Tag: Northeast
Insurgency inflicts $9bn damages in North-East – Shettima
Shettima called on the NEDC to expand the scope of its interventions in the region to cover more road projects,…
Hunger ravaging 4.3m people in Northeast Nigeria – UN
Schmale told journalists in Geneva on Wednesday that the number of children under five at risk of life-threatening severe acute…
PSC: North East, South East marginalised in deployment of Police chiefs
The PSC said this while announcing approval of new policy guidelines for the deployment of Management and Tactical Commanders in…
Nigerian troops kill over 44 terrorists, arrest 47 in North East
A notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP logistic supplier was arrested by the troops on Nov. 20 at a checkpoint in Bama Local…
Northeast governors to Buhari: Boko Haram recruiting more members
Northeast governors on Monday told President Muhammadu Buhari that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting more members to take over the…
Insurgency: What we are committed to do in Northeast – VSF
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) has reiterated its commitment to providing various interventions to victims of Boko Haram insurgency in…
Norway initiates development programme for North East
Norway has initiated a 5-year development programme to build the capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to enhance humanitarian interventions…
Newly promoted officers to move to North East – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Thursday, hinted that some of the newly promoted senior officers will…
VSF disburses N180m to 6,000 displaced women in Northeast
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) on Friday began the disbursement of N180 million to 6, 000 women displaced by Boko…
UN to aid 6.1m people in Nigeria’s Northeast in 2018
The UN has said that it would provide assistance to no fewer than 6.1 million people affected by the Boko…
Nigerian Govt committed to improving power supply in Northeast – TCN
Mr Usman Gur, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), said the Federal Government was…
United Nations allocate N4bn for humanitarian aid in Northeast
The UN says it has allocated 11 million dollars (about N4 billion) to help 60,000 internally displaced people in Borno…
UN halts aid work in Northeast after Boko Haram killed workers
The United Nations has suspended aid work helping tens of thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria after an attack by…
Boko Haram: FG orders IGP to relocate to Northeast
The Federal Government on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to relocate to the Northeast to forestall…
Victims Support Fund sponsor training of 500 teachers in North East
The Victims Support Fund (VSF) has commenced the training of 500 teachers in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to enhance…