Tag: Humanitarian
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Change your mindset, to work – Humanitarian Minister tells NEDC
Wevole Ezin, Calabar. The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has told the Management and Staff of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to change their mindset and attitude to work. Dr. Edu who gave the warning while addressing the management of the Commission at its Headquarters in Maiduguri said it…
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UN seeks funding to implement humanitarian plan for Northeast Nigeria
The United Nations said funding was required to implement the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to address humanitarian needs of people in the Northeast Nigeria. UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, at a news conference on Tuesday in New York, said 1.1 billion dollars would be required to fund the HRP. According to him, only 37 per…
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Fmr Senate President, Saraki’s wife bags Sun Newspaper award
PIC 1: Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, escorting his wife, Barrister Toyin Saraki, to receive her Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Sun Newspaper. PIC 2: Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his wife, Barrister Toyin Saraki, receiving Mrs. Saraki’s Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Sun Newspaper.
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FG to evacuate more Nigerians from Ukraine under humanitarian corridor – Onyeama
Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says plans are underway by the Federal Government to evacuate more Nigerians trapped in Ukraine under the humanitarian corridor. This is as Russia on Monday announced the opening of humanitarian corridors to allow the evacuation of civilians from several Ukrainian cities experiencing heavy fighting, including the capital Kyiv and Sumy.
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UN relief chief pledges support for Nigeria in rebuilding Northeast
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those affected by violence in the Northeast. The UN humanitarian affairs chief who made the pledge at the end of his four-day visit to Nigeria, said the UN would do everything to…
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Nigerian refugees in Cameroon: UN-backed aid plan requires $310 million
A $310 million humanitarian response plan, backed by the United Nations (UN), has been launched to provide life-saving assistance to 1.2 million people in Cameroon’s northern and eastern regions, who are mainly refugees from Nigeria and Central Africa Republic (CAR). “Cameroon continues to confront a complex crisis deeply affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions…