Ijeoma Okigbo Aderonke Arabinrin, Founder of Fame Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, reiterates that sports promotes unity, inclusion, and can be a powerful tool for social change. She said this at a football competition on Friday in Abuja. The tournament, organised to mark the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD), featured 13Continue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The AMA Care and Shelter Initiative, an NGO, has empowered women and children at the Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Abuja, with livelihood tools, food and educational support. Speaking during the outreach on Sunday, Founder of the initiative, Amb. Amina Albert, said the intervention wasContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting civilians and supporting the safe return, resettlement, reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) across the country.Continue Reading
By Victor Okoye Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Durumi Camp in Abuja have appealed for urgent government intervention and access to farmland to support women-led households. The appeal was made during a visit on Thursday by Lily Grace, a UK-based philanthropist and founder of Chat My Cause Farmers’ InitiativeContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Development Initiative of West Africa (DIWA) on Wednesday empowered 93 women in Zumba Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Niger with N50,000 each. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that DIWA is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving quality of life in West African communities throughContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Three persons have died in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Shiroro and Munya Local Government Areas of Niger, following lack of healthcare facilities and food. Mr Hussaini Alhassan, Desk Officer, Gwada IDPs camp, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker No fewer than 43 survivors at the Home for the Needy Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Uhorgua, Edo, would be graduating from tertiary institutions at the end of the ongoing academic session. The Coordinator of the camp Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, disclosed this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The recent call to bar of David Ayuba, Peter Isaac, Rifkatu Ali, Saminu Wakili, and Nathan Ibrahim, all from Borno who found refuge in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Edo more than a decade ago, bespeaks resilience and determination. TheirContinue Reading
By Angela AtaboThe Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) in collaboration with Near Foundation, an NGO, has distributed meat to 150 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. The beneficiaries were selected from Waru and Yimuthu IDP camps in the nation’s capital. Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim, Head, Relief and Rehabilitation,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Gov Hyacinth Alia of Benue has called for assistance in facilitating the return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their homes. Alia made the call at the North-Central Regional Consultation on the Harmonisation of the National Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Framework in Makurdi. The Workshop onContinue Reading
