Internally Displaced Persons – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:13:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Internally Displaced Persons – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 €54.5m EU Fund: Minister inaugurates Steering Committee to support North East Project https://www.theinfostride.com/e54-5m-eu-fund-minister-inaugurates-steering-committee-to-support-north-east-project/ Fri, 18 Aug 2017 23:13:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=178826 Nigeria’s Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has inaugurated the members of Project Steering Committee for the European Union Assisted Project on Support to Strengthening Resilience in the North East, Borno and Adamawa The Project which is being funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Economic Cooperation and [...]

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]]> Femi Kuti Bonds With IDP Children https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-kuti-bonds-with-idp-children/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 21:03:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=155065 Nigerian singer Femi Kuti paid a visit to the home for the Internally Displaced Persons – IDP camp- in Maiduguri recently. The star shared a video of himself teaching the children a little musical do-re-mi lesson on the trumpet. “Gave the children in one of the IDP camps a little musical do re mi lesson [...]

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]]> Femi Kuti Visits Internally Displaced Persons Camp In Maiduguri https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-kuti-visits-internally-displaced-persons-camp-in-maiduguri/ Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:09:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154784 Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti has visited the IDP camp for victims of the terror group Boko Haram in Maiduguri. He was there on a trip with the International Rescue Commission to help the displaced people settle in new communities and build medical facilities. Femi told news agency Reuters that he hoped that more celebrities will [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki, Gimbiya Dogara, Forums Of Senators and Representatives Wives Donate Towards Restoration And Rehabilitation Of IDPs Lives https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-gimbiya-dogara-forums-of-senators-and-representatives-wives-donate-towards-restoration-and-rehabilitation-of-idps-lives/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:59:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=149671 In a uniquely unprecedented unity, the wives of Distinguished Senators of the 8th Senate and wives of Honorable Members of the House of Representatives led by Chair of the Forum of Senators’ Wives; Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki and Her Excellency, Mrs. Gimbiya Dogara, wife of The Speaker, House of Representatives, yesterday joined hands on [...]

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]]> Agatu Massacre Is A Genocide Against My People – David Mark https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/ https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:40:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=122513 Senator David Mark, who was the former President of the Nigerian Senate, has described the destruction of lives and properties in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen as barbaric. He called it a genocide against his people. Speaking on Friday, when he visited the affected areas, Mark [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/agatu-massacre-is-a-genocide-against-my-people-david-mark/feed/ 2 Wellbeing Foundation Africa’s Toyin Saraki Commends Unilever Nigeria’s Corporate Social Responsibility in Support of Maternal Health https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africas-toyin-saraki-commends-unilever-nigerias-corporate-social-responsibility-in-support-of-maternal-health/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:38:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=118228 Commending Unilever Nigeria for its donation of relief materials, which were distributed to Nigerian Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, Nasarawa and Yola, the Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), H.E. Mrs. Toyin Saraki, has called on all corporations to emulate Unilever’s example, and incorporate elements of good corporate citizenship into their Corporate [...]

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]]> NGO Alleges Corporate Bodies, FBOs Are Not Doing Enough To Assist IDPs https://www.theinfostride.com/ngo-alleges-corporate-bodies-fbos-are-not-doing-enough-to-assist-idps/ Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:21:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116851 A non-governmental organisation, Campaign for Democracy (CD), yesterday observed that corporate bodies and faith-based organizations were not doing enough to assist Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Enugu, the South-East Chairman of the organisation, Comrade Uzor Uzor, said that the IDP camps scattered in most states, were in dire need of welfare facilities. [...]

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]]> Toyin Saraki Donates to Wife of the President’s Effort to Help Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State https://www.theinfostride.com/toyin-saraki-donates-to-wife-of-the-presidents-effort-to-help-internally-displaced-persons-in-borno-state/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:29:30 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116530 Ahead of the proposed extension of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA)’s #MaternalMonday antenatal class to other IDP Camps, WBFA President-Founder, Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki, donated to the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts, geared towards alleviating the poor living conditions of Internally Displaced [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Africa Commences Antenatal Classes in IDP Camps, Wassa Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-africa-commences-antenatal-classes-in-idp-camps-wassa-abuja/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:43:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=116201 Following the success of the #MaternalMonday antenatal classes held by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) at the IDP Camp Wassa Abuja, in commemoration of the International Migrants Day, WBFA announces its intention to extend its routine antenatal curriculum Class to expectant mothers at other IDP Camps. This initiative was inspired by WBFA’s Founder – President, [...]

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]]> Albasu Enjoins FG To Tackle Injustice, Ignorance, Poverty And Corruption At The Grassroots https://www.theinfostride.com/albasu-enjoins-fg-to-tackle-injustice-ignorance-poverty-and-corruption-at-the-grassroots/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:45:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115619 Alhaji Bashir Albasu, retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), has urged the Federal Government to address growing level of injustice, ignorance, poverty and corruption at the grassroots. He made this call at an interview with newsmen during the 2nd Edition of the 2015 Nigeria Security Exhibition and Conference (NISEC) in Abuja yesterday. Terrorism is fuel by poverty, ignorance, poverty, [...]

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]]> Christmas Message: President Buhari Urges Nigerians To Hope For A Better Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/christmas-message-president-buhari-urges-nigerians-to-hope-for-a-better-nigeria/ Thu, 24 Dec 2015 16:38:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=115063 The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, today urged all Nigerians to remain hopeful despite the current socio-economic and security challenges confronting the country. He made the call in his 2015 Christmas Message to Nigerians. In the message he personally signed, President Buhari felicitated with all Nigerians, especially the Christian faithful, on the “joyous [...]

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]]> Nigerian President’s Wife Aisha Buhari Donates Food Items To People Living With HIV/AIDS https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-presidents-wife-aisha-buhari-donates-food-items-to-people-living-with-hivaids/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:07:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114749 Hajia Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday donated food items to Persons Living with HIV/AIDS at the National Hospital, Abuja. The development was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Media to the president’s wife, Malam Zakariya’u Nadabo. According to the statement, the president’s wife made the donation when she visited [...]

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]]> Federal Housing Authority Set To Use Rammed Earth Technology To Rebuild Communities In North East Zone https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-housing-authority-set-to-use-rammed-earth-technology-to-rebuild-communities-in-north-east-zone/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 15:47:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114103 The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) says it has introduced Rammed Earth Technology to facilitate the construction of three-bedroom bungalows for Internally Displaced Persons across the country. The Managing Director of FHA, Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin, told newsmen in Abuja today that the authority would use its technical expertise for rehabilitation of IDPs at little cost. Al-Amin described Rammed [...]

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]]> Senator Ndume Expresses Confidence That Boko Haram Insurgency Will Soon Be History https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-ndume-expresses-confidence-that-boko-haram-insurgency-will-soon-be-history/ Sun, 20 Dec 2015 08:16:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=114009 The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has expressed optimism that insurgency in the North-East will soon become history following renewed commitment by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to tackle the menace. He made the statement yesterday in Abuja in an interview with newsmen. Ndume spoke shortly after presenting certificates to 100 internally displaced women, who had undergo three months training [...]

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]]> Empowering Internally Displaced Women: Wellbeing Foundation Africa marks International Migrants Day at IDP Camp, Wassa – Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/empowering-internally-displaced-women-wellbeing-foundation-africa-marks-international-migrants-day-at-idp-camp-wassa-abuja/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 13:58:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=113881 [Abuja/The InfoStride] Commemorating International Migrants Day, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) delivered antenatal education classes at the Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Abuja. In recognition of over 3.3 million Nigerians who have been displaced by violence and hundreds of babies delivered in cramped and unsafe IDP camps across the nation, WBFA provided expectant [...]

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]]> Information Minister rallies support for victims of Boko Haram Insurgency https://www.theinfostride.com/information-minister-rallies-support-for-victims-of-boko-haram-insurgency/ Mon, 07 Dec 2015 15:45:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110911 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to Nigerians, especially those who have the wherewithal, to complement the efforts of the government by assisting the thousands of Nigerians who have been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency. ”With over 2 million people displaced, mostly in the North-east, the scale of the [...]

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]]> Over 410 Births and 187 Marriages Were Recorded At Borno and Adamawa States’ IDP Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/over-410-births-and-187-marriages-were-recorded-at-borno-and-adamawa-states-idp-camps/ Wed, 02 Dec 2015 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=110025 The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Muhammad Sani Sidi stated when members of ‘Bring Back Our Girls Group’ (BBOG) paid him a courtesy call in his office that over 410 births were recorded between August and September, 2015 and 187 marriages were conducted at Internally Displaced Persons camps in Borno and [...]

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]]> Wellbeing Foundation Sponsors a Climber Headed to the Mount Kilimanjaro Summit in Support of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-sponsors-a-climber-headed-to-the-mount-kilimanjaro-summit-in-support-of-internally-displaced-persons-idp-in-nigeria/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-sponsors-a-climber-headed-to-the-mount-kilimanjaro-summit-in-support-of-internally-displaced-persons-idp-in-nigeria/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:17:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=109957 The Wellbeing Foundation Africa is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Climb With Remi. We are sponsoring one brave climber headed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, in support of women, children, and elderly people in Nigeria’s Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. There are currently 3.3 million internally displaced Nigerians, living in overrun and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wellbeing-foundation-sponsors-a-climber-headed-to-the-mount-kilimanjaro-summit-in-support-of-internally-displaced-persons-idp-in-nigeria/feed/ 1 Hon. Dogara Urges Presidency To Increase Funding For IDPs In 2016 https://www.theinfostride.com/hon-dogara-urges-presidency-to-increase-funding-for-idps-in-2016/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:56:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108539 The Speaker of the House Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has urged the Presidency to make adequate budgetary provision in 2016 for the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country. The Speaker made the call in his remarks at the sensitization workshop on the role of the parliament in addressing the challenges of IDPs [...]

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]]> Sultan Challenges Northern Governors To Produce Billions Of Naira Collected For IDPs Welfare https://www.theinfostride.com/sultan-challenges-northern-governors-to-produce-billions-of-naira-collected-for-idps-welfare/ Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:54:27 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=108531 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday challenged Northern states’ governors to bring out the several billions of Naira collected for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the region. Speaking at the opening of the 2nd General Assembly of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Kaduna, the monarch said, “People are suffering, billions of [...]

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]]> Nigeria’s Boko Haram Has Displaced More than 2million People – UNHCR https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-boko-haram-has-displaced-more-than-2million-people-unhcr/ Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:51:17 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=107902 The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), on Thursday, said that the population of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East had risen to 2.2 million. Speaking in Abuja during the UNHCR 2015 stakeholders’ briefing of the commission’s representation in Nigeria, the UNHCR Representative to Nigeria, Ms Angele Dikongue-Atangana gave the statistics, but [...]

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]]> North-East Youths Express Gratitude To Governor Ambode Over 150m Naira Donation https://www.theinfostride.com/north-east-youths-express-gratitude-to-governor-ambode-over-150m-naira-donation/ Mon, 26 Oct 2015 07:03:01 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103544 North-East Youths under the aegis of North-East Youth Peace and Development Initiative (NEYPDI) have commended the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, over the recent donation he made to states worse-hit by the Boko Haram insurgency. Gov. Ambode had last week donated a check of N50 million each to the governors of Borno, Adamawa and [...]

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]]> Aisha Buhari Appeals To Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe Governors To Help Malnourished Children In IDP Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/aisha-buhari-appeals-to-borno-adamawa-and-yobe-governors-to-help-malnourished-children-in-idp-camps/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:34:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=103330 The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has launched a passionate appeal to the Governors of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States, to urgently do something about the nutritional status of babies and children in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in their various states. Mrs. Buhari said she is grieved as a mother that children [...]

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]]> President Buhari Missed UN Meeting On Boko Haram Because It Was Not Official – Presidency https://www.theinfostride.com/president-buhari-missed-un-meeting-on-boko-haram-because-it-was-not-official-presidency/ Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:26:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101127 Although Boko Haram insurgency is largely Nigeria’s problem, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) and his delegation were absent at a United Nations’ meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country. The United Nations, Chad, Niger and Cameroon, appealed on Friday for help for millions of people in [...]

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]]> Dr. Saraki Leads Senate Delegation To Boko Haram-hit North-East https://www.theinfostride.com/saraki-leads-senate-delegation-to-boko-haram-hit-north-east/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:15:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/saraki-leads-senate-delegation-to-boko-haram-hit-north-east/ Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has assured the people of North-East that the entire country is solidly behind them in this time of trial. Saraki said this when he led a delegation of the Senate on a one day on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in Borno State. He also made a cash donation [...]

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]]> President Buhari Secures $2.1bn World Bank Loan To Rebuild Northeast https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-secures-2-1bn-loan-to-rebuild-northeast/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:15:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/07/buhari-secures-2-1bn-loan-to-rebuild-northeast/   President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the World Bank over a package which would see it spend $2.1 billion in rebuilding North-eastern part of Nigeria which has for years suffered incessant Boko Haram attacks. He commended the lender on Tuesday at a meeting in Washington DC with its representatives, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and [...]

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