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Nigeria: As Boko Haram Threat Grows, USAID Cuts Cripple the Economy and the Response
The New Humanitarian, 1 May 2025
"Unfortunately, the people that will be impacted the most will be the beneficiaries of assistance." Read more »
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Nigeria: Explosion Rocks Military Detention Facility in Borno
Premium Times, 1 May 2025
Several videos of the incident on social media show flames and people residing near the barracks scampering for safety. Read more »
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Nigeria: Boko Haram Improvised Explosives Kill Many In Borno
Daily Trust, 29 April 2025
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists, have killed several individuals, including women and children, near Rann in the Kala… Read more »
Aid Withdrawal Deepens Nigeria's Insurgency Crisis
International funding cuts, particularly the stop-work orders by the United States, are severely impacting both humanitarian programs and local economies reliant on aid operations, as seen in Maiduguri, Nigeria, reports The New Humanitarian.
The city, a hub for aid efforts addressing Boko Haram's insurgency, has seen economic revival through NGO-driven growth, including job creation and a booming service sector. However, funding reductions, such as USAID's withdrawal, have led to layoffs, declining business revenues, and a collapsing property market, while reducing state tax income.
While there are hopes to revive the region's pre-insurgency economic activities, there is growing concern that continued gains by ISWAP and Boko Haram could see the northeast slip into the insecurity of a decade ago, with mass rural displacement and worsening food insecurity.
InFocus
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April 14 was 11 years since the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014. The event Read more »
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Northern Nigeria has been beset by violence for many years. The campaign by violent extremism group Boko Haram which aims to establish an Islamic state and ongoing conflicts ... Read more »
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U.S. authorities have denied funding Boko Haram's insurgency in Nigeria, saying that they stand with Nigeria against the terrorist group and wish to rid the country Read more »
Maiduguri’s economy has boomed but a downturn is now feared as NGOs shut up shop.
