[ August 2021, Overall Syria ]  The difficulties faced by the Syrian families in the labor market have a general negative impact on households' food security situation. In August 2021, more than half of the surveyed households across Syria  ( 52 percent )  who reported losses of income also reported inadequate food consumption, representing an increase of 13 percent year on year. Moreover, 95 percent of these respondents indicated having relied on at least one food based coping strategy in August.


[ July 2021,Ar Raqqa, NES ]   [  EDUCATION ]  ] In 80% of assessed settlements, KIs reported that children in their settlement have access to education, while in 99% of settlements, KIs reported barriers to education. The most commonly reported barriers were: Educational services suspended due to summer holiday  ( 92% )  ,School is too far away/no transport available  ( 14% ) .


[ July 2021,Ar Raqqa, NES ]   [  PROTECTION ] In 1% of assessed settlements, KIs reported that noone in their settlement has their national identification, passport, family booklet and/or individual/ family civil record. In 30% of assessed settlements, KIs reported that births are not registered in their settlement.


[ 7th 14th June, NWS ]  SMEB July value: 368,856 SYP One month change  ( compared to June ) : increase of 3% Six month change  ( compared to January ) : increase of 16%

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


[ July 2021, Overall Syria ]  The price of flour recorded a slight 1 percent m o m decrease and the average selling price reached 1 726 SYP per kg. The prices in Rural Damascus, Dará and Deir ez Zor remained constant in July 2021, with Aleppo governorate recording a slight decrease  ( 3 percent m o m ) , with the selling price reaching 1 750 SYP per kg. Hama, Homs, Tartous and Hasakeh governorates recorded a slight increase  ( 9, 8, 7 and 2 percent m o m )  with the selling prices reaching 1 800, 1 780, 1 800 and 1 325 SYP per kg respectively


[ August 2021, Overall Syria ]  In August 2021, the national average price of a standard reference food basket increased by four percent compared to July 2021, reaching SYP 173,634. The national average food basket price was 28 percent higher than that of February 2021  ( six months ago )  and 107 percent higher compared to August 2020. This is the second consecutive month on month  ( m o m )  increase in the food basket price since April 2021. This increase is mainly attributed to the ongoing fuel shortage countrywide and the increase in the informal price of diesel between July and August 2021.


Over six million people have been reached through social media, which partners continue to actively utilize for awareness raising.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


The Government of Syria  ( GoS )  continues to maintain a widespread easing of preventive measures introduced throughout May. The daily curfew remains lifted, as has the travel ban between and within governorates


Other priorities include the training and fast track appointment of new CHWs, the scale up of the provision of personal protection equipment  ( PPE )  for CHWs, and the expansion of call centre capacity from three call centres to nine. The WHO mental health and psychosocial support  ( MHPSS )  helpline established in April 2020 is currently receiving an average of 133 calls per month.

Priority interventions
Capacities & response

Capacities & response->International response

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


In the first half of July, almost 152,000 travelers were screened at the seven PoEs by medical staff of WHO implementing partners. In NWS, a total of 350 suspected cases were referred to the referral hospitals and to the community based treatment centres. Of these, 120 were from the PoEs and 230 were from the health facilities inside in the first two weeks of July. As of 16 July, the movement within two cross line PoEs  ( Algazawya and Dir Balut )  was suspended.

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


To date, WHO has delivered more than 2.5 million personal protection equipment  ( PPE )  items, including surgical masks, gloves, reusable heavy duty aprons, gowns, head covers, alcohol hand rubs, medical masks, goggles and coveralls, and alcohol hand rubs. In the reporting period, UNICEF also provided PPE to hospitals in Damascus and Rural Damascus, including 77,500 surgical masks, 4,850 hands sanitizers, 7,200 disposable non woven surgical caps, and 1,550 boxes of 100 glove pairs. UNICEF, including in its capacity as the WASH cluster lead, continues to engage with partners to strengthen IPC in healthcare facilities, schools and learning spaces, youth centres and communities, in addition to regular WASH services.


Since 28 April, repatriation flights for Syrian nationals have progressively arrived, with approximately 2,940 nationals – out of around 10,000 who registered – repatriated from various locations to date. During the reporting period, a repatriation flight from Iraq arrived, carrying approximately 250 Syrian nationals, who remain in quarantine. Given that even the most advanced health systems globally have been quickly overwhelmed, the priority remains on providing support to and reinforcing isolation facilities.


Across NES there are up to 18 specially equipped ambulances available to support COVID 19 related referrals. Of these, seven are in Al Hasakeh, three in Ar Raqqa, four in Deir Ez Zor  ( but require additional preparation )  and four in Aleppo. In NWS  ( as of 3 AUG, there are nine hospitals designated for COVID 19 response, five of which are fully operational and receiving suspected cases. Of the five, three are in Idleb and two in Aleppo under the Turkish health authority's management.


Lessons drawn from previous outbreaks in the region, such as the polio outbreak in 2013 and the annual seasonal influenza, have enabled the Early Warning and Response Network, a surveillance system to develop mechanisms of predicting risk and strengthening surveillance for the new pandemic. Social media tools such as WhatsApp are effectively collecting health information and communicating health messaging about COVID 19


In NES  ( as of 26 June ) , awareness campaigns and trainings of partner staff, including in camps, IDP settlements and collective shelters continue.


Due to COVID 19 related restrictions  ( e.g. movement, social distancing etc. ) , in person trainings for health staff have mostly been replaced by virtual trainings.


Additionally, there was the significant drop in the proportion of respondents concerned by COVID 19, and relatedly the reduction in respondents reporting adherence to social distancing and other measures.


Where possible, UNICEF's fixed health clinics are applying a triage system, in addition to the RRT referral pathway in coordination with WHO.


36,933 children have beneﬁtted from WASH activities in northwest Syria camps.


Digital engagement and peer to peer mentoring sessions were supported despite COVID related restrictions, more than 300 young people were trained by peers on blogging.


As of 24 June, at least 142 swab samples  ( Hassakeh 114, Deir ez Zor 26, Raqqa 2 )  were collected in response to an undisclosed number of alerts received through the MoH/WHO EWARS system.


During the reporting period, rehabilitation of the CPHL to establish a designated laboratory for COVID 19 was completed, expanding the testing capacity of the laboratory to approximately 1,000 tests per day/week.


Direct awareness raising through teams at distributions and door to door is continuing, as is engagement of religious leaders in mosques, and with church networks.


With the support of WHO, MoH is conducting active surveillance utilizing 1,932 surveillance officers across 14 governorates, who are in regular contact with and actively visit private and public health facilities to monitor admissions.


One additional NES NGO is targeting 14 collective centres in Tel Tamer to support with distribution of IEC material and COVID 19 kits, hygiene promotion and WASH facilities assessments.


In Deir ez Zor over 850 HHs reportedly residing in 38 collective centres are not covered.

Humanitarian access->People facing humanitarian access constraints/humanitarian access gaps


In Deir ez Zor, there is so far no planned response in 47 mapped informal settlements with an estimated population of around 2,000 households.


[ 28/Sep/2020 ]   [ Syria ]  Since September 28, the Lebanese authorities have again allowed Syrians to enter their country provided they have residency documents, are students, obtain a personal guarantee from Lebanese citizens, or have medical appointments. Previously, only Syrians having Lebanese mothers could enter the country.


The Humanitarian Needs Assessment Programme's  ( HNAP )  18 May 2020 COVID 19 Rapid Assessment showed that all total curfews and all partial curfews except for one had ended in areas controlled by non  state and Turkish backed armed forces  ( NSAG & TBAF ) .


Through funds received by the OCHA COVID 19 reserve SHF allocation, WFP, as lead agency of the Logistics Cluster is now providing access to an air cargo transport service from Damascus to Qamishli.


Of 44 transit points  ( 8 internal and 20 international ) , 28 were open between July 13 27th. All internal points did report the presence of temperature screening, but only 5 had COVID 19 awareness campaigns, a concerning figure given that more than 6,000 individuals traversed the internal points during the reporting period. 3 of the 17 active international border crossings are not conducting temperature screening  ( Hura and Al Qaeim in Rural Damascus, as well as Ras al Ain in Al Hasakeh ) .


This has included adjustment of distribution modalities to reduce overcrowding at gathering points such as combining NFI, food and hygiene distributions and switching to two month rotations.


The UN Development Programme  ( UNDP )  continues to support municipalities in solid waste collection and removal activities, with 342 workers recruited in Al Hasakeh to support solid waste removal and collection, and support to rehabilitation of wells and pumping stations also continues.


According to HNAP's Mobility and Needs Monitoring Factsheet, over half of the IDP population in north west Syria are now living in adequate housing and 36% of IDPs are living in emergency shelter, predominantly tents.


The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East  ( UNRWA )  have also continued a triage system in their 25 health centres. As outlined in previous reports, samples continue to be collected by RRTs  ( 99 at the district level, 13 at the governorate level )  and sent to the CPHL or regional laboratories in Aleppo, Homs and Lattakia with WHO support. As of 22 July, approximately 4,300 samples had been collected from 10 governorates, including three samples from Al Hasakeh.


In north west Syria  ( NWS ) , no laboratory confirmed cases of COVID 19 have been reported as of 30 June 2020.


In GoS controlled areas, the widespread easing of preventive measures introduced throughout May continued.


It remains a priority to enhance laboratory and case investigation capacity across Syria, including training of laboratory technicians and rapid response teams  ( RRTs ) .


Displaced people in camps or camp like situations face additional risks as it may be difficult to practice regular handwashing, physical distancing and other key public health measures.

At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


the SCHF was able to support 2.9 million people with life saving and basic assistance across ten clusters and for the critical COVID 19 preparedness, prevention and response in northwest Syria.


To support the MoH's announced plans to establish quarantine and isolation for treatment centres in all governorates, WHO completed inter sectoral mapping in coordination with departments of health.


4,133 children supported with home based education based on a self learning programme


The first confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Deir ez Zor were two woman who had recently crossed into SDF held areas of Deir ez Zor from GoS areas via an informal crossing point. The borders in Deir ez Zor, both cross line  ( GoS  SDF areas )  and cross border  ( Iraq Syria ) , are extremely porous with the scale of movements via informal crossing points a particular area of concern given the absence of any monitoring/ screening mechanisms at these points.


A few Nutrition Cluster partners have procured light PPE for their non health staff who are involved in routine Middle Upper Arm Circumference screening to ensure continuity of this activity as it informs the nutrition situation and impact of COVID 19 on children and PLW. However, the procured quantities are insufficient due to funding constraints.


In August, 176,160 soap bars have been delivered to the CAT, which were distributed to 44,040 households through 1,600 Community Health Workers.


The Technical Committee provides an advisory function, sharing recommendations with the SA on issues including lockdown/ movement restrictions, testing, contact tracing, infection prevention among healthcare workers and activation of case management capacity for COVID 19 cases.


Meanwhile, over half of respondents in SDF areas believe their communities simply do not understand the guidance. This is less of a barrier in GoS  ( 24% )  and NSAG/TBAF areas  ( 10% ) .

Information and communication->Information challenges and barriers


When looking at services that were available in sub districts prior to the emergence of COVID 19, most basic services were available in most sub districts, although public health services were only partially available in 29% of sub districts and completely unavailable in 2% of sub districts.3


In July, 200,556 individuals received NFI assistance in the form of NFI kits, kitchen sets, mattresses and blankets. Some of these distributions were complimented with supplementary NFI items.


Awareness raising campaigns on methods and practices to mitigate the risk of COVID 19 transmission in the livestock supply chain.


1,536,238 people were reached in 2020 with seasonal and/or supplementary NFI assistance  ( 337,264 people ) , and core NFI distributions  ( 1,198,974 people ) .


Early Recovery activities increased by 13% from approximately 20,000 individuals reached in May to 22,600 in June.


The Security Council's double failure in removing the crossing in January, then failing to reinstate access in July amidst a global pandemic, has left millions bereft of essential medicine and health supplies in the midst of this outbreak. The closure of Bab al Salam crossing in the northwest last month is no different, relied on by over one million people for life saving medicine and other aid. Rising COVID cases only make the call for more, not less, access to vulnerable civilians all the more clear   and only makes the case for the Security Council to reverse its decision more urgent."


The SNFI Cluster updated its recommendations on COVID 19 in both English and Arabic to include a new recommendation from the cluster to include cloth masks in NFI kits to mitigate the risk of COVID 19 transmission in line with WHO recommendations.


Nevertheless, Syrian authorities announced that schools are set to re open as of 13 September 2020.


In northwest Syria there are only 600 doctors for the 4 million inhabitants who live there – that's 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people. “They operate 500,000 free medical acts per month,' explains Marouissa Simonin, a communications officer at the USSOM, a coalition of NGOs providing medical care in Syria. “Their health and well being are essential and vital in order to continue to help and serve the Syrians.'

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


“A certain type of COVID 19 vaccine has not been chosen yet in northern Syria. And since there are many types, each having specific storage and transportation methods, we cannot exactly tell what challenges would arise,' dr. Rif'at Farhat toldEnab Baladi, who is the Officer of the Vaccines Program in Idlib province.


[ June 2021, NES ]  KIs in roughly 30% of assessed communities reported that access to credit for entrepreneurial investment was a livelihoods priority need


( NSAG TBAF 20/10/2020 )  2.9m people at high risk of covid 19 infection


[ 7th 14th June, NWS ]  BREAD: 919 SYP PER 8 PIECE BUNDLE  ( 0.3 USD )  One month price change: increase of 9% Six month price change: increase of 35%


[ August 2021, NWS, GoS & NES ]  Bulgur: The Middle region of Syria recorded the highest average bulgur price by region at SYP 2,346/kg  ( up three percent m o m ) , followed by the Coastal region at SYP 2,283/kg  ( up eight percent mo m ) . On the other hand, the Cross border region recorded the lowest average bulgur price at SYP 1,555/kg  ( up nine percent m o  m ) , followed by Northeast Syria at SYP 1,887/kg  ( up six percent m o m ) .


[ 12th Mar 2021, Nigeria ]  More than 2,000 people have died from coronavirus in Nigeria since the disease first appeared in the country over a year ago. Eight people died from the disease on Thursday, raising the fatality toll to 2,001, according to an update by theNigeria Centre for Disease Control ( NCDC ) .


Doctors went on an indefinite strike nationwide on 15 June to protest inadequate supplies of PPEs for health workers and lack of hazard allowance


[ 01/08/2020, Nigeria ]  89% of indivduals were aware of the COVID 19 pandemic


[ 01/08/2020, Nigeria ]  Types of flows: All observed travellers were conducting a transboundary movement  ( 29% were entering the country, while 71% were leaving the country )


[ 01/07/2020, Borno ]  People living in H2R areas, who are already facing severe and extreme humanitarian needs, are also vulnerable to the spread of COVID 19, especially due to the lack of health care services and information sources.


[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ] SHELTER : Camps and camp like settings: Camps and camp like settings presented a variety of shelter conditions, with the most common type of shelter being selfmade/makeshift shelters at 36 per cent  ( down by 2% ) , followed by emergency shelters at 33 per cent  ( down by 1% since Round 34 )


[ 1st Dec 2020, North east Nigeria ]  WASH: WATER RESOURCES: Camp and camp like settings: For 68 per cent  ( similar to Round 34 )  of the camps or camp like settings, piped water was the main source of drinking water. In 18 per cent  ( down by 1% )  of the camps or camp like settings, hand pumps were the main source of drinking water, followed by water trucks  ( 7%   down by 1% ) , protected wells  ( 3% )  and unprotected wells  ( 2% ) .


[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ]  KIs from 15 assessed settlements reported that no handwashing facilities were publicly available to residents at the time of data collection. In all of the remaining 8 settlements where KIs reported publicly available handwashing stations, soap and water were reportedly available.


[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ]  KIs from 1 settlement indicated that at least one protection issue is at risk of worsening due to COVID 19.


To support vulnerable households to cushion the socio economic effects of the pandemic, CEPROWAG provided 100 vulnerable households caring for the most vulnerable children with basic food and non food items in NYSC and Dalori 1 IDP camps. The families were selected based on vulnerability criteria and with the community volunteers who regularly work in the communities; they included child headed households, vulnerable families caring for children with disabilities and other marginalized children and children at risk


[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Around half  ( 15 )  of the KIs described people rearing livestock in the settlement. Livestock was primarily described as a source of income as people would sell it to get cash  ( 13 ) , but some KIs also described livestock being a central part of farming to maximize crops outputs  ( 6 ) .


[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  In general, single headed households  ( male and female )  were described to face additional challenges to access food and livelihood sources  ( 11/28 ) . Some KIs reported how this included single headed households begging for food from neighbors or strangers as they often were described not to have any relatives or further support system resulting in limited access to food  ( 9 ) .


[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ] The main three strategies reported were eating wild food that was not normally a part of people's diet  ( 21 ) , getting food from relatives or neighbours  ( 16 )  and engaging in casual labour  ( 11 ) . Others strategies described included eating poisoned food that made people sick  ( 7 ) , eating bush meat/hunting  ( 6 ) , begging for food  ( 5 ) , drinking boiled water with salt as a meal  ( 6 ) , spending days without eating  ( 5 ) , prioritizing children to eat  ( 5 )  and selling assets or livestock  ( 5 )


[ 17/09/2020,Nigeria ]  COVID 19 is also forcing more people into food insecurity. Analysis shows measures imposed to contain the virus reduced incomes in 80 percent of households. You can imagine the devastation with that alone.


[ 21st 27th Dec2020, Adamawa state ] Requisition for additional viral transport media was made. 225 samples were collected within the week. 676 samples are still pending investigation in the laboratory


[ 18/09/2020,North East Nigeria ] The United Nations  ( UN )  has stated that the protracted crisis and the COVID 19 pandemic have forced more than 10.6 million people in the Northeast, in need of humanitarian assistance.

Humanitarian conditions->Number of people in need


[ 4th  11th April 2021, Nigeria: Borno State ]  Distribution of confirmed cases by LGA   256 from Jere, 945 from MMC, 16 from Gwoza, 3 from Damboa, 12 from Bayo, 12 from Biu, 1 from Gubio, 1 from Munguno, 1 from Kaga, 1 from Mobbar, 73 from Konduga, 2 from Nganzai, 2 from Shani, 6 from Hawul and 6 from Ngala LGAs.


Prices of food commodities are expected to remain on the rise following COVID 19 related restriction with decreased supply due increased transportation costs, border and movement restrictions, and seasonal decreased supply during the current lean season from June to August 2020.


[ 01/08/2020, Borno ]  The most conflict affected State of Borno continues to host the highest number of IDPs at 1,566,011, an increment of 1 per cent  ( 18,998 persons )  from 1,547,013 who were recorded in the last round of assessment. The mobility was triggered by range of reasons including insecurity and poor living conditions.


[ 01/08/2020, BAY states ] Eighty two per cent of IDPs cited the most affected state of Borno as their place of origin  ( up 1% from the last two rounds of assessments ) . After Borno, Adamawa is the place of origin for the second largest number of IDPs  ( 7% ) , followed by Yobe at 5 per cent.


[ 01/08/2020, North East Nigeria ]  Ninety per cent  ( down 1% since the last round of assessment )  attributed their displacement to the ongoing conflict in northeastern Nigeria, 9 per cent  ( up by 1% from the last round of assessment )  of returnees said they were displaced due to communal clashes and 1 per cent due to natural disasters. Fifteen per cent  ( up from 14% )  of returnees assessed in Adamawa were displaced due to communal clashes in the State. It would be interesting to note that Adamawa and Yobe are the States hosting returnees who were displaced by communal clashes and natural disasters. In Borno State, returnees were exclusively displaced by the conflict.


The Sector also processed over 45 mt of air cargo for the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service  ( UNHAS )  and facilitated movement of over 3,500 trucks containing humanitarian cargo.


To limit people to people contact and promote appropriate social distancing during COIVD 19, WFP is providing beneficiaries in northeast Nigeria with double rations via in kind food or cash based transfers


Across the country, about 10,000 health workers have trained under Professor Olayinka. In turn, they have gone on to train tens of thousands of others.


However, the following challenges that must be addressed if cases are to remain low; • Stigma among confirmed cases in communities contributes to challenges in effective contact tracing  ( especially cases detected at POE )  • Inadequate follow up of cases on self isolation, this challenge limits the objective assessment of adherence to treatment protocol for such patients. • There is also widespread low risk perception among general populations, this is observed in reluctance to comply with prevention practices such as the use of face mask and social distancing measure in public gathering


As of 31st August, a total of 1036 confirmed COVID 19 cases had been reported, including 59 deaths, 67 active cases and 910 recoveries  ( 88% )  in the three states. A total of 10,443 COVID 19 tests has been conducted in Borno State. In Borno State, fumigation exercise in Primary and Junior Secondary Schools has commenced in Kwaya Bura, Hawul Local Government Area by BOSEPA. In Yobe State, SPHCMB, in collaboration with WHO and partners, have conducted sensitization training for 720 community leaders and members on COVID 19 IPC in remote and high risk LGAs.


WHO – Mental: In Host Communities, Individualized Education and Counselling on COVID 19 was provided to 34 new Mental Health patients and care givers during one on one consultation, while 162 received group counselling and education in Jere, Mafa, and MMC LGA. Counselling and education centered on COVID 19 mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, standard precaution and steps to take when symptoms occur


In July 2020, UNICEF engaged master trainers to build the capacity of 500 SBMC members in small groups of 20, in line with COVID 19 prevention guidelines. Drawn from a total of 100 schools in both the Biu and Shani LGAs, the two week training focused on reviewing and developing school improvement plans and conflict, disaster and risk reduction strategies. It also examined awareness and prevention of school related gender based violence and strategies for COVID 19 management and prevention in schools in north east Nigeria.


[ 04/10/2020, Nigeria ]  There has also been a decline in recorded fatalities. The total death toll remained 1,113 as no deaths were reported on Sunday. The new cases, according to the NCDC, were found in the following nine states: Plateau  ( 18 ) , Lagos  ( 15 ) , Katsina  ( 10 ) , Ogun  ( 5 ) , Kaduna  ( 4 ) , Edo  ( 3 ) , Ekiti  ( 1 ) , FCT  ( 1 ) , Ondo  ( 1 ) . Plateau had the highest number of new cases on Sunday with 18 infections while Lagos followed with 18 new cases.


[ 20thOct,2020, Nigeria ]  Ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality and return to school have sparked concerns of further spread of the disease and the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19 has warned of a spike in infections over the next two weeks.


In addition to COVID 19 messaging targeting children and community members, CHAD also educated children and community members on the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and distributed information, education and communication materials  ( IEC )  on reporting mechanisms and referral pathways in Bama, Banki, Damboa, Dikwa, Mafa and Ngala in partnership with UNICEF.

Information and communication->Communication means and preferences


In response to the combined effects of COVID 19, Windstorm and fire outbreak previously reported in Borno State, UNHCR distributed 3,008 NFI Kits benefitting vulnerable households in 4 LGAs  ( Bama   270, Jere   Elmiskin, Farm Centre 1,048, MMC/New Stadium Camp 650, Pulka – 600, Gwoza – 490, Adamawa;Girei 150, Yola South 350 ) . In Adamawa State, 500 vulnerable households in Malkohi, Yola South LGA and Viniklang and Sangere Dutse in Girei LGA benefitted from NFIs under the NHF funded project.


[ 04/10/2020, Gombe ]  THE Gombe State Government has announced October 4, 2020 as resumption date for boarding schools and October 5, for day primary and secondary schools in the state.


[ 30th May 2021, Nigeria ]  It also reported 30 new additional COVID 19 infections in three states. The agency said that the country also reported zero death linked to the disease in the past 24 hours. It said that while the case count had continued to creep down throughout the week, adding it is getting closer to dropping below 30.


Health personnel continue to be alarmingly affected; 5,871 positive cases have been reported. Ghana  ( 2,065 ) , Nigeria  ( 987 )  and Cameroon  ( 593 )  have the most affected health personnel.


[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ] Potentially because of the prolonged conflict and the continued negative impact on people's access to food, some KIs  ( 8 )  described sleeping hungry or not being able to do anything when not having access to enough food  ( see quote below ) . This is of great concern as it could imply complete exhaustion or inability to cope with lack of access to food. The KIs mentioning this were primarily form Gwoza and Damboa, which could indicate severely limited access to food in H2R settlements there.


To complement these activities, IOM field workers are training local camp residents on risk communication and community engagement, reaching close to 20,000 people through door to door awareness raising.


[ 1st Nov 2020,North east Nigeria ]  UNHCR also conducted 2,152 key informant interviews  ( KII )  using the community protection monitoring tool. The data analysed helped to provide direct strategic approach, advocacy and real time response to protection issues in the Adamawa, Bay and Yobe states. In November, the 81 major incidents reported by KII were recorded and analysed with protection monitoring tools. They included Gender Based Violence  ( GBV, 48% ) , NSAG attacks  ( 12.8% )  abduction of civilians  ( 10.4% ) , physical assault  ( 9.6% ) , destruction of properties  ( 3.2% ) , robbery  ( 2.4% ) , family separation, fire outbreak, forced eviction, return of persons formerly associated with NSAG, and witchcraft  ( 1.6% ) , and land dispute, looting, presence of improvised explosive devices/explosive remnants of war and presence of NSAG. The LGAs most affected were Bama, Dikwa, Mobbar, Kala Balge and Jere. The identified incidents were referred for appropriated services, while some of the cases are undergoing follow up.


During the period 1 to 31 July 2020, 1,107 movements were observed at Forty Eight Points of Entries in Adamawa and Borno states. Of the total movements recorded, 311 were incoming from Extreme Nord, 54 from Nord, 6 from Centre in Cameroon and 30 from N'Djamena in Chad republic. A total of 401 Incoming movements were observed at Twenty Four Points of Entries.


More than 635 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families. Continued cooperation with the federal authorities and other stakeholders on the elaboration of a national policy on the management of the dead in emergency situations and drafting of a revised coroner's law.


In continuation with the government measures to curb the spread of the COVID 19, and in line with programme criticality and the principle of “stay and deliver', protection by presence has been ensured by UNHCR and Partners  ( GISCOR, NHRC, FHI360; INTERSOS, NBA, Caritas, AUN, BOWDI )  in the BAY States. 19 locations were covered: 12 locations in Borno State  ( Jere/MMC, Konduga, Bama, Banki, Mungono, Damboa, Dikwa, Gwoza Pulka, Damasak, GamboruNgala and Rann ) ; 04 in Adamawa State  ( Mubi North, Mubi South, Madagali and Michika ) ; and 03 in Yobe State  ( Damaturu, Gujba, Geidam ) .


[ 1st Aug Sep 2020,Borno state ]  Most of the KIs from Bama also reported farming/cultivation as people's main source of food during the rainy season  ( 8/9 ) . In addition, almost all KIs  ( 6 )  also mentioned irrigation farming as a source of food during the rainy season. Other sources of food described included forced labour in exchange of food  ( 2 ) , foraging  ( 1 ) , food assistance  ( 1 )  and buying things in the market  ( 1 ) . One of the KIs mentioning forced labour in exchange of food as a source of food additionally highlighted it was the only source of food in their settlement. In total 6 KIs reported that people in their settlement only had one source of food  ( see quote below ) .


This was immediately followed by gradual easing of the lockdown, with interstate movement restrictions and reduced working hours for key businesses and government agencies and ministries starting from 4th of May 2020. Kano state, however, remained on tight lockdown with movements only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.


[ 1st Sep 2020, Nigeria ] All observed travellers were conducting a trans boundary movement  ( 29% were entering the country, while 71% were leaving the country ) , similarly to the previous month.


[ 10th Dec 2020 , Nigeria ] “Communities living in remote areas where no health facilities are functional may also lose access to mobile health teams, forced to interrupt services due to security concerns. These attacks not only compromise the health of thousands but also cause significant losses of government, humanitarian agencies and donors' resources.'


[ 1st July 2020, BAY states ]  For every additional person in a household, spending per month declines by 1,322 Nigerian naira  ( NGN ) . The average household size reported across the 6 LGAs was 5.3.


Overall, the people in need of humanitarian assistance have more than tripled from 0.7 million in 2019, resulting mainly from rising violence and insecurity, poverty and lack of access to services and the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic.


Active case search teams were engaged and deployed across the camps to conduct household sensitization and risk communication activities. This is in addition to the contact tracing teams deployed to track cases whenever there is any positive case. All suspected cases were referred to the mobile testing teams for sample collection and transportation to the lab for analysis. Holding area tents were identified to keep patients before transporting them to isolation centers.


The number of people needing humanitarian assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states is the highest ever recorded in five years of a joint humanitarian response. Up by 50 per cent from last year, some 10.6 million people require life saving assistance in the three crisis affected states, while getting assistance to them is more dangerous and difficult than ever before.


In the meantime, the previous 86 children from Kebbe and Gada LGAs of Sokoto State were provided with birth certificates and are being continuing with their reintegration. UNICEF, through growing collaboration with the Governor of Kano and the Ministry of Education, now has access to the actual numbers of children moved in and out of the state since the beginning of the pandemic: 1,505 Almajiri children were moved out of Kano State while 5,436 children were received from other states.


A high of 88 per cent respondents felt that the health centers are not prepared for handling the threat of COVID 19. 12 per cent of respondents felt that the health centers were prepared. Benue state had the highest  ( 97% )  percentage of respondents who felt health centers were not prepared to handle the threat of COVID 19, followed by Kaduna with 98%.


The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC )  recently published an updated version of the Advisory for Vulnerable Groups, providing specific guidance on how they can stay protected and reduce the risk of being infected. In line with the context of COVID 19 in Nigeria, people in the following category are considered vulnerable: 1. Persons aged 50 years and older  ( with or without underlying illnesses )  2. Persons with critical underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, cancer, lung disease, liver disease, moderate to severe asthma etc. 3. Other persons who have been assessed as vulnerable, based on clinical assessment


In March and April, partners provided Safe Access to Fuel and Energy  ( SAFE )  including stoves and more efficient cooking energy to 1,883 vulnerable households across in the BAY states. Post distribution monitoring will be conducted in subsequent months to assess the level of satisfaction and utilization of the new technology.


In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Nutrition Sector partners adapted the “Mother Mid Upper Arm Circumference  ( MUAC ) ' approach, in which mothers or caregivers screen their own children for acute malnutrition by measuring their mid upper arm circumference


[ 31/07/2020, Nigeria ]  Despite coordinated efforts to contain the COVID 19 pandemic in Nigeria, infections continue to rise rapidly. The National Centre for Disease Control reported over 40,000 confirmed cases and more than 800 deaths at the end of July. Nigeria's IDPs are already living in a difficult conditions as they struggle daily with conflict, danger and hunger. COVID 19 adds stress to their already fragile existence.


Planned scale up by UNICEF in SAM screening and treatment has been slowed due to the impact of COVID 19 and increasing insecurity on access to populations.


In the context of COVID 19, existing tensions in the relationship between citizens and the state not only frustrates the pandemic response, but also is further exacerbated by the pandemic.


With constant cross border movements resulting in refugee returns into Nigeria and persistent attacks by non state armed groups on military targets and civilian populations, population movements and the security situation are fluid. Moreover, the protracted crisis is now evolving into a socio economic crisis for IDPs, exacerbated by the COVID 19 pandemic.


Additionally, the COVID 19 pandemic has constrained income earning activities, particularly among urban households. Urban households are mainly dependent on informal and daily labor work which remains restricted and as a result, most urban areas remain in Stressed


100% per cent of respondents in Sokoto, 88 per cent in Katsina, 80 per cent in Zamfara, 75 per cent in Nasarawa and 67 per cent in Kano states said they were not taking mitigation measures while 100 per cent of the respondents in Plateau and Sokoto observe all mitigation measures put in place to prevent contacting the virus, 43 per cent in Benue and 33 per cent in Kano said they follow all mitigation measures.


The gross domestic products  ( GDP )  report published by the National Bureau of Statistics  ( NBS )  early this month put the contraction at  6.1 per cent.


Seventy one per cent of respondents residing with host communities said they were not taking any mitigation measures to prevent infection by the highly contagious COVID 19 while 29 per cent of respondents were taking measures to prevent COVID 19 infection.


In their role enforcing COVID 19 movement restrictions and lockdowns, the Nigerian military serves to further conflate public health considerations with political and security concerns, further entrenching issues of lost or lacking trust amongst COVID 19 affected communities in the government's response to the pandemic


Thirty seven per cent of respondents said that COVID 19 had not disrupted services like food distribution, markets, WASH, health, education, protection, water trucking, and other services. Among the respondents who said that services have been affected, 47 per cent said the interrupted services were onsite and 16 per cent said they were offsite

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Education
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Forty four per cent IDPs in the sites had access to soap/water, 24 per cent said everyone in sites had access to soap/water, 17 per cent said about half of sites had access to soap/water, 12 per cent said only a few have access to soap/water while in 3 per cent of sites, respondents said that nobody had access to soap/water.


[ 1st Dec 2020,Nigeria ] The agency said 148 patients have recovered from COVID 19 and have been discharged from different isolation centers in the country.


According to livestock traders, prices have increased by between 20 to 30 percent during the lockdown relative to the pre COVID 19 period across most markets. However, the livestock to cereal terms of trade  ( ToT )  remain near normal, as livestock and cereal prices have increased at similar rates.


COVID 19 Adaptations: As with the other programming approaches used by Mercy Corps and our partners, Conflict Management Committees continued to hold dialogues sessions through the pandemic by utilizing masks, hand washing, respiratory hygiene, and social distancing both at and in transit to dialogue sessions. Based on the findings of the Conflict Analysis Workshops, the Committees specifically identified dialogues topics focused on conflicts arising from the delivery of humanitarian assistance in response to COVID 19 and its other secondary impacts.


Around 1,050 people completed enterprise skills and apprenticeship trainings with community based master craftsmen across eight LGAs of Borno and Adamawa states. A total of 250 youth received start up grants of 60,000 Naira each  ( first tranche and second tranche )  in five LGAs in Borno State. In Adamawa State, 250 people received start up grants of 30,000 each  ( first tranche )  across three LGAs.


In addition, the security situation continued to be fragile. Incidents of attacks by non state armed groups were reported in Nanam, the headquarters of Yunusari LGA in Yobe State. Threats of a looming attack in Yunusari and Geidam LGAs  ( Yobe State )  also led to a two day suspension of activities there.


The single death recorded on Monday takes the total fatality toll to 1, 0823. About 13 people died on Monday. The 132 new cases were reported from 11 states: Lagos  ( 52 ) , Gombe  ( 27 ) , Plateau  ( 17 ) , Kwara  ( 10 ) , Enugu  ( 9 ) , Ogun  ( 9 ) , Katsina  ( 3 ) , Ekiti  ( 2 ) , Bauchi  ( 1 ) , Osun  ( 1 ) , Rivers  ( 1 ) .


Lagos had the highest number of new cases on Monday – with 52 infections – to extend its lead on the region with the highest tally. The commercial city is Nigeria's COVID 19 hotspot with over 18,000 infections and 2014 deaths. Abuja, Nigeria's capital is the second most impacted with a total of over 5,000 cases.


The GBV Sub Sector  ( GBVSS )  developed technical and strategic guidance notes and strategies, as well as compiled and shared relevant resources for partners to support response actions in the COVID 19 context. The resources are on GBV case management, the GBV information management system  ( GBVIMS ) , safe space management, PSEA, and other relevant resources. Staff have received appropriate training on adapting new guidelines and guidance notes to service provision.


Oyo State had performed reasonably well in the past regarding COVID 19 testing but unfortunately, sample collection declined significantly of recent. Data from July 8 to July 21 showed 4,776 samples and July 19 to Sept. 1, showed 919 samples collected.


Awareness campaigns at 34 per cent  ( up from 27% )  were the next common means of getting information on COVID 19, followed by word of mouth at 26 per cent. Due to the large presence of humanitarian agencies disseminating information about COVID 19 in Borno, most of the respondents  ( 55% )  in the state attributed source of getting information about the virus to awareness campaigns.


Thirty seven per cent  ( up from 35% in previous assessment )  of IDPs in camps and camplike settings said there were mitigation measures in place to prevent contracting COVID 19 disease, with 44 per cent of respondents from Adamawa representing the highest among the north eastern states


Everyone in 19 per cent  ( up from 17% )  of sites have access to soap and water, with only a few people at 15 per cent  ( down from 17% )  of sites with access to soap and water. At the same time, in 4 per cent  ( up from 3% )  of sites, no one has access to soap and water.


The result further showed that respondents are receiving information on the pandemic from different sources with a high number of respondents  ( 65.48% and 60.21% respectively )  indicating the information they have on the pandemic were from their communities and radio respectively. Another high number  ( 41.45% )  of respondents received their information from rumors which again calls for concern on the authenticity of the information the respondents have on the COVID 19 through this source especially.


[ 21   27 September 2020,Nigeria ]  ETT assessments identified the following movement triggers: conflict/atack  ( 70.3% ) , voluntary relocation  ( 17.9% ) , poor living conditions  ( 10.6% )  and improved security  ( 1.2% ) .


257 health facilities  ( HF )  continued to provide communitybased management of acute malnutrition  ( CMAM )  services and have treated a total of 124,516 children 6 – 59 months with severe acute malnutrition  ( SAM )  since March 2020, including 21,499 in the last two weeks.3 SAM children have continued to receive two weeks worth of supplies of RUTF and observe COVID 19 prevention measures. UNICEF continues to support remote monitoring of planning, supply distributions, quality nutrition services delivery, data management and reporting through daily telephone calls, SMS and virtual review meetings.


Continued technical support is being provided to Federal Ministry of Education  ( FME )  and state governments to mitigate the immediate impact of COVID 19 pandemic on education in Nigeria. This support ensures: • Children continue learning through home based diverse remote learning platforms such as radio, television, online programs and as appropriate for each context; • The education system recovers well from school closure, and is ready to support children who have lost learning, and to implement safe school operations; and • The education system has enhanced capacity and preparedness to protect children's safety, wellbeing a learning from future shocks.


Sexual assault in the community was another mentioned form of abuse. Moreover, the form of abuse that was highly mentioned was the ill treatment which is mainly caused by psychological distress due to socio cultural norms, existing gender inequalities and power dynamics, disrespect to each other, burdened economic constraints in provision of family bills, poor communication skills in the house and even cheating that makes couples feel lesser in the home


Integrating SGBV prevention, risk mitigation and response services to enhance protection for survivors in the community is key. Mobilizing community through existing community structures enhances their capacity in promoting change


As part of its localization initiatives, $20,000 USD was made available by the Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility for child protection national NGOs  ( NNGOs )  for: the procurement of protective personal equipment  ( PPE )  for child protection workers; to support the development and production of communication materials on child protection; and to support two national NNGOs with individual grants to implement safe child protection services within the response to the COVID 19 pandemic.


UNICEF supported the development of “Guidelines for Conducting Elections during the COVID 19 Outbreak in Nigeria' in view of forthcoming elections in some states as also an Advisory for Vulnerable Groups to protect elderly citizens and those with pre existing medical conditions.


The director general recalled that the Federal Government of Nigeria closed the nation's airspace due to COVID 19 pandemic in March.


UNICEF intensified technical assistance on risk communication and community engagement and capacity building in 17 States. New content focused on the safe provision of home based care. In Lagos, stakeholders and community influencers were sensitized on the importance of preventative actions on COVID 19 to curb community spread as mask wearing and physical distancing rules are often not adhered to.


In Kebbi State, the First Lady Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu and the state team showed gratitude to UNICEF and other partners for their engagement with Civil Society organisation  ( CSOs ) /Non governmental Organisations  ( NGOs )  on COVID19 response and primary health care initiatives. CSOs and Community Based Organisations  ( CBO )  received COVID 19 thermometers and other materials such as banners, posters, PPEs, and hand sanitizers.


UNICEF in Anambra State completed a mobile messaging campaign that covered 210 communities across all the 21 LGAs in the state. The National Orientation Agency  ( NOA )  with the support of UNICEF produced new radio jingles and video skits addressing the issues of improper wearing of facemasks and observing of social distancing protocols.


 UNICEF is collaborating with WHO on a project in community based sample collection in three selected LGAs in Kano state. UNICEF is also supporting the printing of data monitoring tools and risk communication activities.


A total of 1,528,172 caregivers of children aged 0 23 months have been reached with messages on infant and young child feeding  ( IYCF )  since March 2020, including 107,640 caregivers in the last two weeks aiming to protect breastfeeding and proper complementary feeding in the context of COVID 19, through interpersonal communication by HWs, use of Pico Projectors to carry out food demonstrations and IYCF messages.


[ 29th March 4th April 2021, Yobe State, Nigeria ]  The total number of active confirmed cases in the state is forty six  ( 46 ) . The total confirmed cases of COVID 19 amongst Health Care Workers  ( HCWs )  is nineteen  ( 19 ) . These include nine  ( 9 )  doctors, seven  ( 7 )  nurses, one  ( 1 )  physiotherapist, and two  ( 2 )  laboratory scientist .The total number of deaths from COVID 19 in the state is nine  ( 9 ) .


[  24   30 August 2020, Borno ]  Mobbar: 615 arrivals were recorded in Mobbar LGA of Borno state. All 615 arrivals were from Diffa region in Niger Republic. All movements were as a result of voluntary relocation. Gwoza: 207 arrivals were recorded in Gwoza LGA of Borno state. The arrivals included 76 from Konduga and 69 from Gwoza LGAs of Borno state, 24 from Girei and 5 from Gombi LGAs of Adamawa state and 33 from Marwa region in Cameroon. 52 per cent relocated as a result of poor living conditions and the remaining 48 per cent relocated voluntarily.


[ 10th Aug 2021, Nigeria ]  As Nigeria joins the rest of the World in commemorating Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day today, it is addressing structural, normative and operational challenges to birth registration.


[ 1st 31st Oct 2020, North East Nigeria ]  The ETS continues to provide Internet connectivity and security communications services to the response community in 10 sites. Since the beginning of the year, the team has provided Internet connectivity to more than 4,190 users from 111 organizations across North East Nigeria.


On the 4th of May 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria commenced gradual easing of the lockdown, using a phased approach. This has significantly contributed to the progressive return of life to normalcy as well as reviving the economy. The Presidential Task Force on COVID 19  ( PTF COVID 19 )  has continued to assess the situation, transmission dynamics in the country, and determine ways to mitigate the socio economic impacts of the lockdown by ensuring the safe re opening of the economy.


[ 12 October 2020, Nigeria ] There is a growing number of under nourished and separated infants as a result of COVID 19 pandemic and ongoing armed conflict. Prevention and management of wastage among infants, particularly for the non breastfed is a highly technical and resource demanding initiative which is unavailable at the moment


[ 01/07/2020,Damboa LGA, Borno ]  KIs from 1 settlement reported that local organizations were taking action to deal with COVID 19 related issues.KIs in Shuwari reported that at least one local organization was taking action to deal with COVID 19 in the community, but were not able to provide an organization name, or specify which activities were taking place.


[ 29th March 4th April 2021, Yobe State, Nigeria ]  Logistics and Operational Support: Distributed COVID 19 IPC commodities to SSH molecular diagnostic laboratory, SSH Damaturu, and FMC Nguru isolation center. Distributed PPEs and IEC materials to the IPC, Surveillance, POE, and Risk Communication teams.


[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Awareness on COVID 19 : Predominant  ( 84% )  respondents have heard above COVID 19 while 16% indicated they are yet to hear about the disease. Awareness on Measures to Prevent Contracting COVID 19: 85% of the respondents are aware of the measure they can take to prevent themselves of their familiy members from contracting COVID 19 while 19% are not aware of such measures. Household Knowledge on COVID 19 Symptoms : The respondents mentioned fever  ( 26% ) , cough  ( 22% ) , headache  ( 20% ) , sneezing  ( 18% )  and sore throat  ( 14% )  as common symptoms of COVID 19.

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (pop)


[ 23rd Nov 2020, Nigeria ]  Amid fears of a possible second wave of COVID 19 in the country, the Presidential Task Force  ( PTF )  on COVID 19 has advised Nigerians to suspend their Christmas and New Year travels to limit the risk of contracting the virus.


The assessment also reveals that the pandemic did not significantly impact access to healthcare facilities, with 73% of the PoCs reporting that they were able to access health facilities even during the lockdown imposed to curtail the spread of the virus. The reason for the forgoing may not be farfetched, considering that hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other agencies, public or private rendering essential services were exempted from the lockdown imposed in Nigeria,including persons going to access such essential services.


RHHF/UNFPA donated COVID 19 PPE and commodities to the OSC and SRH units of General Hospital Potiskum and General Hospital Mubi, in Yobe and Adamawa States respectively. The items donated include mechanized hand washing spots, Hazmat suits, N95 face masks, sterile gloves, sterile face masks, re washable face masks, alcohol based hand sanitizers, family planning commodities, RH Kits and malaria test kits.


Local production of COVID 19 Personal Protective materials and reusable sanitary pads as well as assembling of Dignity Kits is ongoing at the Dignity Kit production Centre in Maiduguri. This is being supported by UNFPA.


TdH continue to create awareness on COVID 19 to all beneficiaries accessing the TdH supported health facilities. IPC measures are in place for the prevention of COVID 19 transmission at the point of service delivery. A total of 44,788 persons were sensitized on COVID 19 within TdH areas of intervention.


110 Government frontline healthcare worsskers from Girei and Ganye LGAs were trained by WHO on COVID 19 IPC, case reporting and risk communication. IEC materials were provided to these cohort of trainees to enhance risk communication to clients and patients in the health facilities and to the support outreach services in the communities. They are also expected to cascade to other staff in their facilities.


NAN reports that on September 2, there were 216 new COVID 19 cases bringing the total number of reported cases to 54,463 in Nigeria. A total of 42,438 patients have recovered and discharged while 1,027 deaths related to the virus were so far recorded.  ( NAN )


UNICEF also supported the training of 39 volunteers trained in Ebonyi state on interpersonal communication on EndFGM, EndVAC, EndVAWG, accessing birth registration services as well as COVID 19 prevention and risk management.


• In Kaduna state, UNICEF supported the training of 35 HCWs from private health facilities on IPC and activation of Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital COVID 19 testing laboratory, bringing the number of testing facilities in Kaduna state to four. UNICEF also led the health partners group in packaging and presenting a consolidated COVID 19 Kaduna state health partners response report to the Ministry of Planning and Budget Commission.


In Abia, Ebonyi and Benue states, UNICEF continues to contribute to the zonal pandemic response by helping update the supplies and capacity building database. In Benue state, UNICEF supported the State Action Committee on Covid 19 for resource mobilization from private sector and NGOs to augment COVID 19 response.


[ 01/07/2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno State ]  KIs from 7 assessed settlements reported that no handwashing facilities are publicly available to residents. Of the remaining 8 settlements with KIs reporting that handwashing stations are publicly available, 7 reported that stations have both soap and water.


In Borno State, a total of 19,903 individuals were screened at 23 Points of Entries locations. 7,683 surveillance cards were distributed at POEs and Car parks


Nigeria is implementing several public health and social measures to adequately respond to the ongoing COVID 19 including using a phased approach to reopen the economy gradually and safely. On the 27th of July 2020, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID 19  ( PTF COVID 19 )  announced a further extension of phase two of the lockdown by one week. It was also announced that secondary schools will reopen from the 4th of August 2020. However, this only applies to students in exiting classes ahead of the West African Examinations starting on the 17th of August 2020.


(  17/09/2020 ) On Thursday, 131 new cases were reported in Nigeria, hence bringing the tally of confirmed cases to 56, 735.  (  18/09/2020 ) On Friday, 221 new cases of the pandemic were recorded.


The NCDC said that no death was registered as at April 17, while the country's total fatalities stood at 2,061. It disclosed that 21 people had successfully been treated and discharged from various isolation centers across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the recovery number to 154,325.


The restrictions on field travel caused by COVID 19 since early 2020 have directly impacted the set Key Performance Indicators  ( KPIs )  for ETS activities this year.


Cumulative Positivity rate is 11.6% in Borno State and Test per million of population is 760 while case per million Population is 88. A total of 5,362 COVID 19 test has been conducted in Borno State, initial test stands at 5,042 while follow up test Stands at 320. In Adamawa State, 1,021 samples have been tested, 8 samples are indeterminate while 2 are pending. In Yobe State, 211 samples have been tested with 62 positive results and 41 are for a repeat test.


Dr Anthony has helped to train as many as 4000 health workers in Kaduna and across the northwest region on infection prevention and control, including the appropriate use of personal protective equipment, respiratory and hand hygiene.


In Kaduna, while 30 health workers were infected in April, that number has since increased to 285, despite the training in infection prevention and control.


In Borno State IPC members visited 3 schools to assess the level of readiness and preparedness of the schools in the state for reopening after COVID 19 pandemic with regards IPC measures. In Yobe State, decontamination of high risk areas across the state was conducted. FMC Nguru & SSH Damaturu Isolation Centres were also disinfected.


Over 24,150 caregivers were sensitized with messages on COVID 19 by UNICEF VCMs in 20 LGAs in Borno State. Messages focus on voluntary sample testing, timely reporting of cases and de stigmatization.


This is a trend that deserves a lot of attention and the PTF is doing that. For us in Nigeria, the last three weeks have shown a slowdown in the number of confirmed cases. “Indeed, in the last four months of testing, the lowest daily figure of confirmed cases, 138 was reported on 30th August 2020,' he added.


[ 28th May 2021, Nigeria ] Rights activists say the absence of support structures from the government and law enforcement agencies for victims of sexual abuse impedes justice. Sexual and Assault Referral Centers ( SARCs ) , which provide services to survivors of sexualized and gender based violence, are not available in most states     including Benue.


In Cross River state, UNICEF supported the training of 180 LGA and state PHC health care workers on vaccine security and infection prevention and control. In Enugu state, UNICEF supported the second batch of integrated training on case management, IPC and surveillance for 40 frontline health care workers, bringing the total number of trained health care workers to 100. In Kebbi state, UNICEF supported the training of 300 community volunteers on contact tracing and 312 Community Health Extension workers on infection prevention and contro


In Kaduna state, UNICEF is supporting in the identification of an alternative iso treatment centre in Zaria and activating home based care approach for selective cases. UNICEF VCMs and their supervisors conducted a House to House active COVID 19 and AFP case search in 34 wards of nine LGAs with confirmed COVID 19 cases in the community. Six AFP cases were identified in 40,258 houses visited over a three day period.


PTF Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu announced the disbursement of the sum on Monday during a briefing in Abuja, the nation's capital. “We have released money to the state governments recently, to 32 state governments. Each state government was given a billion naira. “This is for the purpose of driving their COVID responses and we are asking them to prioritise testing in addition to surveillance activities linked to COVID 19,' he said


UNICEF, through the UN Basket Fund, is supporting NCDC to conduct IPC trainings in 19 states, namely, Borno, Bauchi, Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Rivers, Ondo, Enugu, Sokoto, Gombe, Taraba, Adamawa, Edo, Yobe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Niger, Oyo and Zamfara. Trainings to commence from Enugu state followed by the other states. UNICEF supported refresher training for IPC state focal persons on the rapid assessment checklist. Rapid assessment has been conducted for all 36+1 states; analysis is ongoing for rapid assessment waste management data from 12 states.


[  01  15 August 2020,North East Nigeria ]  The sector and partners continue to emphasize on the implementation of the rainy season contingency plan as incorporated in the 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan  ( HRP ) . This has enabled partners to rapidly curb and manage the flooding situation in camps by engaging the community at large and also swiftly mobilizing resources  ( shelter kits, NFIs, basic flood mitigation tools, etc )  to improve the living conditions for the vulnerable displaced population in camps and camp like settings. As a result of this, partners have responded to over 150 flash floods across the camps.


A total of 10,764 COVID 19 tests have been conducted in Borno State, initial test stands at 10,420 while follow up test Stands at 328. In Adamawa State, 2,066 samples have been tested, 240 are positive and 148 results are pending. In week 39 in Yobe State, 67 additional samples were collected for testing in the Yobe Molecular Laboratory.


A total of 31,943 samples were collected for testing last week as against the 16,035 tested the previous week, a 50 per cent increase. Also, Nigeria has recorded less than 2,000 new cases in each of the past four weeks.


Also, 4,343 people recovered and were discharged last week, a 372 per cent increase when compared to the previous week's record of 1,166, Nigeria's lowest in three months.


Together the panel stressed that the COVID 19 pandemic exacerbates the dire humanitarian situation in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, and risks wreaking havoc on the most vulnerable population. The high level event also called on urgent funding to avoid reversing progress made since the joint humanitarian response started in 2015.


[ 19th Oct 2020, Nigeria ] After spending almost seven months at home, all the federal civil servants have been ordered to resume their duties on Monday, October 19. The SGF said the civil servants were asked to stay at home since March when the lockdown was declared to curtail the spread of COVID 19.

Impact->Impact on people
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


The ETS has had to postpone its activities, including field missions and physical training sessions, due to COVID 19 related restrictions. The pandemic has also delayed staff recruitment and deployment to the field. The restrictions on field travel will indirectly impact the set Key Performance Indicators  ( KPIs )  of this year's ETS activities. The activities affected include the installation of the hybrid solar based power system, technical capacity building activities and routine maintenance.


In Nigeria, UNHCR built eighty concrete latrine slabs, sixty two bathing shelters, fourteen new latrines, and cladding of seventeen bathroom superstructures were completed in the Adagom 3 and Ikyogen settlements in the Southeast on the border with Cameroon. The construction of forty two additional slabs for installation of latrines at the quarantine centre and of new emergency shelters is ongoing in Adagom 3 settlement. At least 859 refugees from Adagom 3 settlement and 510 individuals from Ikyogen benefitted from the distribution of latrine cleaning tools, to promote environmental sanitation. Items distributed included toilet brush, broom, disinfectants, detergents, and replacement of broken hand washing buckets. A boost in water supply was experienced at the Ikyogen settlement, following the completion of an additional 10m3 capacity water collection point at the quarantine centre for new arrivals.


In Nigeria, UNHCR has completed the rehabilitation of three isolation centers in Ogoja which will benefit some 50,000 refugees and host communities, while two other rehabilitation centers are in progress in Adikpo and in Takum.


[ 13thDec2020,Nigeria ] Nigeria has so far tested over 830,000 of its 200 million population for the virus.


A few days ago, the NCDC listed nine states that have tested the least number of samples for COVID 19. Among the states are Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa and Yobe.


The CPSS held webinars with the Education and Nutrition Sectors on the integration of child protection into education and nutrition programming. The webinar with nutrition actors focused on the linkages between child protection and nutrition with practical examples of integrated nutrition/child protection programming. The education webinar focused on the COVID 19 response and integration of child protection into the education response which resulted in representatives from the CPSS being added to the Education Sector Technical Working Group on COVID 19 to provide technical guidance on child protection integration


on Saturday, September 26, a total of 7,968 samples across the country were tested in Nigeria, according to NCDC. Last week  ( from Sunday September 20 to Saturday September 26 ) , recoveries stood at 1,288, while 1,053 new cases and 12 deaths were recorded in the country – the fewest weekly fatalities in recent times. To date, 58,198 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria; 49,722 patients have recovered and discharged and 1,106 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT ) . Since the virus crept into Nigeria on February 27, a total of 502,545 tests have been carried out in the country  ( as of Saturday September 26 ) .


( 4 sep,2020 )  Return passengers must proceed on a 7 day self isolation as per protocol and present at the designated sample collection sites on the 7th day of arrival.


New infections outnumbered recoveries on Thursday September 24. One hundred and twenty five confirmed cases were reported in 13 states: Lagos  ( 37 ) , Plateau  ( 18 ) , FCT  ( 17 ) , Ogun  ( 15 ) , Rivers  ( 10 ) , Benue  ( 7 ) , Kaduna  ( 7 ) , Anambra  ( 5 ) , Oyo  ( 3 ) , Cross River  ( 2 ) , Ondo  ( 2 ) , Edo  ( 1 )  and Imo  ( 1 ) ; while one hundred and thirteen  ( 113 )  discharges took place in nine states. Discharges were reported in Plateau  ( 46 ) , Anambra  ( 29 ) , Rivers  ( 17 ) , Kaduna  ( 9 ) , Kano  ( 5 ) , FCT  ( 3 ) , Sokoto  ( 2 ) , Bayelsa  ( 1 )  and Ekiti  ( 1 ) ; while the day ended without anyone dying as a result of Covid 19 in Nigeria.


[ 04/10/2020 10/10/2020,Nigeria ]  Lagos State remains the epicentre for the disease with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths in the country. The other five states with the highest number of confirmed cases are FCT, Oyo, Plateau, Edo and Rivers states. Many states including Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Bayelsa, Jigawa, Adamawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Cross River, Zamfara and Kogi did not record a fresh case last week.


[ 15th Oct 2020, Abuja ]  The federal government has warned the EndSARS protesters across the country to be mindful of the risk of getting COVID 19 infection. Legit.ng reports that the director general Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC ) , Chikwe Ihekweazu, gave the warning on Thursday, October 15, at the Presidential Task Force  ( PTF )  briefing on COVID 19 in Abuja.


Access to livelihood and employment opportunities: The displacement has caused widespread poverty and desperation amongst the affected population.


Some 56 people from Adamawa  ( five women and 22 men )  and Borno  ( five women and 34 men )  participated in the workshop. In Dikwa LGA of Borno State, the decision to convert one of the largest schools  ( Shehu Sanda )  to a COVID 19 isolation facility was rescinded by the Primary Health Care  ( PHC )  coordinator after attending the workshop ensuring that pupils will be able to use the facility for learning once schools re open across the country


The Sector pre positioned 3,572 WASH response kits in Adamawa, Yobe and Ngala  ( Borno State )  warehouses for rapid response by WASH Sector partners in case of a disease outbreak, like cholera or COVID 19 )  or new population displacements


[ 1st Aug 2020, North East Nigeria ] Host communities In sites where IDPs are residing with host communities, friends, neighbors and family were the most trusted source of information in 39 per cent of sites  ( notable decrease from 43% cited in Round 32 ) , followed by local/community leader in 34 per cent of sites  ( down by 1% ) .


On 25 October non state armed groups  ( NSAG )  attacked a government military camp  ( “super camp' )  in the town of Damboa, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. At least 4 civilians died and 15 others sustained injuries as a result of the crossfire between the NSAG and the government forces.

Casualties->Dead
Context->Security & stability
Casualties->Injured


Similarly, to prevent the spread of COVID 19, separating those who are sick from other members of the community is key. In all assessed LGAs, less than 45% of the assessed settlements reported sick members of the community were isolated from others  ( overall 28% ) . Isolation practices seemed to be least common in some of the eastern Borno LGAs, as isolation was reportedly practiced in 7% of assessed settlements in Gwoza, 3% in Ngala, and 0% in Kala/Balge.


[ 01/06/2020,Nigeria ]  Heavy rains have caused extensive flooding in Chad, Niger and Nigeria since the onset of rainy seasons in June. Chad's rainy season, expected to last until October, is the heaviest in the past 30 years. Flooding in Nigeria is less widespread than in 2019, but is still significant.


[ 30/09/2020, Nigeria ] Flooding has destroyed hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops across the three countries, affecting access to food and livelihoods. This may lead to very poor agricultural harvests and increase already significant levels of food insecurity: 2 million in Niger, 3.7 million in Chad and up to 7 million in Nigeria.


[ 1st Aug 2020, North East Nigeria ]  SHELTER CONDITIONS FOR RETURNEES Seventy seven per cent  ( no change since the last round of assessment )  of returnees resided in households with walls. This percentage was 82 per cent in Borno. Eighteen per cent were residing in traditional shelters and 5 per cent  ( no change )  in emergency/makeshift shelters. Nine per cent  ( no change )  of returnees in Borno were living in emergency/makeshift shelters and another 9 per cent living in traditional shelters.


Out of Nigeria's 7,401 active cases, Lagos currently tops the list with 4,197 patients, followed by Plateau with 749 infections.  ( 05/10/2020 )  A total of 183 people were discharged on Monday, increasing the total to 50,951, while no new death was recorded.


[ 28/08/2020,Nigeria ]  With many Nigerians made unemployed by COVID 19, combined with lower volumes of exports such as oil, Nigeria's economy has contracted by 6.1% year on year in the second quarter of this year. 27% of Nigeria's labor force  ( over 21 million Nigerians )  are unemployed.


On June 13, ISWAP launched another coordinated attack on Monguno and Nganzai LGAs killing an estimated 40 civilians and 20 soldiers. Analysts suggest that this shift in ISWAP's strategy to directly target civilians may be a result of an internal leadership coup in February 2020. Continued large scale violence remains highly probable, with local communities most exposed to attacks


[ 01/01/2019 30/09/2020, Nigeria ]  UNHCR, in partnership with Nigeria Immigration Service  ( NIS ) , State Emergency Management Agency  ( SEMA )  and National Emergency Management Agency  ( NEMA )  has carried out registration since August 2015 at border control points in the North East. The refugee returnees are returning to Nigeria mainly from Cameroon, Niger and Chad. So far, 35,692 individuals have been registered by Nigeria Immigration Service from 1st January 2019 to 30th September 2020, comprised of 15,484 households ( HHs ) . 83% of the spontaneous refugee returnees report to have been unregistered with authorities in the country of asylum. UNHCR Nigeria is working closely with partners to implement a comprehensive response strategy, including providing targeted assistance to returning Nigerians, developing the capacity of key stakeholders to the response and adovcating for conditions of returns.


[ 24/08/2020  20/09/2020, Borno and Yobe state ]  As part of the ongoing support to COVID 19 prevention campaigns, UNICEF, through the common supplies pipeline  ( in kind donation UNILEVER Nigeria )  released 510,648 bars of soap for hand washing to partners for use in high risk areas of Borno and Yobe States, benefitting at least 85,108 persons.


[ 07/10/2020, Nigeria ]  This development also dragged the first half performance of the Internally Generated Revenue  ( IGR )  of the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, down by 11.7 per cent to N612.9 billion, against N693.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019, H1'19.


[ 1st July 2020, BAY states ]  The WASH vulnerability score is combination of water and hygiene vulnerability. Water vulnerability pertains to the quantity and the quality of water, whereas hygiene vulnerability considers the type of latrine used. Access to WASH services is crucial to many aspects of a household's daily life, from hygiene, to drinking water and waste disposal.


[  1st July 2020, Borno, Yobe states ]  In Borno and Yobe states, prices of key staples saw a seasonal upturn due to a decreased availability of market stocks since July, ascribed to the lean season, the underlying high inflation and Eid celebration late July. Between June and July, the cost of the Food Basket, which is 70% of Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket  ( SMEB )  in Maiduguri and Jere, increased slightly from 19,072 Naira to 19,345 Naira. This now means that the SMEB is as high as at the highest point in the 2018 lean season.


[  1st July 2020, Borno, Yobe states ]  In Geidam  ( Yobe ) , the SMEB increased by ten  ( 10 )  percent between June and July from 18,411 Naira to 20,228 Naira, being the cost of 100% of the Food Basket. The price of local rice which has continued to increase over three months in most markets of Borno, with Bullumkutu  ( 19% ) , Baga  ( 24% ) , Monday  ( 30% )  and Abbaganaram  ( 31% ) . Similarly in Yobe, prices increased in Potiskum  ( 16% ) , Nguru  ( 18% ) , Gashua and Geidam  ( 25% ) , Bursari and Gujba  ( 38% )  and Gulani  ( 67% )  being the notable cases.


[  1st July 2020, Borno, Yobe states ]  Nigeria's annual inflation rate rose for a tenth straight month to 12.6% in June of 2020 from 12.4% in the prior month. The prices of most staple food commodities are generally expected to remain well above average in both Borno and Yobe States during the rest of the lean season months of August and September. A slight decrease is expected thereafter.


[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ]  The federal government asked states to ensure the closure of all bars, nightclubs and restaurants across the country for an initial period of five weeks. This, however, excludes restaurants providing services to hotel residents.


[ 16th Oct 2020,Nigeria ]  Abuja  ( ICRC )    The International Committee of the Red Cross  ( ICRC )  has seen an increase in malnutrition rates among children in nutrition centres it supports in Nigeria. The number of children treated by the outpatient nutrition program grew by 20%, while the number of severe malnutrition cases rose by 10%, compared to the same period last year.


[ 1st 15th Oct 2020, North East Nigeria ]  68% of camps has access to a form of education in the camp or nearby. Over 60% of the camps need instructional and writing materials. 50% of the camps do not have access to a functional secondary school while 32% of the camps do not have access to alternative basic education.


[ 1st June July 2020,Borno state ]  Against the backdrop of the COVID 19 pandemic, communication on prevention, symptoms, and when to seek medical care is critical to reduce transmission and mortality rates. Yet, particularly in H2R areas in Borno state, access to means and sources of information is likely to be severely limited.


[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ] KIs from 12 settlements reported that schools attended by children had been closed due to COVID 19 in the 30 days prior to data collection.


[ 1st June July 2020,Borno state ]  Interestingly, 19 KIs also mentioned that people in the H2R settlement had received information about a new infectious disease in the garrison towns, and although not every KI was able to name the disease, it seemed clear to be COVID 19  ( see quote below ) .


[ 7thDec2020,Nigeria ]  There has been a recorded increase in the spread of COVID 19 in Nigeria in the week 50  ( starting 7 December )  when the number of new confirmed cases at the national level rose to 113% compared to week 49.


[ 16th  31st Oct 2020,Adamawa,Borno states ]  86% of the total showers are functional while 14% need to be repaired. 16 sites in 5 LGAs  ( Girei in Adamawa state, Konduga, Jere, Maiduguri and Dikwa in Borno state )  do not have shower on site. 1,526 showers needs to be repaired across 85 sites in 17 LGAs  ( table 2 ) .


[ 3rd Nov 2020,Borno ]  The inability to access some settlements in Borno state due to the conflict had presented a challenge to the immunization programme.


[ 16th  31st Oct 2020,BAY states ]  80% of the displacement sites has an average waiting time at water points less than 30minutes while 16% is between 30minutes and an hour and 4% is above one hour  ( figure 8 ) . Figure 3: Total shelter and their status. Figure 5: % of sites by the second most needed NFI .


[ 2nd 8th Nov 2020,Nigeria ] ETT assessments idenfietid the following movement triggers: voluntary relocation  ( 34.1% ) , conflict/atack  ( 23.4% ) , poor living conditions  ( 20.3% ) , improved security  ( 15.7% ) , fear of attack  ( 5.8% )  and military operations  ( 0.7% ) .


[ 8th Nov 2020, Borno ]  In Borno State, 1 confirmed case was reported for week 45, total confirmed cases stand at 748. 7 contacts are presently being monitored in Borno State, and intra/inter country border screening is still ongoing.

Covid-19->Contact tracing
Covid-19->Cases
Covid-19->Restriction measures


[ 5thNov 2020,Nigeria ] Abuja, Nigeria's capital, and the second most impacted with a total of over 6,000 cases also came second on Thursday with 20 infections. Currently, Nigeria has tested about 687,952 of its 200 million population.


[ 28th May 2021, Nigeria ]  In Nigeria, PHCs are critical as they often serve as the first point of contact for suspected cases of COVID 19. Health workers in PHCs continue to play an important role in the response by supporting the detection of cases, educating members of the community about the risks of the virus as well as other health and social services.


[ 11th June 2021, Yobe state ] Meals Eaten by Houlsehold Per day in Current Location: Nearly half  ( 49% )  of the total respondents indicated they their household eats two meals per day while three meals per day were reported by 38%. Some 1% of the respondents do not have food to eat a single meal per day while at least 10% said they eat one meal per day.


[ 1st Nov 2020, BAY states ]  12.6% of confirmed cases in Adamawa State are health workers. Planning has commenced in Adamawa State for training of NYSC staff to help in sample collection. Community case search is ongoing in all locations reporting cases in Borno State, in all high burden LGAs in Yobe State as well as in Adamawa State.


The National Bureau of Statistics  ( NBS )  reported annual inflation in September at 13.7 percent, nearly half a percent higher than in August at 13.2 percent. The month on month inflation increased to 1.5 percent in September, only a slight increase from 1.3 percent in August.


[ 1st Sep 2020, NorthEast Nigeria ]  Awareness about COVID 19 remained high at 99 per cent amongst all IDPs assessed during the COVID 19 Situation Analysis Round 3 across the conflict affected north eastern region of Nigeria.


[ 1st Jul 2020, Maiduguri LGA, Borno state ] KIs from all 17 assessed settlements reported that most residents' knowledge of COVID 19 was sufficient to protect themselves and their families from the virus.


[ 23Nov2020,Nigeria ]  As Nigeria slips into recession for the second time in five years, President Muhammadu Buhari, says it came about because of the severity of the global economic downturn caused by the COVID 19 pandemic.


[ 25th Oct 2020, Nigeria ]  In Ilorin, in central Kwara state, security officers faced difficulties in containing attacks on a government facility in recent days. The state governor has declared a 24 hour curfew to prevent further escalation of violence.


[ 16th June 2021, Nigeria ] The NDU, titled: “Resilience through Reforms,' stated that in 2020, the Nigerian economy experienced a shallower contraction of 1.8 per cent than had been projected at the beginning of the pandemic  ( 3.2 per cent ) .


[ 12thFeb2021,Nigeria ]  ICRC have continued to work across Nigeria in states where armed conflict and other situations of violence persist. More than 1.9 million people are internally displaced in the North East alone while over half a million people have been displaced in some North Central and North West states.


[ 19th Apr   9th Jun 2021. North East Nigeria ]  However, in 40 per cent of the locations assessed  ( both camps/camp like settings and host communities ) , most people had access to handwashing stations with soap and water  ( an increase from 36% )  while in 24 per cent of locations, about half of the people had access to with water and soap  ( a decrease from 29% ) . In 16 per cent of the locations, only a few people had access  ( a decrease from 17% )  and in 16 per cent of the locations, everyone had access to handwashing stations filled with water and soap  ( a decrease from 17% ) . Only in 3 per cent of the locations assessed, respondents stated that nobody in their community had access to water and soap  ( similar to Round 5 ) .


[ 16th 31st Dec 2020, Borno and Adamawa states ] 81% of the total showers are functional while 19% need to be repaired. 24 sites in 5 LGAs  ( Girei in Adamawa state, Konduga, Jere, Maiduguri and Dikwa in Borno state )  do not have shower on site. 2,021 showers needs to be repaired across 74 sites in 17 LGAs  ( table 2 )


[ 24th Dec 2020,Nigeria ] The new variant in South Africa is the predominant one there, John Nkengasong, the head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  ( Africa CDC )  said, as confirmed infections in the country approach one million. While the variant transmits quickly and viral loads are higher, it is not yet clear whether it leads to a more severe disease, he said.


[ 24th Dec 2020,Nigeria ] South Africa's health minister late on Wednesday announced an “alarming rate of spread' in that country, with more than 14,000 new cases confirmed in the past day, including more than 400 deaths. It was the largest single day increase in cases.


[ 1st Jan   Mar 2021, Nigeria ]  Reasons for travel: The primary reason for travel for the vast majority of surveyed travellers was economic migration  ( 96% ) , while others  ( 4% )  were travelling for marriage and/or to rejoin family, to further their education, etc.


The government implemented restriction measures at the start of the pandemic to restrict the virus's spread. Despite the increasing number of infections, restriction measures have slowly eased as the pandemic evolved. The remaining restrictions include a nationwide curfew between 12 and 4 am, somewhat limiting people movement. Additionally, social distancing and wearing of masks in public places are in place. Similarly, public gatherings are restricted to no more than 50 persons outside the workplace.


Heavy rainfall in Nigeria and bordering countries have led to near record levels of flooding. Flooding was well above normal; however, it was lower than that seen in 2012, one of the worst flood years in over 40 years. Heavy and unprecedented rainfall in the northern areas led to extremely high levels   Red Alert level  ( water levels higher than nine meters )    of the Niger River.


[ 11thDec2020, Nigeria ]  The country also recorded 796 new cases on Friday, breaking the previous highest daily record of 745 reported on June 19.


[ 1st Jul 2020, Monguno LGA, Borno states ]  KIs from 3 settlements reported that violence against children is a prevelant issue facing residents.The most commonly reported forms of violence against children perceived as prevalent in settlements where KIs reported such violence were child labor, child marriage, forced begging, and domestic abuse, all of which were reported by KIs from 2 assessed settlements


[ 1st Oct 2020, Nigeria ]  Malaria  ( suspected n= 9,542; confirmed n= 7,466 )  was the leading cause of morbidity and mortality reported through EWARS accounting for 47% of the reported cases and 54% of the reported deaths.


[ 1st 15thDec 2020, Borno and Adamawa state ] 56% of latrines across 126 sites in 17 LGAs need gender marking. 21% latrines needs desludgement across 71 sites in 16 LGAs  ( table 1 ) .


[ 24th  30th May 2021, Yobe State ]  The total number of confirmed COVID 19 cases is four hundred and sixty  ( 460 ) . Ninety three  ( 93 )  cases from Damaturu, seventy four  ( 74 )  cases from Nguru, forty three  ( 43 )  cases from Fika, forty  ( 40 )  cases from Potiskum, thirty six  ( 36 )  cases from Bade, thirty  ( 30 )  cases from Nangere, twenty one  ( 21 )  cases from Yusufari, twenty  ( 20 )  cases from Gulani, nineteen  ( 19 )  cases from Jakusko, seventeen  ( 17 )  cases each from Gujba, sixteen  ( 16 )  cases each from Karasuwa, fourteen  ( 14 )  cases from Tarmuwa, eleven  ( 11 )  cases from Fune, eight  ( 8 )  cases each from Bursari, and Yunusari, and five  ( 5 )  cases each from Geidam, and Machina LGAs.


[ 18thNov2020, Kogi state ]  PREMIUM TIMES earlier on Wednesday reported how lawmakers in Kogi during a plenary sitting on Tuesday called on the state and federal ministries of health to unravel the cause of the ‘strange disease' which has killed almost 50 persons in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.


[ 24 Nov 2020, Nigeria ]  The Coordinator said that 60 percent of inbound travelers who paid for the compulsory Polymerase Chain Reaction  ( PCR )  test but failed to turn up for the test seven days after arriving in the country would be restricted from traveling for six months.


[ 15th June 2021, Nigeria ] Nigeria is expecting a second shipment of nearly 4 million doses of COVID 19 vaccines by early August, and plans to resume giving out first doses, which had been halted to save its supply for second doses.


[ 28th May 2021, Nigeria ]  Fare paid by commuters for journeys by motorcycle per drop increased by 1.8 percent MoM to N276 in April from N271 in March. Similarly, fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport increased by 1.5 percent MoM to N820 in April from N808 in March. The increases in transport fares, however, run contrary to decrease in average price for premium motor spirit  ( PMS )  also known as Petrol in April.


[ 28th May 2021, Nigeria ]  “The average price of 1kg of tomato increased YoY by 0.09 percent and MoM by 3.7 percent to N277 in April 2021 from N267 in March 2021. “The average price of 1kg of rice  ( imported high quality sold loose )  increased YoY by 14.6 percent and decreased MoM by 0.67 percent to N540 in April 2021 from N544 in March 2021. “Similarly, the average price of 1kg of yam tuber increased YoY by 9.9 percent and MoM by 3.3 percent to N252.80 in April 2021 from N244.82 in March 2021.'


[ 18th Nov 2020, Nigeria ]  The breakdown of the figure on a state by state basis revealed the following: Lagos  ( 142 ) , Ogun  ( 19 ) , Kaduna  ( 15 ) , FCT  ( 14 ) , Imo  ( 14 ) , Rivers  ( 14 ) , Plateau  ( 6 ) , and Katsina  ( 3 ) . Others are – Ekiti  ( 2 ) , Jigawa  ( 2 ) , Oyo  ( 2 ) , Cross River  ( 1 ) , Kano  ( 1 ) , and Taraba  ( 1 ) . Total confirmed cases: 65,693. Discharged: 61,457 AND Deaths: 1,163.


Total number of contacts line listed for follow up – 5,123 . Total initial Samples tested so far in UMTH laboratory stands at 14,099 .Cumulative positivity rate 6% . Cumulative samples collected for week 51 were 459


[ 8th Nov 2020, Borno ]  BORNO: 1 confirmed case was reported for week 45 and there was no death recorded. 1 patient was discharged. 460 samples were collected in week 45 as against 347 in the preceding week.


[ 1st Oct 2020, Nigeria ]  AHI carried actively carried out shelter to shelter outreaches in Dikwa and Monguno LGAs. Pregnant women and nursing mothers were sensitized during the shelter to shelter outreaches in both LGAs. The need to carryout anti natal care, postnatal care and immunization was emphasized to the pregnant women in the course of the outreach. The beneficiaries were also sensitized on the different family planning services available and the importance of child spacing. Pregnant women were referred to facilities where AHI supports with delivery kits and also follow up on women who have delivered in facilities supported by AHI to encourage on immunization and post natal services


[ 8th Nov 2020, Yobe ] 25,184 individuals were screened at 26 PoE locations in Borno State. In Yobe State, 6,351 passengers were screened at the Points of Entries  ( PoEs ) . 807 persons were screened in Yola International Airport. None was suspected for COVID 19


[ 24 Nov 2020, Nigeria ]  National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID 19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, has urged schools to send pupils with respiratory symptoms consistent with Coronavirus  ( COVID 19 )  back home to reduce the risk of transmission.


[ 1st 15thDec 2020, Borno and Adamawa state ] 76% of the displacement sites has an average waiting time at water points less than 30minutes while 23% is between 30minutes and an hour and 1% is above one hour  ( figure 8 ) .


[ 11th June 2021, Adamawa State ] Food Security Needs: A livelihood needs assessment conducted by HARAF in Malkohi community  ( Yola South LGA )  highlighted a lack of markets in close proximity to local communities, necessitating residents to frequent neighboring communities to purchase food. Also highlighted in the assessment was a lack of funds to purchase food.


[ 5 July 2021, Yobe state ] HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE : About two thirds of the estimated 180,000 people who were displaced by NSAG attacks some eight weeks ago have returned to different parts of Geidam and Yunusari  ( Kanamma town )  LGAs, necessitating the immediate scale up of early recovery activities to help them stabilize and restart livelihood activities.


[ 26th May 2021,Nigeria ] Nigeria on Wednesday  ( 26th May,2021 ) , recorded 48 new cases of coronavirus infection in five states and the Federal Capital Territory  ( FCT ) . This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 166,146 according to official data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  ( NCDC ) on Wednesday night. Lagos took the lead with 22 new cases, followed by Rivers and Enugu with 11 cases each. Kaduna, FCT and Gombe recorded one case each. According to the NCDC data, no new death was recorded from the virus which has already claimed 2,071 lives.


[ 1st Nov2020, Ngala LGA ,Borno state ]  Internally displaced households that reported knowing their approximate income in the 30 days prior to data collection  ( 98% ) , reported earning an average 11,848 NGN, compared to non displaced households  ( 95% )  who reported an average 11,822 NGN. 5% of displaced households and 5% of non displaced households reported earning no income in the 30 days prior to data collection.


[ 01 15 Dec 2020,Nigeria ]  44% of the IDPs are living in emergency shelter, 33% in makeshift, 11% in collective/ communal shelter, 9% in public facilities and 3% in transitional shelter. 8,236 HH are sharing shelter across 31 sites in 8 LGAs.


[ 30th May 2021, Nigeria ] The situation reports showed that in Week 20, the number of new confirmed cases increased to 310 from 290 reported in week 19, adding that these were reported in 15 states and FCT. It showed that the number of discharged cases decreased to 63 from 116 in week 19, reported in 11 states and the FCT, while the number of reported death in the last one week was 1  ( Ondo State ) .


High levels of conflict continue to drive high levels of displacement across the north. According to IOM DTM Round 33 assessment in August, conducted in Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States found that over 2.1 million people are internally displaced. This represents an increase from Round 32 conducted in June of nearly 30,500 people. Borno State hosts the highest number of IDPs, with over 1.5 million IDPs located in the State with slightly over half living in camps.


[ 30th May 2021, Nigeria ] It said that the country had also conducted over two million tests since the first case was announced on Feb. 27, 2020. It added that a multi sectoral national emergency operations centre  ( EOC ) , activated at Level 2, continued to coordinate the national response activities.


[ 23rd Oct 2020, Nigeria ]  Before the COVID 19 pandemic, WHO with support of international health partners like UNICEF, UNIDO, UNFPA, IOM, OCHA and UNHCR, has been supporting the Federal Government in raising awareness on the importance of hand hygiene and integrated waste management to reduce risk behaviours among Nigerians. Many of which are beginning to yield success.


[ 1st Sep 2020, Borno ] Borno came in next at 44 per cent although it has the highest levels of awareness campaigns and concentration of aid agencies given that it is the most conflict affected north eastern state. The corresponding figure for Borno in the last round of assessment was 40 per cent.


The first confirmed cases in Borno and Adamawa states were announced on 20 April and 22 April 2020 , respectively.


[ 15th Jun 2021, Nigeria ]  Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Health Care Development Agency  ( NPHCDA ) , “Recall that we officially closed the vaccination for the first dose on 24th May, 2021. Since then, we have been inundated with request by Nigerians to be vaccinated. In response, we have decided to reopen vaccination for the first dose from today. For such persons, their second dose will be due in 12 weeks and by then we would have received the next consignment of vaccines. “We now have information that Nigeria will get 3.92 million doses of Oxford/Astrazeneca by end of July or early August. As we receive additional information on the exact dates in August, we will provide an update regarding timelines and details of this.'


[ 26th Oct 2020,Nigeria ]  In preparing for the resumption of classes in Nigeria, the government directed schools to implement protocols to mitigate the spread of COVID 19 in schools. These include arrangement of seats two meters apart in order to maintain physical distancing; provision of a steady supply of water, soap and alcohol based hand sanitizer for personal hand hygiene; use of infrared thermometers for temperature checks; and compulsory wearing of facemasks while on school premises. Information, education and communication  ( ICE )  materials are to be positioned strategically to remind the school community of the safety measures.


[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] Respondents reported that their overall access to health services had declined as a result the pandemic stating reasons such as having longer wait times, sometimes not even being to get services on the same day. Before the pandemic, access to health services was consistent in that they could expect to get same day services and admission if need be.


[ 1st 15thNov2020, North East Nigeria ]  86% of latrines in Borno are functional while 14% are damaged. 5 sites in 4 LGAs  ( Girei in Adamawa state, Jere, Konduga and MMC in Borno state )  do not have latrines on site


[ 4th May 2021, Nigeria ] Respondents agree that formal ( 70% )  and non formal ( 73% )  school management have plans in place to help learners cover for the lost academic calendar. Catch up classes are available in both formal and non formal institutions, 62% and 61% of the respondents agreed respectively. While there has been a decrease in the enrolment of learners for non formal institutions as agreed by 50% of the respondents, fewer ( 35% )  respondents agree that enrolment had decreased in formal institutions.


[ 27th Oct 2020,North East Nigeria ] All respondents in the survey reported that there was a negative impact in earning income stating that they were unable to either sell their stock or have experienced payment/salary delays as a result of the pandemic. This, compounded with the fact that market prices have steeply increased, has added stress to families. Even for those with multiple members who have a jobs, they are still unable to contribute.


[ 21st Dec2020,Nigeria ]  Armed group activity continues to increase across northern Nigeria, further constraining access to conflict affected areas and exacerbating humanitarian needs.


Cholera Update : Nigeria, As at March 28th , 2021, a total of 1,746 suspected cases including 50 deaths  ( CFR = 2.9% )  have been reported from eight states  ( Benue, Delta, Zamfara, Gombe, Bayelsa, Kogi, Sokoto and Nasarawa )  since the beginning of 2021. Of the confirmed cases, 63.2% are aged 5   14 years ▪ Of all suspected cases, 48% are females and 52% are males.