Boko Haram

ABUJA - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), working in conjunction with the European Union and the Nigeria Police Force  on Friday, November 15, launched a new Handbook on Counter-Terrorism Investigations developed…

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has reiterated its readiness to support Nigeria in pursuing the complementary objectives of preserving public safety and protecting children. The organization made the commitment at a…

Over 3,500 children were among residents of Nigeria’s north-east who were forced into joining terrorist and other violent groups in the last five years, United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, April 12. In a…

"In north-east Nigeria, 5,365 people were affected by cholera, with 61 dying in 2017, while 12,643 people were affected and 175 died of cholera in 2018"

UNICEF decries increasing use of children as "human bombs" by Boko Haram ABUJA - The Federal Government said it had spent over N4 billion 0n the  humanitarian crisis in the terror-ravaged Northeast. The Minister of Health Prof.…

ABUJA – The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, on Friday donated bags containing ‘dignity kits’ for each of the 106 Chibok girls who have been released from Boko Haram captivity. The donation was made through funding support…

Out of over 276 Secondary School girls that were abducted by Boko Haram fighters in Chibok community, Borno State, in April 2014 no fewer than106  have regained freedom and are currently receiving psychosocial and other supports from the…

UNFPA pledges psychosocial support, reproductive health services The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, says  President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that relevant public institution should ensure that adequate care is given to…

Details how parents exchange their children for protection, cash Says insurgents recruited 4-year-olds for bombing, others The United Nations on Thursday released a four-year report on Boko Haram activities on children in…

One third of more than 700 health facilities in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have been completely destroyed, according to a report released recently by the World Health Organisation (WHO}.  Of those facilities remaining, one…