Situation Report - Nigeria - 20 Nov 2023

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Last updated: 20 Nov 2023
HIGHLIGHTS (20 Nov 2023)
October Cadre Harmonisé analysis projects that

nearly 4.4 million people will face severe hunger
from June to August 2024 in Borno, Adamawa
and Yobe states.
Floods leave over 70 people dead, and more than

490 injured in Adamawa State.
Diphtheria spreads across Borno, Adamawa and

Yobe states killing over 200 children
Girls collecting water at a water point at the General Hospital

IDP camp in Bama, Borno State. Photo Credit:
UNOCHA/Adedeji Ademigbuji
KEY FIGURES FUNDING (2023) CONTACTS

Trond Jensen
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Head of Public Information, OCHA

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2.2M 4.3M Progress Nigeria

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People internally People in need of food
displaced security assistance
FTS: https://fts.unocha.org/appeal
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4.24M
People in need of
nutrition assistance
BACKGROUND (20 Nov 2023)

Situation Overview
October Cadre Harmonisé analysis projects that nearly 4.4 million people will face acute hunger from June to August
2024 in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states
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The Government of Nigeria and its partners released the results of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analysis
on food insecurity projecting that about 3.3 million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states will face high
levels of food and nutrition insecurity from October to December 2023. This is a 10 per cent increase from the 3
million people projected within the same period in 2022. The number of food-insecure people in the BAY states is
expected to increase to 4.4 million during the 2024 lean season (June to August). This is slightly (2 per cent) higher
than it was during the 2023 lean season when about 4.3 million people faced a severe food crisis.
Over 4 million people have needed urgent food assistance annually in the BAY states since June 2020. Trend analysis
indicates consistently high or rising food insecurity levels since 2018.
Food insecurity and malnutrition are among the main drivers of humanitarian needs in the BAY states. Access to
farmland is still limited in many areas because of insecurity and many of the 2.2 million displaced people do not have
alternative livelihoods. They are often forced to adopt negative coping mechanisms such as survival sex and child
labour to stay alive. Over the past year, dozens of farmers have lost their lives, and others have been abducted or
injured trying to eke out a living by venturing outside the security perimeters of Borno’s garrison towns.
Across Nigeria, the CH analysis projects that about 26.5 million people will grapple with high levels of food insecurity in
2024. This is 6 per cent higher than the 25 million people that suffered food insecurity in 2023. Moreover, the CH
analysis projects that approximately 9 million children are at risk of suffering from acute malnutrition in 2024. Of these,
an alarming 2.6 million children could face severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and will require critical nutrition treatment.
The CH is a food and nutrition analysis, conducted in March and October every year. It covers 26 states and the
Federal Capital Territory, led by the Government and supported by the United Nations (UN) system.
The CH analysis identified continuing conflict, effects of climate change, record-high inflation and the rising cost of
food, agricultural inputs and essential non-food commodities among the key drivers of Nigeria's food and nutrition
crisis. In October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose to 26.72
per cent in September from 25.80 per cent in the previous month. The growing inflation continues to strain poor and
vulnerable people’s ability to procure food.
This situation has been aggravated by the removal of petrol subsidies, leading to increased transportation costs and
driving inflation. Floating the Naira has meant that over the past four months, the Naira has depreciated by over 50 per
cent.
Concerned about the food crisis in the country, the Nigerian Government in July declared food insecurity a national
emergency. The Government ordered the immediate release of fertilisers and grains to farmers and households to
mitigate the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. It also announced steps to boost security to protect farmers from
attacks.
Floods leave over 70 people dead, and more than 490 injured in Adamawa State
Over 70 people lost their lives and more than 490 others sustained injuries due to flooding in Adamawa State between
May and October 2023, according to the findings of a joint multisectoral rapid needs assessment. The flooding also
displaced more than 57,000 people. Heavy rainfall coupled with the release of water from Cameroon's Lagdo Dam
caused the flooding that submerged some villages along the banks of the Benue River. The floods damaged schools,
health centres, markets, over 19,000 hectares of farmland, and shelters. Areas affected includes Lamurde, Yola South,
Mayo-Belwa, Numan, Yola North, Fufore, Demsa and Song local government areas (LGAs) of Adamawa State.
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The flood water contaminated water points in several communities causing water-borne and vector-borne diseases like
cholera, diarrhoea, malaria and dengue fever. Disease surveillance and notification officers in Yola South LGA reported
that 38 cases of cholera have been confirmed and referred from the Wauro Jabbe community to the Modibbo Adama
University Teaching Hospital, Yola. Moreover, an outbreak of scabies, a parasitic skin infestation, was reported in
riverine communities like Bawaranji. The risk of infection is higher for vulnerable groups, such as malnourished children
whose immune systems are already compromised. Disease outbreaks are putting pressure on the already threadbare
healthcare system in Adamawa State.
The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) is coordinating the assessment and response to the
flooding. According to the agency, over 5,000 households in remote communities have lost their homes and urgently
need shelter. Thousands of farmers have lost their farms and crops while herders have lost their livestock. Farmers
urgently need input to begin dry-season farming, while the herders need support to replenish their livestock.
Humanitarian actors are complementing the Government’s efforts through the implementation of the flood
preparedness and response plan in the BAY states. Activities in the plan includes the prepositioning shelter kits for an
estimated 23,600 households in 22 flood-prone LGAs in the BAY States and providing non-food items like mosquito
nets, blankets, water storage items, hygiene kits, and soap for at least 24,000 people in 4,000 households in high-risk
areas. Other activities include desilting drainages. A shortfall in funding is however constraining the implementation of
the flood response plan. The camp coordination and camp management and shelter/non-food items (NFI) sectors that
are pivotal in the flood preparedness and response are only 6.4 per cent and 51.2 per cent funded, respectively.
Diphtheria spreads across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States killing over 200 children
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that more than 200 children have lost their lives in Borno (65) and Yobe
(141) states following a resurgence of diphtheria since November 2022. As of 30 October 2023, an estimated 3,359
children have been infected by the disease in Borno (742), Adamawa (34) and Yobe (2,672) states. The outbreak has
been particularly severe among children under 15, with three-quarters of cases in this age group. Cumulatively from
May 2022 to October 2023, there have been about 15, 569 suspected and 9,772 confirmed diphtheria cases across
Nigeria, and more than 540 children have died from the disease. Confirmed cases have been recorded in 19 states,
with the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Yobe and Bauchi States the worst affected.
Diphtheria is a highly contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial disease which affects the respiratory tract
and skin. Without treatment, it can kill half of those infected and is still fatal in 5 per cent of patients who receive
treatment.
Aid organisations in the BAY states, including WHO, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the UN Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) are working with relevant Government agencies to strengthen the outbreak response. WHO disbursed US$1.3
million to enhance outbreak control measures, including disease surveillance, laboratory testing, contract tracing, case
investigation and treatment, training, as well as collaboration with communities to support the response efforts. The
BAY states governments set up surveillance working groups for active case searches, contract tracing and referral of
cases to health facilities for treatment.
Despite diphtheria being a vaccine-preventable disease, more than 2.2 million children in Nigeria are yet to be
vaccinated, according to UNICEF. Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention shows that 64 per
cent of the confirmed cases occurred among unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children, while 11 per cent of the
cases were among children of unknown vaccination status. MSF has warned that a shortage in vaccine funding is an
obstacle to ending the outbreak and called on the international community to offer support. The organization has so
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far donated 7,000 diphtheria vaccines, while UNICEF donated 1.2 million doses to respond to the outbreak. The
available vaccines are inadequate to cover the high-burden states with MSF noting that Kano alone requires 31 million
doses of the vaccine.
Although the spread of the disease has gradually dropped across Nigeria, aid organisations are concerned that the
coming harmattan season may increase respiratory tract infections. Also, the relatively small number of cases in
Adamawa State means that an outbreak can still be prevented there.
MEDIA (20 Nov 2023)

26.5 million Nigerians projected to be food insecure in 2024
Press Release
Abuja, 3 November 2023
In 2024, Nigeria is expected to see about 26.5 million people grappling with high levels of food insecurity, as disclosed
by the Government of Nigeria and its partners during the unveiling of the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé analysis on
food insecurity.
Moreover, approximately 9 million children are at risk of suffering from acute malnutrition or waste. Of these, an
alarming 2.6 million children could face Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and require critical nutrition treatment.
The Cadre Harmonisé, an initiative focused on food and nutrition analysis, conducts studies biannually (in March and
October) across 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). With the Government's leadership and the United
Nations (UN) system's support, the latest projection for 2024 indicates a sharp rise from the 18.6 million people
currently vulnerable to food insecurity from October to December 2023.
Several factors are driving this trend, including ongoing conflicts, climate change impacts, escalating inflation, and
rising costs of both food and essential non-food commodities (in part due to the devaluation of the naira and the
discontinuation of the fuel subsidy). Persistent violence in the north-eastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe
(BAY) hinders food availability and access. Additionally, armed banditry and kidnappings in northwest and north-central
states, including Katsina, Sokoto, Kaduna, Benue, and Niger, exacerbate the prevailing economic struggles.
Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, underscored the
significance of the Cadre Harmonisé during a presentation in Abuja. Represented by Mrs. Fausat Lawal, Director of
Special Duties, Umekhihe highlighted that despite Government efforts, external challenges like the ongoing global
economic effects of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war, which disrupts food systems, persist.
Of the 18.6 million people who experience food insecurity today, 3.3 million live in the northeastern states of the BAY
region. This number might rise to 26.5 million nationwide by the height of the 2024 lean season ( and to 4.4 million in
the BAY states) if immediate action is not taken.
Dominique Koffy Kouacou, the FAO Representative ad interim in Nigeria and to ECOWAS, while calling on the
Government to expand CH coverage to the remaining 10 states said, FAO would continue to support the Government
and the people of Nigeria to overcome food insecurity and malnutrition.
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He stated, "In 2024, alongside our partners, FAO's focus will be on agrifood systems transformation with deliberate
attention on resilience-building, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and providing extension services."
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that floods in October 2023 in Adamawa
impacted around 8,500 households, leading to mass displacements, particularly among women, children, and the
elderly. Such extreme weather patterns, linked to the El Niño phenomenon, are further undermining food security.
“Food insecurity and malnutrition are among the main drivers of humanitarian need in the BAY states,” said Mr. Trond
Jensen, the head of OCHA in Nigeria.
“People have been forced to adopt negative coping mechanisms such as survival sex and child labour to stay alive.
Over the past year, dozens of farmers have lost their lives, and others have been abducted or injured while eking out a
living outside the security perimeters of Borno’s garrison towns due to limited farming lands and few or no livelihood
options.”
UNICEF's Country Representative, Ms. Cristian Munduate, emphasized the urgent need for action. She said, "Every child
deserves proper nutrition and a life free from hunger. It's not merely a responsibility but a moral duty for governments
and the global community to ensure these rights are upheld."
Highlighting the long-standing issue, David Stevenson, WFP’s Country Representative, said, "The hunger crisis in Nigeria,
fueled by the ongoing conflict in the northeast, needs urgent addressing. Restoring peace in the northeast is critical for
us to build pathways to production and achieve the northeast’s potential as the food basket of the country”.
Trend analysis for the northeastern states indicates consistently high or rising food insecurity levels since 2018. Over 4
million people have needed urgent assistance annually since June 2020.
The United Nations urges the Nigerian Government, donors, and stakeholders to commit resources and implement
measures to avert a potential food and nutrition disaster, emphasizing the need for immediate support across the
nation.
Note for Editors:
The Cadre Harmonisé analysis covered 26 of Nigeria’s 36 states, including the FCT. It represents a collaborative effort
led by the Nigerian government, in association with regional technical agencies, UN bodies, and NGOs. The Cadre
Harmonisé serves as a comprehensive tool to evaluate present and future food and nutrition scenarios. Further details
about the CH can be found here. https://www.ipcinfo.org/ch
For more information, please contact the following:
FAO Nigeria – David Tsokar;David.Tsokar@fao.org; Tel:+234 806 616 2876
OCHA – Ann Nyaruai Weru; Email: weru@un.org; Tel. +234 703 852 2706
UNICEF – Safiya Yoba Akau, sakau@unicef.org: Tel: +2347064184023
WFP – Chi Lael; chi.lael@wfp.org Tel. +234 802 553 3218
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SECTOR STATUS (20 Nov 2023)
Food Security
$470M 4.35M
Funding required (USD) People targeted for food assistance
Needs
Updated one a month ago.
Borno:
As per the March 2023 Cadre Harmonisé (CH) food security assessment report, the projected number of food-
insecure people in Borno State at the peak of the lean season is 1,973,047.
Adamawa:
The March 2023 CH projected that an estimated 1,054,062 people need food assistance in the state.
The food insecurity in the state is further aggravated by the rising cost of living coupled with the removal of fuel
subsidies.
There is a need for a flood anticipatory action based on early warnings and alerts on flooding. The state is
facing imminent flooding, particularly in communities along the river Benue due to the opening of the Lagdo
Dam in Cameroon.
Yobe:
The March 2023 CH analysis projected that the food insecure people during the peak of the lean season in Yobe
State will be 1.2 million people.
The fuel subsidy removal has led to high transportation costs and thereby higher costs of food commodities and
agricultural inputs. There is a need to support farmers to get affordable and quality agricultural inputs.
Response
Borno:
The sector provided emergency food assistance to 1,582,380 people in the state. The sector also provided
agricultural livelihood support to 187,100 people in the state.
The state government distributed food items to 393,533 people in Jere, Maiduguri, Bama, Mafa, Gwoza and
Kukawa as palliatives following the removal of fuel subsidies. The items distributed included rice, beans,
spaghetti, sorghum and clothing.
Adamawa:
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted community sensitization, targeting,
registration and training on homestead gardening for 500 internally displaced people (IDP) households in Gombi,
Girei and Yola South LGAs.
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FAO has received emergency funding for anticipatory action in flood response. FAO support will ensure the
safeguarding of critical livelihood assets for targeted communities that are likely to be impacted by flooding in
2023. The project aims to support vulnerable households to mitigate, adapt, and build resilience against flooding
hazards.
FAO reached 6,000 households with community-based early warning and awareness raising on anticipatory
action. FAO supported 2,100 households at risk of flooding to safeguard their agriculture products and
livelihood. The organization also supported 1,200 households to safeguard their livestock from the risk of
flooding through timely anticipatory action interventions.
FAO distributed fertilizer and Purdue improved crop storage (PICS) bags to 2,160 households in Demsa, Fufore
and Yola South LGAs.
Yobe:
FAO supplied PICS bags to 1,440 households in Jakusko, Bade and Karasuwa to use as sandbags around their
farms as anticipatory action against flooding.
FAO distributed fresh food voucher kits for 412 households in Jakusko, Karasuwa, Nguru, and Machina LGAs.
The organization also plans to complement this with a homestead micro garden kit for 823 households.
Gaps
The sector supported an estimated 2,566,789 people with emergency food assistance, and 275,675 with
agricultural livelihood support as of the end of September 2023. There is a gap of about 1.6 million people for
food assistance and 3.5 million people for agricultural livelihood support across the BAY states.
Food insecurity is exacerbated by the increase in people in need of assistance in 2023, budget cuts and
inﬂation.
Nutrition
$133.2M 2.44M
Funding required (USD) People targeted for nutrition
assistance
Needs
Borno:
In September 2023, nutrition surveillance data collected among those displaced from hard-to-reach areas
indicated a nutrition crisis in Bama and Gwoza LGAs, with estimated global acute malnutrition (GAM) prevalence
rates of 19.8 per cent and 37.7 per cent, respectively, for the fifth consecutive month.
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The sentinel surveillance assessment of September 2023, using data collected from 23 LGAs across Borno
reported an overall proxy global acute malnutrition rate (GAM) of 9.4 per cent, representing an increase of 2.7
per cent when compared to the previous cycle. Kaga, Kala-Balge, Magumeri, Mobbar and Nganzai LGAs had
proxy GAM rates of above 10 per cent.
The number of severely malnourished children with and without medical complications admitted into treatment
programmes across Borno in September 2023, and between January and September 2023, increased by 32 per
cent and 24 per cent, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022.
The 2023 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Acute Malnutrition (IPC AMN) Analysis projected that
the following 11 LGAs would be in a nutrition situation classified as serious (IPC Acute Malnutrition Phase 3)
during this year’s harvest season (October-December): Damboa, Jere, Gubio, Kaga, Konduga, Magumeri,
Maiduguri, Marte, Mobbar, Monguno and Nganzai.
Adamawa:
In September 2023, nutrition surveillance data collected among those displaced from hard-to-reach areas
reported a proxy GAM rate of 9.4 per cent in Madagali, indicative of an alert level of acute malnutrition.
A rapid nutrition assessment of flood-affected communities in Demsa, Numan, Yola North, and Yola South
reported the availability of services for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and skilled maternal,
infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) counselling managed by Adamawa State Primary Health Care
Development Agency with support from UNICEF and the International Rescue Committee (IRC). However, the
nutrition facilities lacked the essential routine medication, especially Amoxicillin and Artemisinin-based
combination therapies (ACTs), and services for the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM).
Yobe:
The number of severely malnourished children with and without medical complications admitted into treatment
programmes across Yobe in September 2023, and between January and September 2023, increased by 105 per
cent and 47 per cent, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022.
Similarly, the number of moderately malnourished children admitted into treatment programmes across Yobe
between January and September 2023 almost tripled compared to the same period in 2022. The high admission
trends are attributed to a prolonged lean season and consequently a deteriorating nutrition situation. An increase
in coverage, early detection and treatment of acute malnutrition also contributed to the spike in the number of
children admitted.
The 2023 IPC Acute Malnutrition Analysis projected that Machina, Nguru, Yunusuri, and Yusufari would be in a
nutrition situation classified as serious (IPC Acute Malnutrition Phase 3) during this year’s harvest season
(October - December).
Response
Borno:
The sector facilitated the treatment of 28,973 children under 5 years suffering from SAM with and without
medical complications in outpatient therapeutic programmes (OTP), rapid response mechanisms (RRM) and
stabilization centres (SCs). The sector also facilitated the treatment of 41,915 moderately malnourished children
aged 6-59 months and 1,327 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWG) in targeted supplementary
feeding programme (TSFP) sites.
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The sector reached 71,028 women with skilled MIYCN counselling messages, while 4,547 children aged 6-23
months received micronutrient powders (MNP).
A total of 37,116 children under 5 years and PBWG received nutrition assistance through the Cash & Voucher
Assistance (CVA) modality.
Adamawa:
The sector facilitated the treatment of 3,331 children under 5 years diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition
(SAM) with and without medical complications at OTP and SCs across the state.
The sector partners reached 2,525 women with skilled MIYCN counselling messages and provided MNPs to
1,239 children aged 6-23 months.
Yobe:
The sector partners facilitated the treatment of 23,024 children under 5 years diagnosed with SAM with and
without medical complications at the OTP and SCs across the state. The partners facilitated the treatment of
34,113 moderately malnourished children aged 6-59 months and 321 PBWG at the TSFP sites.
The sector reached 24,776 women with skilled MIYCN counselling messages and provided MNPs for 1,529
children aged 6-23 months.
Gaps
Borno:
The influx of Nigerien refugees and Nigerian asylum seekers returning from Niger is straining the existing
nutrition services, especially in Damasak town in Mobbar LGA.
There are no functional stabilization centres for the treatment of complicated SAM cases in at least three hard-
to-reach LGAs including Chibok, Hawul and Kala/Balge.
Adamawa:
At least 13 LGAs do not have functional SCs for the treatment of complicated SAM cases. The state also
urgently needs SAM kits for inpatient care services in three SCs and for routine medication.
The coverage of the TSFP services for the treatment of moderately malnourished children across the state is
inadequate. This gap urgently needs to be closed.
Yobe:
Despite the prevalence of complicated SAM cases in Gulani, Karasuwa, Nangere, Tarmuwa, Yunusari and
Yusufari LGAs, there are no functional SCs in these locations.
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Health
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Needs
Borno:
There is a need to fast-track the optimization of the state public health laboratory to begin the toxigenicity of
Diphtheria testing in the state.
There is a need to scale up the sensitization and awareness creation for disease prevention among stakeholders
and communities across the state.
There is a need to conduct a reactive vaccination in affected settlements.
Adamawa:
There is a need to strengthen the coordination of response for disease outbreaks like diphtheria and cholera
across the state, LGA and community levels.
There is a need to scale up community sensitization and mobilization on the importance of early case detection
and reporting.
The State Government and partners need to ensure a regular supply of commodities, medicines, reagents and
antimicrobial susceptibility tests not often performed across the LGAs.
Yobe:
There is a need to provide information, education and communication (IEC) materials on diphtheria to all
healthcare centres in the state.
There is a need to provide a wet feeding programme to patients in the isolation centre to prevent them from
absconding to the treatment centres due to hunger.
There is a need to provide additional laboratory kits and reagents to the newly established molecular laboratory
in Potiskum LGA.
There is a need for the provision of all lines of preferred drugs of treatment from 1 to 4 lines to easily switch
treatment if a patient is not responding to a certain line of treatment.
Response
Borno:
The sector continued to support the State Government in testing all suspect cases of acute watery diarrhoea
(AWD) across the state.
The sector enhanced measles surveillance and monitored the incidence of malaria around IDP camps.
The sector partners distributed sample collection kits to the LGAs and health facilities across the state.
The sector began plans for training laboratory scientists on sample collection, packaging, and transportation.
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Adamawa:
The sector deployed mobile hard-to-reach teams for active case searches to the diphtheria hotpot settlements
for the conduct of targeted reactive vaccination response.
The sector conducted orientation training for clinicians in Gombi LGA on infection prevention and control (IPC).
The sector conducted active case search activities across all the LGAs and supportive supervision in the hotspot
LGAs.
The sector disseminated the health resources and services availability mapping system (HeRAMS) to key
stakeholders in the state.
The sector supported the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency and other partners to conduct a joint
assessment of the impact of flooding in the state.
Yobe:
The sector implemented the second round of the diphtheria reactive vaccination campaign across eight (8) LGAs
as a measure to reduce the risk of an outbreak of infection among the vulnerable group in the state.
The sector worked with state Ministry of Health officials to conduct contact tracing, risk communication and
active case search for diphtheria in all 17 LGAs in the state.
The World Health Organization (WHO) supported the state Government with additional prophylaxis for close
contacts of diphtheria patients in all 17 LGAs to reduce the risk of transmission in communities and health
facilities.
The sector conducted a state rapid response team meeting on diphtheria response with a focus on breaking
transmission as well as reducing morbidity, and mortality and enhancing infection prevention and control (IPC)
and risk communication activities.
Gaps
Borno:
There are insufficient resources to respond to the outbreak of diphtheria in the State.
Adamawa:
There are training gaps for health personnel across all the pillars of diphtheria response.
Inadequate risk and community engagement plan to create awareness and address rumours across LGAs.
Yobe:
Insufficient lab test kit and reagents for diphtheria at the newly established molecular laboratory in Potiskum
LGA.
Inadequate commodities such as endotracheal tubes at treatment facilities for complicated diphtheria cases.
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WASH
3.05M $113.3M
People targeted for WASH Funding required (USD)
assistance
Needs
Borno:
There is a need to construct an additional 60 household latrines in sectors 7 and 8. There is also a need to
construct an additional 95 household latrines in sector 4 to meet the sanitation needs of the congested host
community population in Pulka, Gwoza LGA.
There are only three drop-hole latrines at Police Barracks, Upper Area Court and the Old Secretariat camps,
hosting about 1, 200 people in Damboa LGA, meaning an average of about 400 people to one latrine. There is an
urgent need to construct additional latrines in these camps.
There is a need to truck an additional 20,000 litres of water to Aburi camp to meet the needs of the growing
population in the camp.
There is a need to rehabilitate 11 blocks of latrines and showers at the International Secondary School (ISS) IDP
camp in Ngala. Another 10 blocks of latrines in the camp need minor repairs. There is also a need to provide
latrine cleaning kits for the residents of the camp, and to repair four malfunctioning hand pumps to meet the
growing water demand.
Adamawa:
The recent flooding in Adamawa State led to the displacement of over 2,500 people from about 164
communities in 7 LGAs of the State. The Government established five camps to accommodate those displaced.
The IDPs in these camps lack access to water and water and sanitation hygiene (WASH) services. Therefore,
there is a need for emergency trucking of about 10,000 litres of water to the camps. There is also a need to
construct 10 emergency latrines in each of the camps to prevent open defecation.
Yobe
There is a need to conduct a needs assessment of Nigerien refugees and Nigerian asylum seekers arriving from
Niger to Yobe State. Between July and October 2023, about 3,263 refugees and returnees from Diffa, Damagaran
and Dosso in Niger Republic were registered in the state. The new arrivals settled in Geidam, Yunusari, Bade,
Nguru, Bursari, Tarmuwa, Machina, Damaturu, Fune and Potiskum LGAs of Yobe State.
Response
Borno:
WASH partners in Ngala, Dikwa, Damboa, Gwoza, Konduga, Ngala, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and Jere
conducted joint campaigns and events to raise awareness on the importance of handwashing with soap to mark
this year’s global handwashing day celebrated on 15 October. The partners also distributed soap to the affected
people in these locations and supported them in cleaning their environment.
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WASH partners reached over 200,000 people through hygiene promotion and cholera prevention sensitization
campaigns in Dikwa, Damboa Bama, Gwoza, Ngala, Monguno, Mafa, MMC, Jere and Gwoza. The partners
supported environmental sanitation at these locations, provided latrine cleaning materials, and supported the
maintenance of water facilities, including chlorination and monitoring of functional residual capacity.
Mercy Corps engaged community members through a cash-for-work modality to clean surroundings in camp and
camp-like settlements and to clear solid waste within drainages. The International Organisation for Migration
(IOM) completed the drilling and installation of a solar-powered borehole at the Fulatari camp extension. IOM
also rehabilitated 90 latrines and 33 bathrooms for 1,300 households across eight camps in Dikwa. Lindii Peace
Foundation repaired one handpump in Afunori host community in Dikwa. Solidarités International rehabilitated
six blocks (each with four latrines and two showers) in Agric, Bulabulin, Shehuri Mudu Kaza and Masarmari
Camps, while INTERSOS distributed WASH dignity kits to 52 households.
The International Medical Corps (IMC), the Foundation for Refugee Economic Empowerment (FREE) and Mercy
Corps supported daily trucking of 293,000 litres of chlorinated water to Low-cost, Unity and General Hospital
formal IDP camps and Estate, New Estate, Police Doki, Police Barracks, Old Secretariate, and Upper Area Court
informal IDP camps. The organisations also provided alternative water supply to IDPs in Aburi camp and Central
camp. Mercy Corps conducted environmental sanitation across host communities and IDP camps in Damboa
using cash-for-work modalities. FREE foundation drilled and installed a solar-powered borehole at the new 500
housing estate community in Damboa. The organisation repaired 10 hand pumps across host communities in
Damboa and trained 10 village mechanics on water facility repair, and 10 water chlorinators.
Solidarités International distributed hygiene kits to 20 households, completed the construction of a water pipe
network extension and completed the installation of solar panels at the Arabic IDP camp in Ngala. FHI 360
repaired 29 blocks of latrines at the International Secondary School (ISS) and Arabic camps in Ngala. INTERSOS
rehabilitated 10 hand pumps - five each at Arabic and ISS camps. Finally, the Danish Refugee Council distributed
hygiene kits to 38 households in Kaigama camp in Ngala.
UNICEF dislodged filled-up latrines in 110 IDP camps across Dikwa, Ngala, Gwoza, Konduga, Jere, Maiduguri
Metropolitan Council, Damboa and Mafa LGAs in Borno State.
Adamawa:
WASH partners collaborated with primary healthcare centres to implement area-targeted interventions in
households where cases of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) have been recorded in Yola South, Girei, and Fufore
LGAs. The interventions included household disinfection, distribution of cholera kits and hygiene promotion.
IRC distributed cholera prevention kits to 29 households where cholera has been recorded in Wurro Jabbe
community of Yola South LGA. IRC also reached 6,136 people (2,066 males, 4,070 females) with hygiene
promotion messages in Wurro Jabbe, Wuro Hausa, Numan II, Imburu, Tsukumu, Futu, Lumadu, Gulak and Wuro
Gayandi in Madagali, Michika, Yola south and Numan LGAs.
Janna Health Foundation (JHF) and Valfasam Care Initiative reached 130 flood-affected people with WASH
dignity kits. IRC distributed WASH kits to 150 households, while LESGO reached 117 households in Limawa and
Gida Gona IDP camps with dignity kits and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets. The organisation also repaired
the water point at Limawa.
IRC distributed 257 WASH kits to 1,542 people affected by floods in Angewan Tabo, Limawa and Gwadabawa
communities in Yola North LGA.
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Action Against Hunger completed the renovation of a block of 3 bathrooms, 2 blocks of 6 bathrooms, gender-
segregated latrines, and the construction of a single stance VIP latrine at Gadaka, Gasma and Garkuwa health
facilities in Fika LGA. The organisation constructed incinerators to facilitate safe waste disposal at 4 health
facilities including Falimaram in Machina LGA, Gadaka in Fika LGA, Gasma and Dumsai in Nguru LGA. The
organisation also trained 80 water vendors in Nguru and Fika LGAs on safe water chains and personal hygiene.
Action Against Hunger and UNICEF conducted hygiene awareness and sanitation sessions through house-to-
house visits and focus group discussions using the participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST)
and the children's hygiene and sanitation training (CHAST) approach targeting vulnerable populations and host
communities across 55 communities in Karasuwa, Damaturu, Fika, Jakusko, Nangere, Nguru and Potiskum
LGAs.
Action Against Hunger distributed jerrycans and soaps to 420 mothers of children diagnosed with SAM, who are
accessing care at six treatment centres in Nguru LGA.
Save the Children International distributed WASH kits to 4,542 people in Damaturu, Geidam and Gulani LGAs.
Gaps
Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States
The WASH sector common pipeline has only been 16 per cent funded as of the end of October 2023. 11,775
WASH cholera kits have been prepositioned in contingency for about 70,650 people in case of an outbreak. Most
of the WASH supplies (sanitation kits, hygiene kits, menstrual hygiene management kits, aqua tabs etc.) in the
warehouses are below the contingency levels and thus not available for the requesting partners unless critical,
even then they may not suffice.
Sector funding remains low at 33 per cent of the US $113M required as of the end of October 2023.
Borno:
There are several reports of vandalization and theft of WASH facilities across the State. The sector is engaging
with the communities to promote ownership and safeguarding of these facilities. However, there is a need for
high-level advocacy and engagement with LGA authorities to find a lasting solution to the problem.
Adamawa
It is difficult to access IDPs in Yola South LGA as there is no camp allocated for them.
The effectiveness and timeliness of the cholera response are limited by a lack of timely data sharing and a lack
of official declaration of an outbreak despite confirmed laboratory cases.

Shelter and Non-Food Items
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Borno:
Shelter repairs are urgently needed in the host community, especially in Ngala, and at the Government Science
Senior Secondary School (GSSSS) camp in Bama and the International Secondary School (ISS) IDP camp in
Ngala. Most plastic sheeting shelters in these locations are worn out. There is a need for shelter replacement
and repairs in Banki and Pulka.
The sector partner identifies 29 shelters in Bulabulin, 19 in Ajari, 17 in Kanumburi, and 23 in Shuwari
communities that urgently need repairs and rehabilitation. There is a need for shelter and NFI assistance for
IDPs in Shuwari 5 camp and Chez-Coan camp.
The sector identified 44 households in Kolori camp and 86 households in Umarari camp, who need urgent
shelter repair kits.
There is an urgent need for shelter and NFI assistance for the refugees and returnees arriving daily in Damasak
from Niger Republic and the surrounding hard-to-reach villages in Mobbar LGA. Most of the new arrivals are
sleeping in open spaces making them vulnerable to protection risks.
The sector assessed the shelter needs at Kumburi camp and identified 110 households that need emergency
shelters and NFIs including mats, blankets, mosquito nets, kitchen utensils, buckets and jerry cans. The sector
also assessed the needs of the affected people in Ngetra Wanzo camp and identified 488 households, that need
emergency shelters and NFIs assistance.
About 51 shelters at the Sheriff Tijjani camp - 41 emergency and 10 makeshift shelters are over five years old.
These shelters are deteriorating and require replacement. The families in these shelters also need NFIs.
In Bama, there is a need for NFIs to support the affected population, especially new arrivals. About 21 345
people in 398 households need new shelters, shelter repair kits, and reinforcing the damaged emergency
shelters. An estimated 46,920 people in 18,300 households urgently need NFIs.
An estimated 3,125 households at the Government Secondary School (GSS) IDP camp in Damasak need shelter
replacement or rehabilitation following the destruction of the shelters in the camp by windstorm. Also, 5,423
households in Damasak need NFIs.
An estimated 9,151 households need shelter repair kits, and 9,479 households across the six camps in Monguno
need NFI assistance. Similarly, 1,787 households in Arabic and Kaigama camps in Ngala need shelter repair kits
while 3,447 households need NFI support.
The inability of the new arrivals from hard-to-reach areas and returnees' access to NFI assistance is exposing
them to protection risks and negative coping mechanisms. An estimated 2, 936 people in 586 households need
NFIs while about 2,193 people in 437 households need shelter assistance at the transit camp in Ngala.
About 41 makeshift shelters were destroyed by fire in Awada B and Shuwari camp, 30 makeshift shelters were
razed while 11 makeshift shelters were partially damaged.
In the IDP camps and host communities in Borno State, a critical humanitarian situation has emerged, impacting
833,161 people in 176,875 households. These vulnerable populations need immediate shelter and non-food item
(NFI) assistance. The pressing nature of the crisis is evident as these individuals face displacement, exposure to
harsh conditions, and a severe lack of essential items for their well-being. Urgent and comprehensive responses
are imperative to ensure the safety and dignity of the affected households. Addressing their shelter and NFI
needs is essential to alleviate suffering and enhance living conditions in Borno State.
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Adamawa:
The lack of partners offering shelter services and cash-based intervention is a major concern for asylum seekers
in Mubi North and South LGAs.
There is a need to support the affected people in Michika LGA with cash-for-rent intervention.
Floods affected 14 LGAs, especially Lamurde communities, creating a pressing need for shelter and NFIs. The
specific communities in Lamurde LGA impacted included Zekun where 1,163 people in 194 households lost their
shelters, Opalo where 367 people in 61 households lost their homes, Ngbakowo, where 933 people in 187
households lost their homes and Hoki where 246 people in 41 households were affected.
Yobe:
An estimated 387 makeshift shelters need tarpaulins across all IDP sites including 236 in Damaturu and 151 in
Gujba LGAs.
About 2,120 households need improved NFI kits. The last time these households received any humanitarian
intervention was 16 months ago.
The sector identified 80 households in Ganama, Zango 2, Usmanti, Murfakalam, Shuwari (Bulama Yakubu), Ari
Lawan Street, Nasarawa, Samunaka, Kwari, Talbari communities, in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam, Gujba, and Machina
LGAs that need NFI assistance.
The sector identified 45 households in Ganama, Zango 2, Usmanti, Murfakalam, Shuwari (Bulama Yakubu), Ari
Lawan Street, Nasarawa, Samunaka, Kwari, Talbari communities in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam, Gujba, and Machina
LGAs that are living in dilapidated structures, most of which are not convenient due to overcrowding. Some of
the households are living in uncompleted houses, which poses a great security threat.
Based on sector gap analysis, 63,417 people in 9,874 households need shelter and NFI responses across
various IDP sites and host communities in Yobe State.
Response
The sector reached 16,630 people in 3,326 households with shelter and NFI support across the Borno, Adamawa, and
Yobe States.
Borno:
The sector partners reached 8,330 people in 1,666 households with shelter and NFI support in Borno State.
A sector partner distributed 380 improved to 180 households in Monguno and 200 households in Dikwa LGAs.
The sector is continuing the construction of 208 mud brick shelters in Pulka. Currently, 152 blocks of
foundations are completely laid, and 37 shelters are completely roofed and rendered. The sector has profiled 50
households to receive NFI assistance in Pulka.
The sector is continuing the construction of 83 interlocking stabilised soil block (ISSB) shelters with 65 blocks
of foundation laid and 1 shelter roofed without doors and windows in Banki. A sector partner distributed NFI Kits
to 42 households that were referred from another sector while 55 households have been profiled to benefit from
NFI distribution.
The sector has profiled over 50 households for NFI distribution shelters in Gwoza.
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The sector distributed NFIs to 90 households at the International Secondary School (ISS) IDP camp and Arabic
camp in Ngala. The sector also profiled 28 households in the ISS camp and 17 households referred from CCCM
and the protection desk to receive shelter repair kits.
The sector partners distributed 700 pieces of plastic tarpaulin to support IDPs with shelter challenges in MMC,
Jere, Pulka, Banki, Dikwa, and Rann.
The sector partners repaired emergency shelters for 90 households out of the 323 households in Bulabulin
Bolibe camp in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council.
The sector collaborated with the CCCM sector to distribute 900 plastic sheets to affected people in Muna
Garage and Customs House IDP camps in Jere LGA. The sector registered 600 households on 10 September
2023, at the Muna Garage camp and 300 were registered on 10 October 2023 at Customs House camp.
The sector distributed 500 tarpaulins to the most vulnerable people in IDP camps in Gubio.
Adamawa:
The sector reached 3,330 people in 660 households with NFI Kits support in Adamawa State.
The sector distributed 820 improved NFI kits to 160 households in Yola South, 200 households in Yola North
and 460 households in Fufore LGAs.
Yobe:
The sector reached 5,000 people in 1,000 households with cash/vouchers for NFI support in Yobe State.
Gaps
Borno:
There is a need to rehabilitate 100 shelters in Banki, 100 in Ngala, and 150 in Bama.
Profile HHs in GSSS Camp Bama and ISS Camp Ngala for Camp Setting Shelter Repairs.
There is a need to profile NFI kits including mats, mosquito nets and blankets to 191 households in Chez-Coan
and 703 in Shuwari 5 IDP camp to be captured in any sector partner response plan.
Adamawa:
There is a need to support families affected by the floods in Lamurde LGA with 1,000 timbers, and 500 plastic
sheeting having a size of (4mX6m).
Underfunding continues to hamper timely humanitarian shelter and NFI responses.
Yobe:
The inadequate number of shelters and NFI partners, attributed to limited funding, hamper responses in Yobe
State.
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Learners at a Temporary Learning Space in Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Photo credit: UNOCHA/Damilola Onafuwa
Camp Coordination and Camp Management

$28.7M 1.55M
Funding required (USD) People targeted for CCCM support
Needs
Borno:
The influx of refugees returning from the Niger Republic into Mobbar LGA continues. In October, 157 new arrivals
from Niger were registered in Damasak, the headquarters of Mobbar LGA. Cumulatively over 20,000 refugees
and returnees have been registered. Ninety (90) per cent of those registered are staying at the Government
Secondary School (GSS) IDP camp in Damasak. There is an urgent need to register the affected people for
WASH, food, shelter, NFI and protection assistance.
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The sector recorded 23,548 people from 8,204 households most of whom are women and children, in seven
reception centres in Borno State. The reception centres have exceeded their optimal carry capacity by
cumulatively 228 per cent. There is an urgent need for food, shelter, wet feeding, NFIs, WASH and protection
assistance in these reception centres.
Out of the 773 IDP camps in Borno State, 566 are overcrowded, with limited basic infrastructure and services.
There is a need to decongest these camps and provide durable solutions with better living conditions for the
IDPs.
Overall, 888,728 people from 174,678 households across Borno State need CCCM services.
Adamawa:
An estimated 51,043 people in 8,504 households mostly women, children, and the elderly, were displaced
following a flooding incident in Adamawa State. The affected people, who are taking refuge in 11 temporary
settlements across Yola South, Yola North, Lamurde, Madagali, and Demsa LGAs need humanitarian responses,
including CCCM services.
There is a need for sustained advocacy for land and technical support in resolving housing, land and property
(HLP) issues, which has caused the eviction of more than 50 households in the past three months.
There is a need for additional funding to respond to climate shock readiness and anticipatory actions and funds
to support CCCM responses.
Overall, about 201,552 in 36,218 households across Adamawa State need CCCM services
Yobe:
Yobe State continues to experience gaps in humanitarian responses. More than 139,480 in 21,682 households
across various locations in the state need CCCM services.
Response
The sector reached 1,116,040 people in 223,208 households across various camps and camplike settlements in Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe States with CCCM services.
Borno:
Fifteen sector partners reached 1,078,474 people in 215,695 households through site facilitation support to
improve the living conditions in 181 IDP sites in Borno State.
The sector partners recorded 4,920 feedback and complaints from 4,227 IDPs, 157 refugees/asylum seekers and
536 host communities through the complaints and feedback mechanisms. Most of the complaints focused on
hygiene kits, livelihood issues, shelter kits, shelter, cash-based interventions, Food, NFI, school and health. The
sector referred the complaints to the appropriate partners for response.
The sector partners reached 3,236 people through 107 sensitization and awareness campaigns covering
different thematic areas, including flood response, fire prevention, personal hygiene, and cholera preparedness.
The sector also reached 222 persons with disabilities through awareness and sensitization sessions.
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Two sector partners provided site facilitation support to improve the living conditions for 21,298 people in 4,259
households across 29 IDP sites in Adamawa State.
The sector partners recorded 4,258 feedback and complaints from 911 IDPs, 3,080 refugees/asylum seekers and
267 members of the host communities through the complaints and feedback mechanisms. Most of the
complaints received were about food, cash-based interventions, NFIs, livelihood and health services. The sector
referred the complaints to the appropriate partners for response.
The sector reached 3,372 people and 237 persons with disabilities through 112 sensitization and awareness
campaigns covering different thematic areas, including flood mitigation, hygiene promotion campaigns, and
cholera prevention.
Yobe:
Three sector partners provided site facilitation support that benefited 16,268 people in 3,253 households across
13 IDP sites in Yobe State.
The sector recorded 33 complaints from IDPs through the complaints and feedback mechanisms. Most of the
complaints recorded were concerning food distribution, shelter kits, livelihood, NFIs, WASH and education.
The sector reached 238 and 11 persons with disabilities through 30 sensitization and awareness campaigns
covering different thematic areas, including hygiene promotion and cholera prevention in the state.
Gaps
Borno:
The increased number of displaced populations, coupled with limited funding and partners on site is straining
CCCM response capacity.
Insecurity in some LGAs, evictions and threats occasioned by unresolved HLP disputes are among the key
challenges limiting the CCCM responses in the state.
Adamawa:
Inadequate maintenance in the sites has slowed down critical basic service improvements across partners'
campsites.
The shortfall in funding to implement flood anticipatory life-saving actions is limiting CCCM response in
Adamawa State.
The Influx of Cameroonian refugees to Adamawa State is overstretching the provision of CCCM services.
Yobe State:
There is a shortfall in funding to implement general care, maintenance, and repairs of most IDP sites that were
provided with emergency solutions. Most of these sites are in poor condition.
The lack of funding to implement flood anticipatory life-saving actions is hindering CCCM response in Yobe
State.
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1.16M $94.0M
People targeted for education Funding required (USD)
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Needs
Updated a month ago.
Borno:
There is a growing concern over the number of out-of-school children and the education system in Borno State.
There is an urgent need to support the enrolment of thousands of out-of-school children in Dikwa and Monguno
LGAs.
There is a need to provide hygiene kits for 2,160 schoolgirls in Dikwa and Monguno LGAs to improve their
menstrual hygiene and dignity.
There is a need to provide and renovate the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities in schools in
Gwoza, Bama and Ngala LGAs.
There is a need to renovate the dilapidated classrooms and temporary learning spaces across the state to make
them more habitable and conducive to learning.
There is a need to strengthen the capacities of the members of the school-based management committees
(SBMCs) and community volunteer teachers on advanced teaching and learner-centred pedagogy.
There is a need to provide scholastic materials for learners to increase school attendance and retention.
Adamawa:
There is an urgent need to enrol many out-of-school children into formal schools.
There is a need to support learners who completed non-formal education programmes and vocational training to
mainstream into local formal education and training opportunities.
Yobe:
There is a need to recruit qualified teachers to reduce the teacher/pupil ratio currently about 1:100, to improve
the quality of teaching and learning for displaced learners and those in the host communities.
The government policy on fuel subsidy removal has resulted in a spike in the prices of essential commodities
and transportation. This has affected the enrolment, attendance, and retention of children in both formal and
formal education programmes. There is a need to integrate livelihood support for parents into education in
emergency responses to address the multidimensional threats to education access by conflict-affected children,
especially girls.
There is a surge in absenteeism and drop-out of learners, especially girls, in formal schools across Bade, Bursari,
Jakusko, Geidam, Yunusari, Tarmuwa, Potiskum and Fune LGAs due to the deterioration of WASH facilities in the
schools. There is a need to renovate these facilities and provide them where they do not exist to improve access
to education.
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Response
Borno:
A sector partner trained 332 adolescent girls on vocational skills acquisition across four LGAs in the state. The
sector partner also trained 64 formal schoolteachers (30 males, 34 females) on WASH in school activities. The
sector partner also trained 201 teachers (139 males, 62 females) in Dikwa and 225 (125 males, 100 females) on
learner-centred pedagogy.
A sector partner enrolled 93 out-of-school children in Monguno and 386 girls in both Dikwa and Monguno during
back-to-school campaigns in both LGAs.
The Partnership for Learning for All (PLANE) project funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office
(FCDO) identified and enrolled 7,465 out-of-school children (2,789 males, 4,576 females) to participate in its
accelerated basic education programme. The project is implemented in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Jere and
Konduga LGAs to improve the foundational skills of learners in numeracy and literacy.
The sector collaborated with relevant stakeholders to mainstream 4,298 learners (1,578 males, 2720 females),
who completed a nine-month non-formal basic education programme, to formal school to continue their
education.
The sector partners established 19 hygiene and sanitation clubs in formal schools (Bama 5, Gwoza 5, Ngala 5,
Michika 4) as a means of mitigating and enhancing proper sanitation and hygiene practices in the school.
The sector reached 256 parents and caregivers (95 males, 161 females) in Bama, Gwoza, Ngala and Michika
with positive parenting sessions to educate and sensitize them on the practices of positive parenting, reporting
sexual exploitation and abuse and reducing child-related abuse.
The Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) distributed scholastic materials and
Oral hygiene kits to 110 learners (46 males, 64 females) in Bama Shettimari. The partner also trained 25 School
Based Management Committee (SBMC) members (15 males, 10 females) in Bama on safe school programming.
Adamawa:
UNICEF in collaboration with the Adamawa State Ministry of Education, State Universal Basic Education Board,
State Agency for Mass Education, and other education stakeholders conducted an enrolment drive campaign
across the 21 LGAs in the state. The aim of the campaign was to boost school enrolment and reduce the
number of out-of-school children in the state.
The USAID-funded Opportunity to Learn (OTL) project supported the enrolment of 20 nine-year-old children (8
males, 12 females) into formal schools. The project provided scholastic materials, including 12 exercise books,
one pencil, one sharpener, one draw bag, one eraser, and one set of uniforms to each of the learners.
Nigeria Local Coalition Accelerator (NLCA) mainstreamed 1, 000 Learners (450 males, 550 females), who
completed their non-formal education programme into local formal in Gombi, Hong, Mubi North, and Michika
LGAs. The partner provided mainstreaming packages including 12 exercise books, one pencil, one sharpener,
one draw bag, one eraser, and one set of uniforms and a pair of sandals to each learner.
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Save the Children International (SCI) trained 40 teachers on literacy and numeracy boost in Fune, Fika Potiskum
and Jakusko LGAs. The organization also trained another set of 40 teachers on teaching at the right level (TaRL)
Methodologies. SCI also provided learning kits for 4,000 learners across 20 schools in Fune, Fika, Potiskum and
Jakusko LGAs.
SCI trained 40 master trainers in Bade on the WASH-in-school curriculum and hygiene promotion and distributed
the WASH-in-school curriculum to 46 primary and junior secondary schools in Bade LGA.
Yobe Peace and Community Development Initiative (YOPCODI) in partnership with Street Child distributed
vocational start-up kits to 155 girls, who were trained on various hand skills under the Education Cannot Wait
(ECW) Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) in Damaturu and Potiskum LGAs.
Communal Conservation Friendly, Health and Social Development Initiative (COCOSOHDI) distributed 120 units of
school furniture to Primary Schools in Bade and Gujba LGAs.
Gaps
Borno:
There are insufficient instructional materials in most schools and temporary learning spaces across the State.
The rainy season and increased farming activities resulted in a high rate of absenteeism in schools as children
were engaged in supporting their parents on the farm during school hours.
Most classrooms and learning spaces are overcrowded and not conducive for teaching and learning. Dilapidated
classrooms and learning spaces need to be renovated. More teachers are also needed to optimize the teacher-
pupil ratio in the classrooms.
There are inadequate WASH facilities including toilets and water points in most schools across the state.
Adamawa:
Though partners were able to support and are still supporting access to education in the state, there are still
needs for out-of-school children and teachers who need training in the State. The high cost of living is making
most affected people unable to support their children's Education.
Yobe:
The rainy season which is characterized by continuous and rigorous farming activities has negatively impacted
learner’s attendance across learning centres and schools.
There is a low capacity of teachers to improve teaching methods/skills and Do No Harm.

The access to education by most conflict-affected children terminates at the basic literacy level due to the lack
of continuity of some projects and the low-income level of the affected families.
The deplorable condition of WASH facilities including toilets, latrines and water points in most schools and
learning spaces in the state is causing poor school attendance and exposing learners to diseases and gender-
based violence in schools.
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$74.7M 0.36M
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Needs
Updated two months ago.
Borno
The need for livelihood support continues to be critical due to the camp closures, making the already scarce
resources in host communities overstretched.
The protractive nature of the insecurity continues to affect livelihood opportunities and access to basic services
as IDPs and returnees continue to adopt harmful coping mechanisms due to a lack of income amidst the
extremely high inflation and increase in transportation costs.
Adamawa
Limited access to farmlands due to the volatile nature of the security has resulted in a surge in prices of food
coupled with the removal of fuel subsidies resulting in increasing cost of fuel and transportation costs that
continue to negatively affect the profit margin of SMEs in Adamawa State
Yobe
Increases in fuel prices have affected small businesses as more Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
rely on fuel in their production cycle amidst high transportation costs.
It continues that most returnees in this state are from women-headed households and children who suffer
various forms of protection concerns and are exposed to security and social biases in the host communities
where they settle. This is worsened by the fact that these movements are informal, therefore IDPs are not
officially registered and recognized.
Response
Borno
ZOA International supported 1,091 people (26 males, 1,065 females) with 50 different small business
packages/kits in Jere LGA. Also, Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation provided cash-for-
work to 458 beneficiaries. International Organization for Migration used the cash-for-work initiative to construct
one block of 20 open shops and a block of five lock-up shops in Shuwari/Kaleri community to provide access to
basic services (markets) and Income generation opportunities.
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Action Aid Nigeria completed the training of 58 community members to enhance governance and service
delivery across Maisandari ward in the Maiduguri metropolitan council.
Jesuit Refugee Service provided vocational skills training to 120 women to establish small-scale businesses in
Kilamada community of Askira Uba LGA.
Adamawa
International Organization for Migration completed the construction of one block of 17 open shops, a block of
five lock-up shops and a block of two toilet facilities through cash-for-work in Alema settlement of Kwanan Yajii,
Gombi LGA, to provide access to basic services (markets) and Income generation opportunities.
Jesuit Refugee Service supported 120 people (19 males, 101 females) with vocational skills training to establish
small-scale businesses In Damare IDP Camp, Gerei LGA,
Against All Odds Foundation supported 600 People through livelihood, employment and Income generation
activities. The organization established 3 groups of 25 members each for village savings and loans associations
(VSLA), supported the setup of vegetable garden farming action groups to mitigate climate change, and also
empowered 80 youths with skills and equipment to fabricate greenhouse solar dryer systems for preservation of
vegetables and other perishables in Vintim community, Mubi North LGA
Yobe:
The Center for Community Development and Research Network provided vocational skills training in various
trades including barbing, hairdressing, and carpentry to 110 people comprising 23 girls, 27 boys, men 21 and 39
women in Gujba LGA.
The Center for Community Development and Research Network provided vocational skills training in various
trades including barbing, hair dressing, and carpentry to 100 people comprising 14 girls, 16 boys, men 23 and 47
women.
Gaps
Borno
More returnees and IDPs in host communities need assistance to set up small businesses to boost recovery and
resilience in host communities.
Adamawa
Funding continues to be a challenge for the sector partners in providing livelihood support to affected people in
Adamawa State.
There is an increasing need to boost employment opportunities and increase access to basic services across
the State
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It continues to be difficult for partners to reach non-officially registered returnees and IDPs. Particularly, there are
increasing difficulties in accessing referrals for livelihood interventions due to poor documentation. However,
partners are putting in coordinated efforts towards covering this gap.

Protection
2.24M $104.9M
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Needs
Borno:
The ongoing non-international armed conflict in north-east Nigeria continues to limit the ability of affected
communities in Borno State to engage in meaningful livelihoods. Limited support from the Government and
humanitarian actors, the scaling down of beneficiaries by the food security sector, and inflation on food items
continue to force the affected people to resort to harmful coping mechanisms that expose them to protection
risks. There is a need for safe movements and access to livelihood opportunities in Bama, Banki, Damasak,
Damboa, Gwoza, Jere, Monguno, Ngala, Pulka, and Rann.
New arrivals, including vulnerable women and children, are exposed to various protection risks while residing in
abandoned buildings, open spaces, over-congested camps, and transit centres in Bama (Bama and Banki),
Gwoza (Gwoza and Pulka), Mobbar (Damasak), Monguno, and Ngala LGAs. There is a need to provide shelter,
food, non-food items (NFIs) and other basic needs to reduce the vulnerability of the new arrivals and prevent
them from adopting harmful coping mechanisms.
Inadequate access to water and congestion at water points exposes affected people to heightened protection
risks, including physical violence, staying late at water points with the risk of gender-based violence (GBV),
discrimination, and disputes at water points in Bama, Damasak, Damboa, Dikwa, Gwoza, Monguno, Ngala and
Pulka. There is a need for additional water points to bridge the gaps in water provision and to reduce protection
risks.
Adamawa:
Unmet protection and multi-sectoral needs of the Cameroonian asylum seekers in Madagali, Michika, Mubi
North, Mubi South, and Yola South LGAs are exacerbating the protection risks of the community and causing
them to adopt harmful coping mechanisms. Here is a need for basic assistance including food, shelter, NFIs,
and livelihood support along with specialized protection services for the asylum seeker.
To enhance the service provision capacity of partners and ensure an effective humanitarian response to the
needs of the Cameroonian asylum seekers, there is a need for advocacy for humanitarian funding and for a
coordination structure to effectively coordinate and respond to the situation of both refugees and IDPs in
Adamawa State.
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Yobe:
Vulnerable households living in congested settlements, and incomplete and damaged houses in Damaturu,
Gujba, Bade, and Machina LGAs are exposed to protection risks. There is a need to provide shelter and NFI
assistance to fulfil their basic needs and avoid further protection risks.
The communities, whose farmlands were submerged by floods and those who could not return to their farms
out of fear of clash with herders in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam Gujba, and Machina LGAs, are facing protection
risks in the absence of food assistance and livelihood support. There is a need t for food assistance and
livelihood support to ensure that the communities can access food. This will reduce their exposure to protection
risks.
Limited access to water supply is exposing IDPs and returnees to heightened protection risks in Abbari Abuja,
Ngamma, and Agric sites of Damaturu and Gujba LGAs. There is a need for additional water supply to bridge the
gaps in water provision and reduce the protection risks.
Response
Borno:
Protection partners reached 39,482 women, girls, boys, and men with information on sexual and gender-based
violence (SGBV), prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), human rights, access to basic services,
explosive ordnance risk education, compliant and feedback mechanisms, legal documentation, peaceful
coexistence, child protection, fire safety and prevention and hygiene promotion/disease preventive measures.
The sector partners conducted focus group discussions and key informant interviews with 10,704 people across
various IDP sites in Borno State to understand the protection risks and human rights situations of the affected
people. Based on the information obtained, the sector partners referred 1,102 people with protection and human
rights violations cases to the appropriate partners for intervention.
The sector partners provided specialized protection services, including general case management, psychosocial
support, issuance of civil documentation, and legal representation to 3,629 people facing protection risks and
human rights violations.
Adamawa:
The sector partners reached 4,179 women, girls, boys, and men with protection information including access to
essential services, SGBV, peaceful coexistence, child trafficking, the importance of education, legal
documentation, safety and security, explosive ordnance, rights of children, and role of men in preventing GBV
and PSEA.
The sector partners provided specialized protection services, including general case management services,
psychosocial support, issuance of civil documentation, and legal representation for 2,195 people facing
protection risks and human rights violations.
The sector partners conducted regular field monitoring through which they identified and referred 321 people
experiencing human rights violations to different service providers including protection services, health, WASH,
and shelter.
Yobe:
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The sector partners reached 3,898 women, girls, boys, and men with information on explosive ordnance risk
education, SGBV, compliant and feedback mechanisms, child protection, PSEA, human rights, hygiene
promotion/disease preventive measures, the importance of girl child education, flood prevention and mitigation,
and hygiene promotion/ preventive measures.
Through regular field visits, the sector partners identified and referred 289 people experiencing human rights
violations to different service providers including protection services, health, WASH, and shelter.
The sector partners facilitated meetings with 130 members of community-based protection networks across
different wards in Yobe State to strengthen their capacity and discuss prevalent protection risks and solutions,
including case identification, referral, and liaison with other actors to facilitate assistance.
Gaps
Borno:
Limited access to basic services, especially shelter and NFI kits by newly-arriving IDPs and returnees in Bama,
Banki, Damasak, Dikwa, Gwoza, Jere, Monguno, Ngala, Pulka, and Rann exacerbates the vulnerability of the
affected population.
Lack of livelihood support coupled with scaling down of the number of beneficiaries by the food security sector
and high inflation on foodstuffs expose affected people in Bama, Banki, Damasak, Damboa, Gwoza, Jere,
Monguno, Ngala, Pulka, and Rann to numerous protection risks when they resort to harmful coping mechanisms.
Limited access to the water supply in Bama, Damasak, Damboa, Dikwa, Gwoza, Monguno, Ngala, and Pulka
remains one of the major gaps exposing IDPs to heightened protection risks.
Adamawa:
Lack of access to food, shelter, NFIs, and healthcare exposes Cameroonian refugees in Madagali, Michika, and
Mubi North and South LGAs to various protection risks.
The limited capacity of protection partners and poor funding are impeding refugees’ access to basic services
pushing them to resort to harmful coping mechanisms.
Yobe:
The communities in Bade, Damaturu, Gujba, Geidam, Gujba, and Machina LGAs that are living in incomplete and
damaged houses are exposed to protection risks due to limited shelter reconstruction and NFI support.
Lack of food assistance and livelihood support for the households impacted by flooding and farmer-herder
clashes in Bade, Damaturu, Geidam Gujba and Machina LGAs has exposed them to protection risks. They need
urgent assistance.
Limited access to the water supply in Abbari Abuja, Ngamma and Agric sites of Damaturu and Gujba LGAs are
exposing IDPs and returnees to heightened protection risks.
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1.5M
People targeted for child protection
Needs
Updated a month ago
Borno:
With increasing child protection concerns in Damboa, there is a need for more partners with a child protection
mandate to intervene in this LGA. Dwindling funding is forcing some partners to scale down their interventions
while others are exiting the LGA.
Adamawa:
Some children are engaging in harmful activities like street hawking, begging and other forms of labour to cope
with harsh economic situations. There is a need for more food security partners to intervene and support
parents and caregivers in food assistance and livelihood support to curb these negative coping activities.
Yobe:
There is a need for child protection partners in Bade and Yusufari LGAs.
There is a need for livelihood partners in Nangere and Yunusari LGAs to enable child protection partners to
make referrals for livelihood support.
Response
Updated a month ago
Borno:
The sector partners reached 284 children (156 males, 128 females) with comprehensive life-saving case
management and alternative care services that addressed various degrees of rights violations including physical
abuse, exploitation, neglect, and emotional and sexual abuse.
The sector supported 5,455 children (2,882 males, 2,573 females) to access and participate in recreational and
psychosocial support activities that improved their emotional, social, and cognitive well-being and development.
The sector partners collaborated with community-based child protection committees across the state to conduct
awareness sessions reaching 1,506 people (673 males, 833 females) with key messages intended to address
harmful socio-cultural practices and norms.
Adamawa:
Child protection partners reached 73 children (41 males, 32 females) with comprehensive life-saving case
management and alternative care services that addressed various degrees of rights violations including physical
abuse, exploitation, neglect, and emotional and sexual abuse.
The sector partners facilitated the issuance of birth certificates to 44 children (21 males, 23 females) across
Bakin Kasuwa, Gombi, Anguwan Buba Basulbe.
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The sector partners collaborated with community-based child protection committees to conduct awareness
sessions reaching 1,122 people (261 males, 861 females) with key messages intended to address harmful
socio-cultural practices and norms. The partners also provided mental health and psychosocial support services
for 190 children (92 males, 98 females) helping to improve their well-being.
The sector provided adolescent peer learning sessions for 57 children (22 males, 35 females) that improved
their knowledge of HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health education. The goal of the session was to
attain gender-based violence risk mitigation and increase disclosure among adolescents who experience sexual
or any other forms of abuse.
The sector partners reached 93 adolescents and children associated with armed forces and armed groups (35
males, 58 females) with life skills sessions to help them make informed decisions, solve problems, and think
critically and creatively.
Yobe:
The sector partners reached 1,169 people (394 males, 775 females) including children living with disabilities
through awareness and sensitization sessions on the prevention of sexual abuse and exploitation. The sector
also provided life skills education for 660 children (337 males, 323 females) across target locations in the state.
The sector reached 3,819 children (1,792 males, 2,027 females) with recreational activities in Yobe State.
Partners provided positive parenting sessions across the state reaching 331 caregivers (160 males, 171
females). The partners also identified and trained 75 (50 males, 25 females) members of various community
groups on the concept of child protection in emergencies, child safeguarding and accountability.
Gaps
Updated a month ago
Borno:
Heightened food insecurity, high inflation, and restriction of movement to farmlands beyond military trenches in
areas like Konduga, Bama, Pulka and Monguno LGAs are forcing caregivers to allow their children to engage in
negative coping strategies which affect their well-being and further exacerbating protection risks for children
including a high rate of school drop-out, child marriage, child labour and sexual exploitation.
Adamawa:
Caregivers leave their children at home without adult supervision to go to the farm or other places for livelihood
activities. This has increased child protection concerns such as child labour, and neglect which continuously
puts children at risk of sexual exploitation and other forms of abuse.
Yobe:
Flash floods and windstorms have damaged houses, crops, and public facilities across Yusufari and Yunusari
LGAs. This has impacted on the safety and well-being of children. There has been a spike in malaria, diarrhoea,
and cold cases among children in the LGAs. The health challenges are compounded by the absence of health
partners in the LGAs.
There is an increasing number of out-of-school children engaging as child labourers due to the increase of
farming activities particularly during the harvest season in Yobe state.
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Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector

1.3M
People targeted for GBV assistance
Needs
Response
Updated five months ago.
The GBV sub-sector continued to provide case management, psychological first aid and psychosocial support to
ensure access and delivery of lifesaving GBV interventions. The sector partners reached 354,495, women and
girls (254,626 in Borno, 76,635 in Adamawa and 23,234 in Yobe States) with GBV services including clinical
management of rape, case management and psychosocial support.
The sector reached 521,902 people (369,675 in Borno, 129,252 in Adamawa and 22,975 in Yobe States) with
community awareness, including GBV prevention and mobile outreach.
The sector revamped the Dignity Kit Task Force with revised terms of reference to ensure standardization of
dignity kits procured and distributed to affected people. The task force distributed 139 dignity kits to women and
girls of reproductive age.
GBV Coordination:
The GBV sub-sector together with the Ministry of Women Development and Social Affairs and UNFPA organized
monthly coordination meetings in Borno State. The sub-sector also organized two quarterly GBV Strategic
Advisory Group (SAG) meetings in Borno State. The participants at these meetings helped in developing a GBV
strategy, key messages, information, education, and communication (IEC) materials, and contingency planning
for floods and cholera, and areas affected by malnutrition.
The sub-sector initiated the process of updating the GBV prevention and response standard operating
procedures in Borno State.
The sub-sector supported five meetings of the Gender-Based Violence Information Management System and
Case Management (GBVIMS/CM) Technical Working Group in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe between January and
May 2023. These meetings are crucial for strengthening strategies and guidelines related to GBV response
services.
The sub-sector partners trained 26 staff from women-led organizations in Borno State on the prevention of
sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) policy development and implementation.
The sub-sector partners trained 50 GBV front liners on case management in Borno and Yobe States to enhance
their knowledge and skills in providing GBV case management in line with the interagency GBV Case
Management Guidelines.
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The GBV sub-sector updated the GBV service mapping template and disseminated it to partners. This led to a
revision of the sub-sector's referral pathway to facilitate GBV service provision in the BAY states.
The sub-sector organized workshops, outreach, an advocacy visit and school-based GBV prevention and
response activities to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States. The
sector also facilitated radio jingles, and the production and distribution of IEC materials to create awareness
across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.
Gaps

Mine Action Sub-Sector
0.4M
People targeted for mine action
sub-sector
Needs
Borno, Adamawa and Yobe:
There is a need for explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) for displaced persons. Between January to
September 2023, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) recorded 228 explosive ordnance incidents
which left 96 people dead, and 132 others injured. UNMAS has also noted an increasing number of children
impacted by these incidents.
There is a need to deploy survey and clearance teams to areas of return to ensure that the land is safe from the
threat of explosive ordnance. In the absence of survey and clearance, officers from the Nigerian Police Force
should be trained to manage emergency tasks involving explosive ordnance and improvised explosive device
disposal.
There is a need to consider mine action as an integral part of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus and in
support of durable solutions for internal displacement.
Response
Mine action partners delivered explosive ordnance risk education to 275,533 people across Borno, Adamawa and
Yobe State representing 69 per cent of the total number of targets for 2023.
Gaps
There is a shortfall in funding for delivering explosive ordnance risk education, coordination, and information
management across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States.
There is a need for a Federal Government counterpart partner, responsible for Mine action. There has been
advocacy for the establishment of a National Mine Action Center (NMAC)
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There is a need to fund the delivery of the EORE message to reach refugees and asylum seekers from Niger
living in Mobbar, Yunusari and Geidam LGAs of Borno and Yobe States.
There is a need to train officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in explosive ordnance disposal and IED
disposal, following international mine action standards.
Housing, Land and Property Sub-Sector

84K
People targeted for HLP assistance
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Borno:
There is a need to advocate for the Borno State Government to waive the fees of people affected by the conflict
for processing their land documents.
There is a need for permanent land allocation to expand garrison towns and create more space for affected
people arriving in these towns.
There is a need to find a durable solution to the issue of forced eviction at informal settlements within
metropolitan towns.
Adamawa:
There is a need to improve affected people’s access to legal documentation and identification to enhance free
movement and reduce cases of harassment by security forces while going to their farms.
There is a need for improved security and safety for people venturing beyond garrison towns to make a living.
There has been an increase in the number of farmers and others attacked and abducted while working on their
farms.
There is a need for improved and unhindered access to housing, land and property documentation by the
affected people to strengthen tenure security.
Yobe:
There is a need to train protection partners implementing HLP programmes in the State.
There is a need for improved awareness of the HLP rights of affected people, host community members and
duty-bearers.
There is a need to consider the allocation of land to affected people who chose to re-integrate within the host
communities.
Response
Borno:
The sector partners reached 1, 200 people (600 males, 600 females) in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Jere,
Monguno and Konduga through information and awareness.
The sector supported shelter partners in drafting a memorandum of understanding with the landowners for the
construction of mudbrick shelters in Jere LGA.
Moreover, the sector facilitated the relocation and settlement of some evicted IDPs to another site within Bolori
II of MMC.
Adamawa:
The sector reached 306 people (105 males, 201 females) through information sessions on their housing, land
and property rights.
HLP partners provided counselling services to 20 people (10 males, 10 females) to help them resolve tenure
issues.
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The sector partners facilitated the issuance of tokens and national identity registration for 248 people (117
males, 131 females) at registration centres supported by the Norwegian Refugee Council in Mubi. This will help
in addressing the movement restrictions and harassment faced by affected people who are yet to be registered.
Yobe:
The sector partners conducted focus group discussions with selected IDPs residing in host communities in
Damaturu to understand their HLP needs and how to address them.
HLP partners conducted a service mapping exercise to ascertain functional and accessible services in Yobe
State for the affected people.
Gaps
Borno:
There are insufficient HLP actors and dispute resolution mechanisms in areas where IDPs are returning. These
locations are experiencing an increase in HLP-related disputes.
Despite growing cases of forced eviction, there is an insufficient provision of pre- and post-eviction cash
assistance for affected people.
Affected people face difficulties in accessing legal representation for HLP violation cases pending at the courts.
Adamawa:
There is currently no HLP partner in Madagali LGA. The LGA is host to thousands of Cameroonian refugees, who
are experiencing severe HLP challenges.
There is a funding shortfall to address HLP concerns being faced by refugees in Mubi North, Mubi South,
Madagali and Michika LGAs.
There is insufficient provision of land to construct shelters for affected people in the State.
Yobe:
There is no funding to implement or coordinate HLP interventions in the State despite increasing demand for
such services.
The level of awareness of HLP rights by affected people and duty-bearers is low and needs to be enhanced.

Services for Communities
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The Emergency Telecommunication Sector installed the public announcement system for access to information for
communities in the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama, Borno State. Photo Credit: WFP/Oluwashina Oni

Emergency Telecommunications
$2.0M 104
Funds required Organizations targeted for
assistance
Needs
Response
Internet connectivity
The Emergency Telecommunication Sector (ETS) provided data connectivity to 1,490 users from 137
organizations, including 20 UN agencies and 117 NGOs.
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After the replacement of the faulty access point in the Banki humanitarian hub, the ETS configured and deployed
the new access point to restore the internet connection in the accommodation area in the hub.
The ETS continues to support the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) with internet connectivity at
the UNHAS deep field helicopter service waiting and office areas.
The ETS received a report of internet connectivity downtime at the Red Roof humanitarian hub in Maiduguri on
25 October. This downtime was because of routine maintenance by the local Internet Service Provider (ISP). The
ETS conducted system troubleshooting to restore the connection. The ETS is also coordinating with the local
ISP to ensure continuous quality and reliability in their service.
The ETS rolled out a user advisory policy to all ETS internet services users on 9 October to ensure users are
fully informed and comply.
Services for Communities
The ETS successfully installed the public announcement system for access to information for communities in
the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Bama. The system is operational - ETS trained four multilingual
operators to use the system. ETS plans to hand over this system to the Borno State Emergency Management
Agency by the end of November.
Security communications
The ETS provides security communications in 10 common operational areas across north-east Nigeria. 1,628
humanitarian staff from 16 UN agencies and 36 NGOs are using ETS Very High Frequency (VHF) radio services
for security communications.
In October, 13 handheld VHF radios were programmed―three for WHO, and 10 for partner NGO INTERSOS. One
base radio was programmed for UNDP.
The ETS conducted basic radio communications training for 15 humanitarian responders in October. This
training was conducted in Maiduguri on 26 October. Those trained include 15 staff from NGO partners―two from
the International Rescue Committee (IRC), three from the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and 10 from INTERSOS.
The ETS continues to support humanitarians in the deep field hubs with rapid remote diagnosis, troubleshooting,
and resolutions to issues. On 25 October, the ETS remotely diagnosed and resolved an issue involving a broken
pigtail connector on a VHF base radio which temporarily affected communications between UNDSS and
humanitarian actors in the field in Damaturu security operations centre.
The ETS continues to support the capacity development of humanitarian actors in security communications. The
ETS has launched an application to take part in advanced radio training. The training will take place in Maiduguri
from 13 to 17 November.
User support
The ETS resolved 61 helpdesk tickets in October.
Gaps
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HIGHLIGHTS (20 Nov 2023)

October Cadre Harmonisé analysis projects that

Floods leave over 70 people dead, and more than

Diphtheria spreads across Borno, Adamawa and

Girls collecting water at a water point at the General Hospital

KEY FIGURES FUNDING (2023) CONTACTS

Head of Public Information, OCHA

2.2M 4.3M Progress Nigeria

BACKGROUND (20 Nov 2023)

MEDIA (20 Nov 2023)

Abuja, 3 November 2023

Note for Editors:

For more information, please contact the following:

FAO Nigeria – David Tsokar;David.Tsokar@fao.org; Tel:+234 806 616 2876

UNICEF – Safiya Yoba Akau, sakau@unicef.org: Tel: +2347064184023

WFP – Chi Lael; chi.lael@wfp.org Tel. +234 802 553 3218

SECTOR STATUS (20 Nov 2023)

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There is a need to conduct a reactive vaccination in affected settlements.

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Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States

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Underfunding continues to hamper timely humanitarian shelter and NFI responses.

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Camp Coordination and Camp Management

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There is a low capacity of teachers to improve teaching methods/skills and Do No Harm.

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Child Protection Sub-Sector

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Gender-Based Violence Sub-Sector

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Borno, Adamawa and Yobe:

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SECTOR STATUS (20 Nov 2023)

Housing, Land and Property Sub-Sector

VISUAL (20 Nov 2023)

SECTOR STATUS (20 Nov 2023)

Services for Communities

The ETS resolved 61 helpdesk tickets in October.

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