Country of origin | Source | Data date | Population | |
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Dem. Rep. of the Congo | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 41.4% | 586 |
Central African Rep. | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 12.4% | 176 |
Others | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 11.2% | 159 |
Mali | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 9.7% | 137 |
Côte d'Ivoire | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 8.5% | 120 |
Syrian Arab Rep. | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 7.3% | 103 |
Chad | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 6.1% | 87 |
Sudan | UNHCR, Government | 30 Apr 2017 | 3.3% | 47 |
Northern Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram spilled over to the Lake Chad Basin region, where Nigerian refugees are hosted since 2014, causing large scale forced displacement and an unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
According to UNHCR estimates, statelessness affects up to 10 million people worldwide, over 1 million of which are in West Africa. There are many factors contributing to the risk of statelessness in the region, which suggest that the population at risk is very large.
PREMIUMTIMES NIGERIA, 14 Jun 2017
A former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, says the destructive activities of Boko Haram contributed to the estimated 11 million out-of-school children in Nigeria, particularly in the north-east. Read more
WHO, 13 Jun 2017
13 JUNE 2017 | GENEVA - World Health Organization Director-General elect, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed contributions and pledges of US$1.2 billion for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The pledges were made at the Rotary Convention in Atlanta, USA which is being attended by 32 0... Read more
ALL AFRICA, 12 Jun 2017
Worried by high rate of child sexual exploitation in Nigeria, rooted in culture, tradition and religious beliefs with children and women been most vulnerable victims, Jose Foundation teamed-up with Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to address the menace. Speaking ahead of a workshop ... Read more
JEUNE AFRIQUE, 11 Jun 2017
Les agriculteurs et pêcheurs déplacés par les attaques de Boko Haram, dans le nord-est du Nigeria, demandent désormais à pouvoir rentrer chez eux et reprendre leur travail, ce qui réduirait les graves pénuries alimentaires de la région. Read more
KapitalFM, 09 Jun 2017
Nigerian refugees, who recently returned from Cameroon, are now facing enormous challenges ,which include difficult living conditions due to lack of food, shelter, water and sanitation, as well as limited and overstretched health facilities. This is particularly the case in Pulka and other areas of... Read more
UNHCR | |
Nigeria | |
Humanitarian Response | |
Nigeria | |
Food Security Cluster | |
Nigeria | |
WFP Food Security Analysis | |
mVAM | |
Fews Net | |
Famine Early Warning Systems Network |
Capital |
Abuja
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Languages |
en
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Population |
182,202,000
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Area |
910,770 km2
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GDP |
N/A
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GDP growth |
N/A
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Income level |
Lower middle income
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Gini index |
48.8
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Currency |
NGN
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Literacy rate |
N/A
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