West and Central Africa

Nigeria

A woman and her child look into the camera
Aminata Ouédraogo, from the Arbinda in northern Nigeria, fled violence when her village was attacked. She has been in Kaya displacement camp ever since, afraid to return home. OCHA/Olympia de Maismont
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There has been no reprieve in the humanitarian crisis in north-east Nigeria’s Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, where armed conflict is now in its thirteenth year. 

Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure have made people more vulnerable and continue to impede their access to assistance. More than 2 million internally displaced people are unable to return to their homes.

Protection needs are high, especially for women and girls, due to violence, abduction, rape and other forms of gender-based violence. Children are at risk of forced recruitment, especially when unaccompanied or separated from their families. Conflict and insecurity have cut people off from their agricultural production, resulting in food insecurity.

Climate change is increasing humanitarian needs in Nigeria at an alarming rate. In 2022, the country experienced its worst floods in more than two decades, which affected 4.4 million people. The flooding was a major contributor to the spread of cholera that killed 390 people in Borno State alone.

An estimated 8.3 million people are in need in Nigeria, a slight decrease from 8.4 million people in 2022. Needs vary in severity across geographic areas and among different types of affected groups, such as returnees, host communities and internally displaced people. Some 268,000 people are categorized as being in the worst or “catastrophic” category of need, meaning their capacity to cope has been exhausted.

The 2023 Nigeria Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) requires US$1.3 billion to meet the needs of 6 million people in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. As a priority, $631 million is urgently required for an emergency response to 2.4 million people in acute need.

Overview of the humanitarian response in Nigeria

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Population
223.8M 2024
People in Need
7.9M 2023
Nigerian Refugees in the Region
342.8K 2024
People in Need
7.9M 2023
People Targeted for Assistance
4.4M 2023
Total requirements (USD)
860M 2024
Total requirements (USD)
860M 2024
Funding total (USD)
218.5K 2024
Funding gap (USD)
859.8M 2024
Funding coverage (%)
0.03 2024

The Nigeria Humanitarian Fund

Pledged amount (USD)
8.2M 2024
Paid amount (USD)
4.6M 2024

Resources

Nigeria + 8 more

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Sahel Dashboard: Humanitarian Overview (as of 13 March 2024)

The Sahel continues to face a complex web of crises, driven by interlinked factors including brutal violence, political instability, climate change, weak governance, chronic poverty, and fraying...

Originally published
Source
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Nigeria + 3 more

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Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 13 March 2024)

The Lake Chad Basin region faces a deteriorating security situation, with the number of security incidents in Cameroon and Nigeria in December and January much higher than the average over the last...

Originally published
Source
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
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Nigeria

News and Press Release

Mr. Mohamed Malick Fall, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria: Statement on the reported abduction of scores of civilians in Ngala, Borno (6 March 2024)

Abuja, 6 March 2024 The United Nations strongly condemns the reported abduction of internally displaced persons (IDPs), many of them women, boys and girls, in the Ngala Local Government Area of Borno...

Originally published
Sources
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria
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Nigeria + 3 more

Infographic

Lake Chad Basin: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 13 March 2024)

The Lake Chad Basin region faces a deteriorating security situation, with the number of security incidents in Cameroon and Nigeria in December and January much higher than the average over the last...

Originally published
Source
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Read more

Nigeria + 8 more

Infographic

Sahel Dashboard: Humanitarian Overview (as of 13 March 2024)

The Sahel continues to face a complex web of crises, driven by interlinked factors including brutal violence, political instability, climate change, weak governance, chronic poverty, and fraying...

Originally published
Source
  • UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Read more

Funding for OCHA Nigeria

Total requirements (USD)
9.3M 2024
Opening balance (USD)
0 2024
Earmarked funding (USD)
218.5K 2024
Total (USD)
218.5K 2024