Tag: Lake Chad
Naval Chief charges troops to secure Lake Chad waterways
He quoted Abbas as describing the troops’ deployment to the country’s extreme north-eastern border as “demanding but vital to national…
NAF airstrikes destroy kill several terrorists in Lake Chad
“The destruction of the terrorist enclave, including food storage facilities, severely disrupted their logistical operations, while the neutralisation of a…
NAF airstrikes kill terrorists near Lake Chad
AVM Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, made this known in a statement on Thursday in…
World Bank approves $1bn to improve security in Lake Chad region
The World Bank has provided one billion dollars to strengthen resilience and improve the livelihood of the people in the…
Shrinking of Lake Chad: Critics should seek to understand the issues
Ayo Akanji, a member of the Strategic Communications Directorate of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, writes that critics should seek to…
Boko Haram gunmen disguised as traders kill 50 fishermen
At least 50 people, mostly fishermen, have been killed in raids by Boko Haram terrorists on Lake Chad in late…
How NAF Alpha Jet neutralised insurgents near Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has inflicted heavy casualties on…
UN, partners to stop further shrinking of Lake Chad
The UN says it has embarked on measures, in collaboration with its partners, to stop further shrinking of Lake Chad,…
Food aid suspended in Lake Chad region over surge in Boko Haram attacks
A surge in Boko Haram violence has forced several major aid agencies to suspend operations in part of western Chad,…
UN deputy chief attributes Boko Haram to shrunken Lake Chad
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has attributed the Boko Haram terrorism in Northeast Nigeria largely to the drying up of…
Lake Chad: President Buhari welcomes Netherlands support
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday welcomed the interest of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, to support the restoration of…
Lake Chad: Development banks reaffirm financial support to basin
Development Banks on Wednesday reiterated their commitment toward financing projects targeted at saving Lake Chad and fostering its prosperity.
Inter-basin water transfer is solution to shrinking Lake Chad – LCBC boss
Alhaji Sanusi Abdullahi, Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), says inter-basin water transfer from the Ubangui River in Democratic…
Lake Chad basin restoration will boost agriculture – UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday said the Lake Chad Basin (LCB) would contribute to the…
UNESCO restates commitment to safeguard Lake Chad
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Friday restated its commitment to safeguarding Lake Chad and promoting the…
Donors raise $700m to address humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad region
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama on Monday said that about 700 million dollars had been realised from the pledges made…
Lake Chad water transfer review are ongoing – Minister
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says efforts are underway to review studies on the proposed inter-basin water…
Lake Chad Basin: Commission completes dredging of 42-km Hadejia River
The Lake Chad Basin Commission says it has completed the 42-kilometre dredging of the Hadejia River in efforts to boost…
Boko Haram launch three strikes on Lake Chad
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed five people in an overnight raid in Niger in the third suspected attack by the…
Triple bombings in Lake Chad kills 27
A triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and left more…
#COP21: Save Lake Chad’s ecosystem from depletion, Buhari tells world leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Paris called on world leaders to forge a united front to save Lake Chad’s…
State of emergency declared at Lake Chad amid rising militant attacks
Chad’s government on Monday declared state of emergency in the Lake Chad region on the ground that the area has…
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Nigeria hits goldmine, finds crude oil in Lake Chad area – NNPC
Nigeria is “on the verge of a significant oil find” in the Lake Chad area of the northeast, NNPC managing…
Boko Haram attacks creating major hunger crisis in Lake Chad
New Boko Haram attacks have created a major hunger crisis in Africa’s Lake Chad region with malnutrition reaching “catastrophic” levels…
At least 16 killed in Boko Haram raids on Lake Chad villages
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – At least 13 suspected Boko Haram militants and three civilians were killed in separate attacks over the…
Boko Haram: Nigerian Refugees Starve To Death
Some of thousands of Nigerians told to leave neighbouring Niger in the past week due to threats from Boko Haram…
Niger Evacuates 4,000 Nigerian Refugees From Lake Chad
Niger has evacuated thousands of Nigerian refugees sheltering from Boko Haram fighters on Lake Chad’s Karamga island, a military official…
Niger residents drown in bid to escape Boko Haram attacks
Boko Haram gunmen attacked an island on the Niger side of Lake Chad, with locals reporting heavy casualties among those…
Boko Haram kidnaps scores in Borno
Boko Haram Islamists kidnapped scores of people from fishing communities in Nigeria’s extreme northeast, hauling some of the hostages away…
