Project Reports
North-East Nigeria (Adamawa, Borno, Yobe States) 2024 Sectoral Needs and Risk Analysis (SNRA) - Top-line findings
Northeast Nigeria faces severe humanitarian needs as the conflict from the Lake Chad region enters its 15th year. The 2024 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) estimates that 7.9 million individuals in the BAY states (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) require humanitarian assistance. Ongoing access challenges have hindered humanitarian partners' abilities to accurately assess the scale and severity of these needs. With camp closures, ongoing conflict, and limited access for researchers and aid workers, providing an updated evidence-based overview of needs is crucial for strategic planning.
Access to Basic Services Amid Climate, Conflict, and Displacement in Northwest Nigeria (July 2025)
The Northwest region of Nigeria is increasingly experiencing the compounded effects of climate change, protracted insecurity, and displacement, all of which are placing immense strain on basic services and community resilience. In recent years, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, flooding, and drought have intensified existing vulnerabilities, disrupting education, health services, and community protection mechanisms . These climate shocks have intersected with long-standing socio-economic and security challenges, leading to increased school dropout rates, poor health outcomes, and rising protection risks, particularly for women, girls, and displaced populations
Point-of-sale (POS) and purchasing power: Assessing cash feasibilty in Northwest Nigeria
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of cash feasibility in Northwest Nigeria, drawing on data from 513 key informant surveys conducted across 138 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 481 communities in Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara states. The assessment reveals a region predominantly reliant on climate-sensitive livelihoods such as farming, yet grappling with significant economic headwinds, particularly widespread food price inflation. Critical to cash delivery is the ubiquitous presence of Point-of-Sale (POS) agents as the primary financial access channel.