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In a world often overshadowed by negativity and despair, it is truly heartening to witness the compassionate acts of individuals like Reverend Father Solomon Mfa who hosted a Cook-A-Thon event within the IDP camp in Benue to help alleviate the hunger of people who have been displaced from their homes due to insecurity in the state. We commend this initiative by the Reverend Father as it stands as a good example of the power of humanitarian efforts in alleviating the suffering of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The plight of IDPs in Nigeria is an urgent and pressing issue that demands…

Ahead of the national census by the National Population Commission (NPC), the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has asked the commission not to set new dates for the 2023 National Population and Housing Census until the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has been addressed. The NPC according to the group has no basis to meet President Bola Tinubu on fixing new dates for census when some Nigerians displaced from their communities are still living in IDP camps around the country. The MBF made the call recently in a statement through its President, DrPogu Bitrus. The group however recalled that the…

The wife of the President-elect, Oluremi Tinubu, has promised Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria that her husband will ensure their safe return to their homes.. The incoming first lady, made this pledge while distributing food items to IDPs in Kuchingoro, Karamajiji and Gongola camps in the Federal Capital Territories (FCT),on wednesday, as part of activities to mark the inauguration of Bola Tinubu on May 29. Represented at the occasion by the Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Betta Edu, Remi assured that relocating IDPs back home is part of her husband’s agenda. She said: “His Excellency,…

The federal government took a campaign against open defecation and poor personal hygiene on Saturday, last week, to an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Edo State. The camp, which is run by the Home for the Needy Foundation, is currently home to over 3000 people, is in the heart of Ohogua, Ovia North East local government area, headed by Pastor Solomon Folorunsho. Speaking at the event tagged ‘Use the toilet Campaign’, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, expressed concerns that Nigeria may not meet its 2025 target to end open defecation without a…

A report released by the United Nations on Wednesday has highlighted that around 42 million children worldwide have been rendered homeless due to a range of factors including war, poverty, and climate change since 2022. In the report titled ‘Protecting the Right of Children on the Move in Times of Crisis’, the UN said that such displacement has led to a heightened risk of violence. It further revealed that 41 percent of the estimated 100 million homeless individuals globally were minors, vulnerable to harm. Lead advocate and UN special Representative on Violence against Children, Dr Najat Maalla M’jid along with…

The Anambra State Government says over 100 babies were delivered in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state during the 2022 flood disaster. Dr Afam Obidike, state’s Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure while taking the delivery of about 1,212 Mama Kits donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Awka. Obidike said that during the flooding, many pregnant women ran out of their homes for safety without packing their delivery kits. The Commissioner described mama kit as an all-in-one kit that provides prospective mothers with everything they need to have a sanitary and safe delivery. Read…

The Federal Government through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) said 4000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from Abuja and Nasarawa State would benefit from their enrolment into the just commissioned Transitional Learning Center. Speaking on the decision of the Commission to enroll 4000 IDPs, the Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim while launching the Transitional Learning Center at the New Kuchingoro IDP Camp in Abuja, explained that the initiative is part of an ongoing intervention under its Project Educate All. She also revealed that the Commission had engaged 54 instructors among the IDP hosting communities to…

An attack on an internally displaced people (IDP) camp in Benue State, Nigeria, believed to have been carried out by suspected Fulani militants on Good Friday has left at least 32 dead. The attack is believed to have been carried out by suspected Fulani militants, who invaded the camp and began slaughtering people as they slept. Many of the victims were reported to be Christians, women and children, and the attack has caused widespread shock and horror across the region. According to the chairman of the camp, the attack took place at around 9pm on Friday, April 7, with the…

The Nigerian government has approved the sum of N15 billion for the repatriation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) from Niger, Chad, and Cameroon. Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, made this announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, March 31, after a meeting of the Repatriation, Return, and Resettlement Committee, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The IDPs fled the neighboring countries of Chad, Cameroon, and Niger due to the insurgency caused by Boko Haram and other terrorist activities in the northeastern part of Nigeria. Governor Zulum confirmed that more than 300,000 IDPs have already been repatriated, and…

As more Nigerians get displaced as a result of insecurity and now flood, Journalists for Christ (JFC) has called on journalists, government and the Civil Society Organizations to give attention to the issue of the Internally Displaced Person’s (IDPs) across the country as anyone can become one without planning for it. At the presentation of “SILENT CRIES” a publication of special media report on the pains and hopes of IDPs in Nigeria at the weekend, Development communication expert, Seun Okioye enjoined journalists to be compassionate in their reportage on IDPs. “Whatever you are doing also go into your internal account,…