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Highlights
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In Q1, SAM children’s hospital admissions doubled in Maiduguri, compared to 2022. This coincided with a measles outbreak in February, recording 65% of 5,000 cases in Borno in Maiduguri. The Northeast and Northwest RUTF pipelines are secure till December 2023 (183,403 children treated vs. 229,188 mid-year sector target), and January 2024 (199,803 children treated vs. 145,277 mid-year HAC target), respectively.
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During Q2, localization enabled access to Marte – one of 4 inaccessible LGAs in Borno. The RRM treated 600 SAM children via a NNGO.
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UNICEF completed the response to the 2022 floods – the most devastating ones in a decade – in Nigeria’s South (Anambra, Bayelsa), and Niger. Eleven healthcare facilities were rehabilitated, all were equipped with WASH facilities. Some 250 boreholes were provided.
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In June, UNICEF and 30 government representatives from Abuja and Katsina (Northwest) conducted a preparedness simulation based on the government’s Northwest contingency plan1, supported by UNICEF.
SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
Country-Wide
The fuel subsidy was removed in June. Subsequently, fuel prices tripled, which had a knock-on effect on food prices because of transport costs. Accordingly, the Presidency declared a state of emergency over food prices and shortages on 13 July 2023.
Country-wide, Nigeria ranks top 5 regarding reported measles cases – approx. 5,000. In Q1, Nigeria had recorded 2,651 cases of measles across 29 States, which constituted an 86% reduction from Q1 in 2022, when the largest outbreak globally was recorded.
By the end of April, 1,629 suspected cholera cases, including 48 deaths, had been recorded in 13 states. The South (Cross River (718), Ebonyi (227), Bayelsa (160), and Abia (118)), as well as Zamfara (177), Katsina (115), and Niger (94) accounted for 99% of cases.
Northeast
All 9 formal IDP camps in the Maiduguri area were closed, and some 160,000 IDPs were relocated to remote areas, including IDP camps. Based on IOM data, some IDPs relocated in 2022 may have chosen to remain in Maiduguri. To date, 2.2m IDPs remain in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, of which 42% reside in 276 camps.
In June, a primary school was attacked in Gujba LGA, Yobe state. Two teachers were abducted, a classroom was partially destroyed, and education was suspended until further notice. Some 90 schools across the BAY states remain closed as a result of conflict.
Some 8,000 refugees from Cameroon fled to Adamawa in early 2023. In total, there are 22,200 refugees (inc. 3,900 women, 14,570 children) from Cameroon in Adamawa.
During the gubernatorial election, NGO activities were halted for one month in Adamawa, briefly delaying UNICEF’s education activities. Following high-level advocacy, the suspension was lifted after the elections.
Northwest
Nearly 474,000 IDPs in Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina fled their homes due to armed violence, with armed violence gradually also encompassing Kaduna State. On average, and primarily due to state policies, less than 12% of IDPs reside in camps, while others seek refuge in host communities. Overall, 54% of IDPs are female, and 56% are children. WASH, shelter, and education were identified as the main needs in the three states.
In mid-February, NGOs were requested to leave Zamfara. Upon NGO engagement, it was clarified that this concerned only unregistered NGOs without a state MOU, which concerned none of the INGOs.