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Operation overview
More than 8.3 million people across Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in North-East Nigeria are in need of lifesaving assistance due to ongoing violence in the region. The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) in Nigeria is providing data connectivity to support humanitarians in assisting affected populations and security communications to support the safety and the security of the staff members.
Communication needs in North-East Nigeria
Since activation in November 2016, the ETS has led the inter-agency ICT response in northeast Nigeria through coordination and information management services and provision of vital communications services to the humanitarian community. To enable a coordinated humanitarian response and to support the safety and security of the response community, the ETS is providing security communications services in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Yola metropolitan areas, and internet and security communications services in the eight humanitarian hubs across Borno State―Bama, Banki, Damasak, Dikwa, Gwoza, Maiduguri, Monguno and Ngala. The ETS is delivering shared communications services, enabling humanitarians to carry out their work efficiently.