Nigeria
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Nigeria launches mass vaccination campaign as part of its emergency response to an outbreak of meningitis
Apr 5, 2017News Hour: Nigeria is launching a mass vaccination campaign as part of its emergency response to an outbreak of meningitis in its northwestern states, as the death toll climbed to 336, the Nigeria Centre for Disease... -
An outbreak of Meningitis in Nigeria killed 269 people in recent weeks
Mar 29, 2017News Hour: An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous country and aid organizations attempt to tackle the surge in... -
Stranded Nigerian migrants return home from Libya
Feb 27, 2017News Hour: On 21 February, IOM helped 172 stranded Nigerian migrants – 110 women, 49 men, seven children and six infants – return home to Nigeria from Tripoli, Libya. The charter flight, which was coordinated with... -
1 million returnees in Northeast Nigeria need more aid
Feb 26, 2017News Hour: Though the number of displaced people returning home in northeast Nigeria continues to increase, with one million returnees since October 2015, nearly two million are still displaced across the region, according to IOM’s latest... -
334 migrants return home to Nigeria and Senegal
Feb 20, 2017News Hour: On 14 and 16 February, IOM organized two charter flights to help two groups totaling 334 migrants to return home to Nigeria and Senegal from Libya. On 14 February, 162 migrants, including 101 women,... -
70,000 ‘displaced Nigerians got non-food aid support
Jan 31, 2017News Hour: IOM has provided mattresses, blankets, water purification tablets, mosquito nets and other essential items to 12,500 displaced families (70,073 individuals) and others affected by Boko Haram violence in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, north-eastern... -
Nigeria’s Buhari says will pursue peace in restive Niger Delta in 2017
Dec 31, 2016News Hour: Nigeria’s government will seek a lasting peace settlement with militants in the oil-producing southern Niger Delta region in 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari said in a New Year’s message on Saturday. Attacks on oil facilities... -
3,000 people who fled Boko Haram return to hometown, says Nigeria’s army
Dec 27, 2016News Hour: More than 3,000 people in northeast Nigeria who were forced to flee the seven-year insurgency waged by Islamist militants have returned to their hometown following the reopening of major roads in the area, the... -
Suicide bomber attacks market in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
Dec 26, 2016News Hour: A suicide bomber attacked a cattle market on Monday in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria, the city worst hit by Boko Haram’s seven-year insurgency, the police and a witness said. Police said the bomber, who... -
New humanitarian hubs set to serve millions in Northeastern Nigeria
Dec 11, 2016News Hour The humanitarian community will soon be able to better coordinate support for northeast Nigeria, where nearly seven million people are in need of life-saving assistance. This is thanks to the setting up of a...
