Humanitarian Crises
-
MSF, Borno Govt Target 34,290 Children, Others In Fight Against Measles
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are supporting the Borno State government to vaccinate 34,290 children in Khaddamari town, close…
Read More » -
Physically Challenged Persons Who Sweep Pedestrian Bridge In Nigeria’s Capital
By 8 a.m. every day, Ibrahim Bello, 28, is at the peak of a pedestrian bridge, moving on a makeshift…
Read More » -
Fasting In Distress: Unique Struggles Of Nigeria’s Young Almajirai During Ramadan
A video clip recently circulated on WhatsApp showing an unkempt toddler with a begging bowl being interviewed. The boy, who…
Read More » -
26 Hours Of World’s Military Spending Enough To Fight Hunger – Aid Organisations
More than 200 Non-Governmental Organisations on Tuesday, April 20, appealed to governments across the globe to urgently increase aid to…
Read More » -
Red Cross Raises Alarm Over High Number Of Wounded Persons In DR Congo
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has raised an alarm over the influx of persons wounded by bullets…
Read More » -
Food Insecurity: 2.7 Million Cameroonians Face Hunger
Gabriel Mbairobe, Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says 2.7 Cameroonians are living under the threat of food insecurity.…
Read More » -
Damasak Attacks Disrupt Delivery Of Lifesaving Aid To Displaced Persons
Delivery of humanitarian aid in the garrison town of Damasak, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria has been put on hold after…
Read More » -
Nigeria May Experience Famine In The Next Decade – Report
Rising political, economic, and life insecurity in Nigeria will push the country into famine in the next ten years, a…
Read More » -
Nigerian Professor Secures $2.5 Million To Boost Public Health
Bosede Afolabi, an obstetrics and gynaecology professor at the University of Lagos has been awarded a $2.5 million research grant…
Read More » -
NRC Condemns Damasak Attack, Says Humanitarian Space Is Shrinking In Nigeria
Eric Batonon, the Norwegian Refugee Council Country Director in Nigeria has condemned the attack by the Islamic State West Africa…
Read More »