The United Nations says Nigeria has risen to the challenge and taken action to realise the UN secretary-general’s Action Agenda on internal displacement worldwide
According to UN figures, 7.8 million people in northern Nigeria require assistance this year.
There are over 45 million forcibly displaced people in various communities on the continent.
“I would like to thank Nigeria for receiving a large number of refugees, primarily from Cameroon,” he said.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it will help thousands of Nigerian refugees in Chad and the Niger Republic.
