The North-East Development Commission has embarked on fumigating major drainages in Maiduguri town to contain mosquitoes and other pests.
The Nigerian Air Force announced this in a statement by its spokesman, Edward Gabkwet, on Wednesday.
Security will dominate key sessions at the forthcoming fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum hosted by Yobe.
The World Food Programme says it is currently providing food assistance to 130,000 victims of armed conflicts in Adamawa.
A group of election monitors expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the exercise in the areas visited.
The police in Borno have confirmed the arrest of nine protesters for allegedly displaying Russian flags in Maiduguri.
The Borno government and heads of security agencies have temporarily relaxed the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslims to observe the Friday prayer.
The police command in Borno says an improvised explosive device was detonated, killing a man and wounding 11 others in Maiduguri.
Police have calles for calm among Borno residents after bomb explosion.
According to Ms Allamin, the deradicalised women had helped in bringing about 190 of their relatives involved in the insurgency out of the bush to surrender.
