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Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, speaking at the launch of the UN COVID-19 Basket Fund

In Nigeria, COVID-19 threatens to hit three fragile northeastern states hardest, UNDP studies find

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Shelter workers have begun the construction of a quarantine facility in Pulka where 56,014 IDPs live in camps and host communities.

Nigeria: IOM builds quarantine shelters as conflict-affected Borno State records first COVID-19 cases

In Nigeria, the UN has been working with the government and others to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Bringing Nollywood star power to Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19

A mother and her baby at Internally Displaced People (IDP) Camp B in Mafa, Borno State, Nigeria.

Nigeria: UN and partners acting to avert coronavirus spread in displacement camps

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UN strengthens Nigeria’s COVID-19 response capacity

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Pictured is some of the damage caused to the humanitarian hub in Ngala town, Borno State, Nigeria.

Major humanitarian hub in northeast Nigeria burned in attack

In Lagos, Nigeria, residents navigate the polluted waters of Makoko, a fishing community mostly made up of structures on stilts above Lagos Lagoon, as smog spreads throughout the canals.

Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert

Africa helping to shape the world

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— Prof. Tajjani Muhammad-Bande, incoming president of the UN General Assembly

Newly-elected Nigerian UN General Assembly President pledges focus on ‘peace and prosperity’ for most vulnerable

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UN Food Agencies team up to secure livelihoods in Northeast Nigeria

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Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa

UN chief condemns suicide attacks that leaves dozens dead in northern Nigeria town