures.
[ 2nd   8th Aug 2021, Borno State ]  Total number of contacts line listed for follow up – 6,508. Total initial Samples tested so far in UMTH laboratory stands at 21,038. Cumulative positivity rate 7%. Cumulative samples collected for week 31 was 85. EOC meets Monday and Friday to review the activities of all the pillars under the leadership of the IM.
[ 1st jun 2021, Nigeria ]  On 30 May, unidentified gunmen abducted many students from an Islamic school in the north central Nigerian state of Niger. According to some reports, about 200 students are missing. There have been at least six abductions of students in northwest and central Nigeria where the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. The increasing violence has forced more than 720,000 people to leave their homes and has led to alarming levels of food insecurity. Access to humanitarian assistance remains limited.
[ 12th July 2021, Yobe State ] Health Needs: • Ongoing insecurity continues to impact the COVID 19 response, including contact tracing, active case search, and community sensitization in high risk LGAs such as Gujba, Yunusari and Geidam. The State Ministry of Health  ( SMoH )  reported shortages of reagent in the molecular laboratory, interrupting COVID 19 testing services in the state. Efforts are underway to address the situation.
[ 26th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  By 2030, in the conflict scenario, the average Nigerian in the BAY states will have had a full year  ( 20 per cent )  of education less than expected in the No Conflict scenario.
[ 26th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Nigeria has continued to battle attacks from groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State's West Africa Province  ( ISWAP ) . Both have terrorised Nigeria's North east geopolitical zone for more than a decade. This has led to massive internal displacement with more than 1.8 million Nigerians displaced in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, with the vast majority  ( nearly 1.5 million )  located in Borno. In addition, 1.8 million students were out of school in 2020, according to data from the UN. Despite the repeated bloody attacks the Nigerian government, also burdened by insecurity in virtually all parts of the country, has continued to claim that the terrorists have been defeated.
[ 16th July 2021, Nigeria ]  One of the fallouts of the insurgency in the North East States of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe is that some areas have been totally or partially inaccessible to humanitarian response agencies/partners. The continuation of conflict in Northeast Nigeria has created a complex humanitarian crisis, rendering parts of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State inaccessible
[ 16th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  Earlier, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire launched the National CoVID 19 Field guide to provide direction for adequate planning, equitable distribution, demand generation and judicious utilization of the vaccines across the different States and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT )  specifically as the country plans to adopt the family centered integrated Primary Health Care  ( PHC )  approach; which translates the National Primary Health Care Development Agency  ( NPHCDA's )  strategy of improving access to basic health services
[ 15th July 2021, Nigeria ] Security sources and locals residing in communities outside most of the Local Government Areas in northern and some other parts of central and Southern Borno State in Northeast Nigeria have revealed that there are still towns and villages under the control of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram and Islamic State for West African Province also known as ISWAP.
[ 15th July 2021, Nigeria ] International NGO officials working in Borno State have also said that there are areas, particularly in the northern Borno and the Lake Chad area where activities of Boko Haram/ISWAP is still showing red and they are not expected to carry out any activity there for the safety and security of aid workers. He said, those areas are 'no go areas'
[ 1st June 2021, Northeast Nigeria ] PUI continued its health intervention in Borno state in the month of June by supporting 5 facilities in Maiduguri and 4 facilities in Monguno LGA in addition to 2 stabilization centers, 1 each in MMC and Monguno LGA respectively. The month recorded a surge in activities as compared to the previous month of May. Total OPD consultations across the facilities increased by 32.5% to 17,948 compared to the previous month.
[ 15th July 2021, Nigeria ] There were also videos being circulated to the effect that the two warring groups in northeast Nigeria have come together to pursue a common cause. Their fighters carrying AK47 rifles and other dangerous weapons have spoken in such videos and have warned residents and other religions in the region. Situation within Borno State has degenerated recently due to the activities of Boko Haram/ISWAP. The State for example has been in total darkness in the last six months owing to the destruction of lines supplying electricity to the state by terrorists.
[ 4th June 2021, Yobe state ] Gaps :The capacity of the WASH sector to coordinate urgently requires support. The sector, led by the State Ministry of Water Resources, lacks information management capacity.
In response to the loss of jobs and income, many vulnerable households face little choice but to revert to negative coping strategies. Figure 5 highlights a few common mechanisms among the various subgroups, showing refugee households, in particular, are much more likely to reduce food rations. Alternatively, the sale of assets is relatively less common among refugees, perhaps again reflecting their low levels of assets ownership prior to the pandemic. Moreover, around one in five households across the sample report child labor as a negative coping strategy, with the share the highest among host community households. This potentially indicates a devastating loss in human capital formation if it leads to permanent school drop outs, and may result in associated protection risks such as SGBV and forced recruitment into armed groups.
[ 15th July 2021, Nigeria ]  According to the United Nations Children's Fund  ( UNICEF ) , there are 10.5 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 who are out of school in Nigeria and Nwajuiba said in March 2021 that that number had increased by more than three million. It is unclear how many children are directly impacted by kidnappings.
[ 4th June 2021, Yobe state ] Early Recovery Needs: • The return of some IDPs back to their homes in Geidam and Kanamma calls on the need to restore basic social services and facilities that were damaged or destroyed during the conflict. There may also be need to support returnees to revive their livelihood sources, such as provision of farm inputs.
[ 23rd July 2021, Nigeria ] Improving child nutrition is key. But this needs a multi sectoral approach and collaboration from stakeholders in the public and private sectors. Because childhood malnutrition is inextricably linked to multidimensional poverty, interventions to address malnutrition must be multidimensional. They must address various deprivations experienced by the Nigerian people. Therefore, a commitment from the government at all levels  ( federal, state and local )  is crucial in improving child health in Nigeria.
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  In Yobe, a series of OAG attacks on Geidam town beginning in late April displaced up to 150,000 people by the end of the month, representing the vast majority of the town's population, the UN reports. The number of IDPs from Geidam has reportedly overwhelmed basic services in host communities, which are largely located in other areas of Yobe. Security conditions in many host communities also remain precarious in Kanamma town, approximately 22 miles from Yobe, OAGs launched another series of attacks beginning on April 29 that displaced 30,000 people, including many people recently displaced from Geidam, the UN reports.
[ 15th Jan   15th Feb 2020, Nigeria ]  EDUCATION FACILITIES FOR RETURNEES: Educational facilities were present in 50 per cent  ( down by 1% )  of locations with returnees. This figure was 56 per cent for Borno, 54 per cent in Yobe and 47 per cent in Adamawa
[ 7th Jun 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  OAGs have also increasingly targeted humanitarian staff and infrastructure in recent months, further restricting relief actors' already limited access to much of the northeast, according to the UN. Between January and March, humanitarian organizations reported nearly 1,200 security incidents affecting access in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, compared with approximately 700 incidents during the same period in 2020. OAGs continue to target civilian and humanitarian traffic along key roads in the northeast, leading aid workers to depend on the UN Humanitarian Air Service  ( UNHAS )  to reach field sites
[ 4th June 2021, Yobe state ] Response: • The second round of the COVID 19 vaccination campaign has started and will continue for 40 days. The first round of the campaign was rolled out in March and April 2021 in which 23,965 health and frontline workers in Yobe state were vaccinated. • Yobe State Government, with support from WHO and the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, has stepped up COVID19 sample collection and testing across the state. Last week 18 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID 19 cases in Yobe state to 478. The continued confirmation of new cases indicates ongoing community transmission. • The State Ministry of Health, with support from WHO, concluded training for 60 healthcare workers on COVID 19 home base care and infection prevention and control this week.
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Additionally, OAG members reportedly damaged facilities used by humanitarian non governmental organizations  ( NGOs )  during the March attack on Dikwa and the April attack on Damasak and have targeted NGO staff members in other attacks, according to the UN. As of April, the UN estimated that approximately 1 million people including the entire population of Borno's Abadam, Guzamala, Kukawa, and Marte LGAs resided in inaccessible areas of the northeast; relief actors warn that inaccessible communities likely have similar or greater humanitarian needs compared with nearby accessible areas.
[ 7th July 2021, Nigeria ] Suspected Islamist militants killed 18 people when they attacked a village in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, two local officials said. Attacks by Islamist militants have been intensifying in northeast Nigeria in recent months, with dozens of soldiers killed and thousands of Nigerians displaced. Wednesday's attack took place in Dabna, a village near the administrative area of Hong in the state of Adamawa, the officials said. James Pukuma, chairman of the Hong administrative area, told Reuters that 18 people had been killed when a group of gunmen on motorcycles stormed the village and some residents fled.
[ 4th June 2021, Yobe state ] Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs: • There is limited data about the available water sources across the state and there is a long standing need to map and consolidate data on all water sources across all LGAs. Limited WASH information management capacity makes it difficult to consolidate the available data.
[ 15th July 2021, Nigeria ]  Amnesty International reports that there have been sharp increases in child marriage and teenage pregnancies as the insecurity in Northern Nigeria disproportionately affects girls. ome northern states of Nigeria like Zamfara, Katsina, Borno, Kaduna and Niger have been especially vulnerable to these school kidnappings due to a proliferation of these armed gangs. “The Nigerian authorities' failure to protect schoolchildren from recent attacks clearly shows that no lessons have been learned from the Chibok tragedy. The authorities' only response to schoolchildren being targeted by insurgents and gunmen is to close schools, which is increasingly putting the right to education at risk,' Osai Ojigho, Nigeria Country Director for Amnesty International, said in April 2021.
[ 27th July 2021,Nigeria ]  Even under what some may describe as normal conditions, girls in Nigeria face a distinctive set of barriers to formal education at all levels. Nearly 2 out of 3  ( about 6.34 million )  of the country's 10.19 million out of school children in the country are girls. Prior to the outbreak of COVID 19, violence, child, early, and forced marriages  ( CEFM ) , lack of schools, inadequate infrastructure, unsafe environments, limitations in teacher training, and systemic gender biases impeded girls' participation and learning in formal schooling across Nigeria.
[ 27th July 2021,Nigeria ]  With the outbreak of the pandemic and the subsequent closure of schools, the country has not only suffered direct losses from its impact, but also an ever worsening spate of insecurity and violence across the country, including attacks on school children especially girls.
[ 7th Jun 2021,North East, Nigeria ]  Food Security Deteriorates in Northern Nigeria : Widespread insecurity, protracted displacement, and the macroeconomic effects of the COVID 19 pandemic including high inflation rates, the continued depreciation of the Nigerian naira against the U.S. dollar, and rising food prices are contributing to deteriorating food security conditions across much of Nigeria, according to a Cadre Harmonisé  ( CH )  analysis released in March 2021.
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Organized armed group  ( OAG )  attacks in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states have displaced more than 200,000 people since March and continue to exacerbate humanitarian needs and limit relief efforts, according to the UN. OAGs conducted multiple attacks between May 10 and 12 in and around Borno's capital city of Maiduguri, which hosts more than 300,000 internally displaced persons  ( IDPs ) , according to the International Organization for Migration  ( IOM ) , resulting in widespread damage and displacement and representing an escalation of OAG activity in the area.
[ 16th July 2021, Nigeria ]  The frequency of adoption of these strategies was relatively higher in Bama where households typically adopt such strategies for an average of five out of seven days for all food based coping strategies except for the category: “borrow food or reliance on help from friends and relatives'  ( 3.5 days )  which suggests limited access to this coping measure and invariably widespread vulnerability in this location. The pervasive use of food based coping strategies such as reduction in the number of meals and portion size has implication on nutrition, if protracted and unabated.
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  While the displaced population in Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara grew by nearly 50 percent between July and December 2020, the overall internally displaced population in the three states remained relatively stable between December 2020 and February 2021, IOM reports. However, the number of Nigerians fleeing from Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara to neighboring Niger's Maradi Region has continued to climb, with UNHCR reporting more than 80,000 Nigerian refugees in Maradi as of March, including nearly 11,000 Nigerian refugees who arrived between January and March 2021. Affected populations urgently require emergency food assistance, health care, relief items, and shelter support, according to IOM.
[ 7th Jun 2021, North West, Nigeria ]  A separate survey conducted in the northwest by UNHCR and local NGOs found that food, livelihoods, shelter, and water, sanitation, and hygiene  ( WASH )  needs are particularly widespread among IDPs in the northwest, with 94 percent of surveyed IDPs in Katsina, 88 percent in Sokoto, and 78 percent in Zamfara reporting that they lack sufficient access to food. Overall, nearly 2.4 million people in Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara will likely experience Crisis levels of acute food insecurity during the 2021 lean season a nearly 200 percent increase from the 808,000 people who experienced acute food insecurity during the 2020 lean season.
During the period 03   09 July 2021, 219 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 84 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region, while 135 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region.
[ 7th Jun 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  Relief Actors Report Significant Protection Needs in Northern Nigeria: Protection concerns are particularly acute in areas of the northeast that are inaccessible to humanitarian actors; a February study by a BHA partner of inaccessible areas of Adamawa and Borno identified forced marriage and forced recruitment by OAGs as commonly reported protection concerns, in addition to the threat of OAG attacks. Separately, in northwestern Nigeria, a January protection assessment conducted by UNHCR and local NGOs found that many IDPs in Katsina, Sokoto, and Zamfara lack access to livelihoods and basic services and that worsening insecurity is preventing IDPs from returning to their communities of origin.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendations: PLAN should continue to use voucher modality for delivery of education material assistance. PLAN should consider procuring locally made bags to include in the CVA package to encourage local production. PLAN should work with community to set up women cooperatives. Areas for further study; full CVA feasibility assessment, WASH Infrastructure assessment and further research into local bag manufacturing .
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  In an April survey of IDPs in the northeast by IOM, 74 percent of respondents living in camps and 65 percent of respondents living in host communities said that they intend to eventually return to their areas of origin, with 68 percent reporting that they were waiting for security conditions to improve before doing so. In addition to the ongoing IDP returns process, the Government of Nigeria  ( GoN )  and BSG continue to facilitate the voluntary return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon through the tripartite agreement among the GoN, the Government of Cameroon, and UNHCR. Since the most recent meeting on the tripartite agreement was announced in February, approximately 3,800 Nigerian refugees have relocated to Borno's Bama LGA, receiving emergency food assistance and relief commodities upon their arrival in Borno.
[ 7th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Approximately 12.8 million people will require emergency food assistance during the June to August lean season, representing a significant deterioration of food security in Nigeria compared with 2020.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Economic reasons; An overwhelming majority of FGDs participants said that children in their community are out of school because their parents cannot afford to pay for it. And that children that are orphaned or have no caregiver are most likely to be out of school. 6 respondents  ( 5 female and 1 male )  said that economic factors disproportionately affected girls as most boys are able to do menial jobs e.g riding Keke NAPEP to enable them pay for schools and buy school supplies while girls are traditionally not allowed to work.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Social reasons; All female FGDs participants in Jere and MMC cited family pressure to get married at a young age as one of the main cultural & social norm reasons for female school dropout. During the Konduga children FGDs, one female participant stated that some parents don't see the importance of education so they discourage their children from going to school even when it's free. Another reason stated by one 1 female respondent in Jere was that because of the security issues especially concerning girls, parents believe it is safer for girls to stay at home or be married off.
[ 26th July 2021, Yobe state ] Hectares of cultivated farmlands and local shops/stalls in the local market were also destroyed by h flood, impacting the main livelihood sources of the largely agrarian community. In a statement Governor Mai Mala Bunu commiserated with residents and gave assurances of support to affected households. As of 23 July, residents were still wading through floodwater to salvage damaged belongings.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Out of School Children: This study adopted the United Nations definition of out of school which refers to children that are not enrolled in any formal education  ( Primary, Secondary and Tertiary ) . Other studies have shown that out of school children are more likely to be engaged in illegal and risky activities, lack life and social skills which are very important to navigate society and overall, have low quality of life because they may have to work  ( usually low paying jobs ) . The problem of children being out of school likely stems from 2 reasons according FGDs participants;
[ 19th  25th july 2021, Yobe state ] Conducted mass sensitization on adherence to COVID 19 preventive measures during the Eid Al Adha celebration • Yobe SPHCMB, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams, Community Health Champions and AVADAR Informants, UNICEF, and CGPP VCMs, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 5,804 people with COVID 19 prevention messages.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  According to FGDs participants, out of school children can be enrolled and kept in school through the following strategies; 1 )  livelihood support for parents – 17 FGDs respondents said if parents of out of school children are supported financially to start up a trade or are enrolled in a skill acquisition programme, they would be better able to support their children in school.
[ 12th July 2021, Yobe State ] Response: • The Yobe State Primary Health Care Management Board  ( SPHCMB ) , with support of sector partners, continues toadminister the second dose of COVID 19 vaccinations across all 17 LGAs. This has now covered over 70 per cent of people who received the first dose, according to SMoH. • SPHCMB, in collaboration with WHO hard to reach  ( HTR )  teams and UNICEF, conducted mass community sensitization activities, reaching some 3,804 people with COVID 19 prevention messages during the week.
[ 1st  31st Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  Since the beginning of the year, the ETS has provided reliable Internet connectivity services to more than 3,002 users from 96 organizations  ( 16 UN agencies and 80 NGOs )  across North East Nigeria.
[ 18th May 2021, Nigeria ] ABUJA, NIGERIA   Nigerian officials say social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the economy have tripled the number of mental health cases. In response, Nigeria has launched a toll free 24 hour helpline staffed by trained psychologists and counselors.
[ 18th May 2021, Nigeria ] Experts say that even though the number of people needing mental health services tripled during the pandemic, less than 10 percent get help because of the stigma attached to it.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Household Education Needs: FGDs participants were asked to list their children's education needs including items that are specific to girls. 2 themes that emerged across all of the FGDs were that 1 )  school feeding is critical so children can stay in school, one parent in Jere said “children should be given food in school or their parents should be supported to be able to feed them' 2 )  6 FGDs correspondents were of the opinion that school children should be given transportation allowance, especially for those that live far away from school.
[ 26th July 2021, Yobe state ] With the lean season underway, plunging over 1.2 million people into emergency levels of food insecurity across the northeast region, food security sector  ( FSS )  partners continue to ramp up emergency food and nutrition assistance to the most vulnerable populations across the state.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Female FGDs participants in MMC and Damaturu recommended some specific services that should be available for girls in school, which included; 1 )  separate toilets for girls with proper WASH facilities to prevent what they referred to as “toilet disease' and 2 )  special classes where girls are taught personal self care like “how to wash upwards' and how to wear their hijab and plait their hair
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  From KI responses, we can infer that most communities have a market within or outside their communities where scholastic materials are sold. And 99% of the market where reported to be functional, however, one critical question was if these markets have the capacity to meet the needs of the community and if all the scholastic materials required by children were available.
[ 30th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  Non State Armed Groups  ( NSAGs )  disrupted commercial and humanitarian traffic along key Main Supply Routes  ( MSRs )  and in towns, leading to 52 incidents of violence against humanitarian personnel, facilities and assets being recorded and the loss of life of an aid worker. This highlights the noticeable shift in the humanitarian operating environment where aid workers and humanitarian infrastructure are directly targeted. These access challenges continue to disrupt humanitarian operations in North East Nigeria in locations where access continues to be limited. In addition, there is an estimated 1 million people in inaccessible areas where humanitarian actors consistently seek to reach.
[ 30th Apr 2021, Nigeria ]  Humanitarian Cargo Notification system operated by OCHA Nigeria continues to function well however cargo movements were delayed in January due to increased military operations. The restriction on the quantity of fuel transported per organization continues to adversely impact humanitarian operations. For the MSRs where government clearances are mandated, the state government and Nigerian Armed Forces  ( NAF )  are actively facilitating all levels of this process.
[ 4th June 2021, Nigeria ] In comparison, Global Rights recorded at least 4 556 fatalities in 2020  ( compared to 3 188 in 2018 ) , of which 3 858  ( compared to 2 707 in 2018 )  were civilians, as a result of ‘mass atrocities' defined as violent attacks, clashes, terrorism, kidnappings, and extrajudicial killings, with Borno state continuing to record the highest number of fatalities  ( 1 176 ) , followed by Kaduna state  ( 628 ) . Nigeria Watch recorded 2 677 ‘lethal incidents' in 2020 during which 12 318 people were killed  ( compared to 11 277 recorded ‘violent deaths' in 2019 ) 539, with Borno state recording the highest number of fatalities  ( 3 069 deaths ) , followed by Kaduna  ( 1 346 ) , Katsina  ( 1 099 ) , Zamfara  ( 831 )  and Niger  ( 547 ) .
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  The assessment team interviewed some randomly selected vendors selling scholastic materials. A list of scholastic materials was shown to the vendors so they could select which items were available at the time of visit. Only a few vendors had all the items on the list10, however some of the vendors reported that they usually stock some of the items at the beginning of a school year hence the unavailability of some items. Almost all market vendors reported having stationaries like pencil, ruler and pens in stock while only a few had school shoes and uniform materials in stock at the time of visit. Quite interestingly, 30% of vendors had female hygiene products like sanitary pads in stock at the time of visit. Vendors reported that all items in the market are bought with cash.
[ 14th May 2021, Northeast Nigeria ] According to a listener assessment by a local radio station in May 2020, 96% of its listeners had heard COVID 19 messaging on its station, but 45% still did not believe that COVID 19 was ‘real or deadly.' If communities in Borno State and the broader northeast region of Nigeria are hearing credible sensitization messages, why do they still not believe in their veracity? And what sort of messaging would be more effective? Anecdotal evidence suggests that communities feel that they have no proof of COVID 19, especially while violence perpetrated by armed opposition groups is still a daily and verifiable reality. Without tangible evidence of the virus, communities fall back on assumptions that the entire crisis has been manufactured by the government to enrich themselves at the expense of local communities. Meanwhile, the Borno State government, as well as international and local non governmental organization's  ( NGO )  are primarily responsible for disseminating COVID 19 sensitization messaging, but are also among the least trusted actors by local communities, thereby compromising the efficacy of risk communications campaigns.
[ 19th  25th july 2021, Yobe state ] Risk Communication and Social Mobilization: • Yobe SPHCMB, in collaboration with WHO HTR teams, Community Health Champions and AVADAR Informants, UNICEF, and CGPP VCMs, conducted mass community sensitization, reaching 5,804 people with COVID 19 prevention messages
[ 19th  25th july 2021, Yobe state ] Logistics and Operational Support: • Distributed COVID 19 IPC commodities to SSH molecular diagnostic laboratory, and GH Potiskum • Distributed PPEs and IEC materials to the IPC, Surveillance, POE, and Risk Communication teams.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Market Accessibility: From the assessment, 93% of the KI reported that local markets are accessible to every community member. This was corroborated by FGDs participants as a majority of them agreed that all community members had access to the community market. In terms of perception of safety and security of the markets, 88% of KI perceived their community market to be safe and 84% perceived their community market to be secured. Only 1% of KI perceived their community market to be unsafe and about 11% and 15% of KI were undecided in terms of their perception of safety and security of their markets respectively.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Also, from the assessment, 97% of KI reported that markets in their communities were safe for adolescent boys. No specific safeguarding or protection concerns were raised regarding safety of access to market for boys.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  School principals of the randomly selected schools overwhelmingly selected vouchers as the best approach to deliver education assistance to children. 78% of the Principals believed that vouchers were the better approach for the following reasons; 1 )  Principal are worried that because of cultural reasons  ( some already discussed above ) , some parents do not care much about education so would divert cash assistance to meet other non education needs 2 )  Because of the market volatility  ( especially commodity prices )  and supply bottlenecks, parents might not find all the items their children need in the market so it would be better to directly delivered school materials 3 )  Principals feel voucher is easier as it would be difficult to monitor parents to ensure they have procured all their children's need in case of cash 4 )  finally, with voucher, the community is able to witness distribution which is more transparent and equitable.
[ 15th Jan   15th Feb 2020, Nigeria ]  LIVELIHOODS Camps and camp like settings : Petty trade was the main livelihood activity for displaced persons in 35 per cent  ( down by 1% ) , followed by daily wage laborer  ( 32%   up from 25% )  and farming  ( 25%   down 2% )
Between 05 and 11 July 2021, a total of 6,907 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno. The recorded movements consisted of 2,886 arrivals and 4,021 departures. Arrivals were recorded at locations in Askira/Uba, Bama, Biu, Gwoza, and Hawul Local Government Areas  ( LGAs )  of the most conflict affected state of Borno and in Fufore, Girei, Gombi, Hong, Lamurde, Maiha, Michika, Mubi North, Mubi South, Numan, Song, Yola North, and Yola South LGAs of Adamawa.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Market vendors who opted for cash over vouchers gave the following reasons for their choice; 1 )  Parents can deal directly with the vendors 2 )  Parents should be allowed to determine the priority education needs of their children.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  From the caregivers FGDs, there were diverging opinions between male and female modality preference. While most female FGDs participants preferred vouchers, most male FGDs participants preferred direct unrestricted cash. Female FGD participants prefer vouchers because they think it's safer, not easily diverted and it directly provides all their children education needs. Male FGDs participants prefer cash because they believe all items are available in the market and parents should be allowed to make the decision about their children's needs.
[ 1st May 2021, North East Nigeria  ] The occurrence of Gender Based Violence  ( GBV )  incidents such as domestic violence, sexual assault, denial of resources and emotional abuse repeatedly affects the quality of life, especially women and girls. While general protection actors continue to organize risk reduction activities such as sensitization on safety and security, peaceful coexistence and GBV risk mitigations, the absence of civilian authorities who are yet to fully resume in the deep field locations continues to militate against the efforts. The full restoration of security in the general area by the government will greatly facilitate durable solutions.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Government and NGOs Education Interventions in the Assessed Area : UNICEF and partners  ( Government, NGOs and INGOs )  have been implementing the Education in Emergency  ( EiE )  project in Northeast Nigeria and according to UNICEF, they have enrolled nearly 750,000 children in school since the inception of the project, establishing over 350 temporary learning spaces, and distributing almost 94,000 packs of learning material that will help children to get an education.11 Some Principals reported receiving these education support from UNICEF. Also, some SBMCs reported that children in their community had received school materials from UNICEF and partners in the past but have no knowledge of when the next distribution will be or if there will be any.
[ 1st May 2021, North East Nigeria  ] Internal Displacement: As the ongoing conflict persists, internal displacements continue to be recorded in the BAY States. Available displacement tracking data indicates close to 3,530 arrivals to the camps and host communities in the BAY States during May. The movement triggers, according to the individuals, include attack, feeling of improved security, poor living conditions and voluntary relocation, as well as fear of attacks, military operations, involuntary relocation, and conflict.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation : Include more hygiene items in scholastic material CVA; From both female and adolescent girls FGDs, some hygiene items were mentioned that if not on the education material list already should be considered for inclusion. These items include sanitary pad, deodorants, pants/under garments, hijab and toothbrush & paste.
[ 22nd   28th May 2021, North East, Nigeria ]  During the period 22   28 May 2021, 355 movements were observed at three Points of Entry in Borno State. Of the total movements recorded, 148 were incoming from Cameroon's Far North Region while 207 were outgoing from Borno State to Cameroon‘s Far North Region.
[ 1st Jan 30th April, 2021From 1 January to 30 April 2021, ACLED reported a total of 29 security incidents  ( 20 battles, 6 incidents of remote violence/explosions, 3 cases of violence against civilians )  in Yobe state, resulting in 179 deaths.
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation: Special self care classes for adolescent girls: Female FGDs participants mentioned that it was critical that adolescent girls are taught self care like “washing up' and about menstruation. These classes could also be used in teaching girls how to safely assess markets and safety precautions they should take when going to the market. Special class for girls will be the best approach to deliver this message but if it's too difficult to organise across all the locations, PLAN should consider delivering these messages during distribution of scholastic items.
[ 5th   11th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  As a result of the attack on 8 June 2021, a total of 1,642 individuals were displaced from Dikwa LGA towards the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, 1 individual died and 3 individuals were injured. They arrived at Dikwa Motor Park from various camps and communities in Dikwa LGA. As presented on the map below, their intended destinations were locations in the LGAs Jere, Konduga and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Since the first attack in Dikwa on 1 March 2021, a total of 20,286 IDPs have been recorded by DTM in Dikwa Motor Park. They were displaced from Dikwa LGA and en route to destinations in the LGAs Jere and Maiduguri Metropolitan Council in Borno State. Additionally, since 1 May 2021, a total of 7,238 returnees have been recorded by DTM in the same transit point. They are returning from locations in the LGA Maiduguri Metropolitan Council towards Dikwa LGA.
[ 4th March 2020, Yobe state ] On 4 March 2020, heavily armed insurgents, Boko Haram or ISWAP, fighters stormed Dapchi town  ( Busari LGA ) , and burned houses. They attacked security formations and the Divisional Police headquarters. In clashes with police, five police officers were killed. No civilian casualties reported.
[ 5th   11th Jun 2021, Borno State ] There is still need for shelter support as shelter issues continue to persist across all camps in Dikwa LGA. However, NRC has started supporting in Fulatari Camp but their support was put on hold as a result of the frequent attacks. Additionally, 32 shelters in Shehu Masta II Camp were burned down by the military, the shelters belonged to 32 households and 254 individuals.
[ 18th May 2020, Yobe state ] On 18 May 2020, Boko Haram/ISWAP invaded and attacked Dapchi  ( Bursari LGA ) , burnt many houses, including the village head's residence and looted the community. Nigerian Armed Forces intervened with a helicopter, destroyed two vehicles and killed five attackers. This was two and a half month after the previous attack on Dapchi on 4 March  ( see above ) . In February 2018, 110 schoolgirls were abducted from this town.
[ 5th   11th Jun 2021, Borno State ]  There was a fire incident at 1000 Camp in the past week that affected 1 household of 5 individuals. Their shelter was partially damaged and a woman sustained a fire injury. She was given medical support at the ICRC clinic in the camp. It has been observed that most shelters are completely destroyed by windstorms, rainfall and fire outbreaks while others are damaged because of termites and worn out tarpaulins
[ 24th Aug 2021, North East Nigeria ]  Recommendation : Evaluate WASH infrastructures in all intervention schools to ensure they are conducive for girls; FGDs respondents reported that toilets in schools should be rehabilitated and gender separated to ensure girls don't contract a disease they referred to as “toilet infection'. PLAN should conduct an evaluation of WASH facilities across all the schools to ensure the facilities meet minimum WASH in Schools  ( WiS ) 15 standards.
[ 6th 23rd Dec 2020, Yobe state ]  Between 6 and 23 December 2020, a series of clashes between herders and farmers was reported in several villages. Starting in Garam Mallam  ( Jakusko LGA ) , one person was killed and several injured, many properties destroyed. The attack was reportedly a retaliation for an injured herder after his group had destroyed crops of local farmers. Subsequently, herder farmer fights flared up in four LGAs including Gujba, injuring 23 farmers and destroying 78 farmlands.
[ 9th Jan 2021, Yobe state ] On 9 January 2021, in a military attack on Boko Haram in Gujba LGA by Operation Tura Takaibango, 28 insurgent fighters and one soldier were killed and a gun truck recovered.
[ 23rd April 2021, Yobe state ] On 23 April 2021, ISWAP fighters in eight trucks with machine guns stormed and attacked Geidam town  ( Geidam LGA ) . During the gunfight with Nigerian military troops from a nearly base, a projectile hit two houses and killed 11 civilians. ISWAP fighters also looted the town. Around 2 000 residents fled as ISWAP started to kill Christians and those with western education. The Nigerian military killed 21 ISWAP fighters and recovered weapons and ammunition.
[ Dec 2019, Yobe state ] According to OCHA, the security situation in December 2019 was ‘fragile' compared to September/ October 2019 because of the ongoing attacks by armed groups on Damaturu town, Babangida in Tarmua and Goneri in Gujba LGAs. The source added that the security situation on the Damaturu to Maiduguri road and Damaturu to Gashua road had also deteriorated.
[ 1st Sep 2020, Bay states ] The United Nations Mine Action Service  ( UNMAS )  reported that in the three states Adamawa, Borno and Yobe  ( BAY ) , in the first nine months of 2020 ‘334 civilian and non civilian fatalities and casualties have been recorded' due to explosive devices.
[ 8th Dec 2020, Yobe State ] The ongoing violence led to the destruction of properties and public buildings such as health centers and police stations. On 8 December 2020, a health facility in Geidam LGA was looted by an unknown armed group and the only ambulance for a community of over 30 000 people was burnt.