Migration How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? Source Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre: Nigeria Short answer How many internally displaced people are there in Nigeria? By the end of 2022, Nigeria was home to 3.6 million internally displaced people, 1.9 million of whom were living in protracted displacement in the north-eastern state of Borno. ... Back Full answer
#YouAsked Covid-19 Health Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? Source Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Short answer Which Nigerian state has the largest number of coronavirus cases? As of 12 December 2022, Lagos had the largest number of Covid-19 cases with 104,204 lab-confirmed cases. ... Back Full answer
Health What is Nigeria’s suicide rate? Source World Health Organization: Suicide worldwide in 2019 Short answer What is Nigeria’s suicide rate? In Nigeria, the rate of suicide is considerably high at 6.9 per 100,000 of the population in 2019. This translates to roughly 7,019 people a year. The current rate is less than the average global rate of 9 per 100,000. However, the rate is likely higher as underreporting related to the stigma and il... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health #YouAsked What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? Source WHO: Covid-19 Dashboard - Nigeria Short answer What is the current figure of Nigerians vaccinated against Covid-19? As of 9 October 2022, a total of 80,602,232 vaccine doses have been administered. This works out to 37.7 doses per 100 people, against a world average of 162 doses per 100 people. ... Back Full answer
Health Sex & gender How widespread is female genital mutilation or cutting in Nigeria? Source UNICEF Data FGM 2021 Short answer How widespread is female genital mutilation or cutting in Nigeria? As of 2021, some 20% of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years have undergone female genital mutilation, according to Unicef data. ... Back Full answer
Migration What is the rate of migration of foreigners to Nigeria? Source ICMPD Migration Outlook 2022 West Africa Short answer What is the rate of migration of foreigners to Nigeria? Nigeria registered 1.3 million immigrants in 2020 representing 0.6% of its population. This proportion is less than the global average (3.6%) and the average for the West Africa region (1.9%). Migrants from Benin made up about 30% of all those counted, while others were mostly from ECOWAS countries ... Back Full answer
Migration How rampant is human trafficking in Nigeria? Source Human Rights Watch —“You Pray for Death” Report Short answer How rampant is human trafficking in Nigeria? It is difficult to say how many women and girls are trafficked from, into, and within Nigeria, as there isn’t reliable data. However, Nigeria is routinely listed as one of the countries with large numbers of trafficking victims overseas, particularly in Europe, with victims identified in more than... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health Are Covid-19 vaccines untested and deadly? Source WHO – Status of Covid-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process Short answer Are Covid-19 vaccines untested and deadly? The WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is a procedure for assessing unlicensed vaccines, therapeutics and in vitro diagnostics during public health emergencies with the ultimate goal of expediting the availability of these products to people who need them. The assessment weighs the threat posed by the ... Back Full answer
Covid-19 Health Does human breast milk neutralise the virus that causes COVID-19? Source American Society for Microbiology study, (WHO) paper on COVID-19 and breastfeeding, and the (CDC). Short answer Does human breast milk neutralise the virus that causes COVID-19? As the evidence currently suggests, there is limited risk that SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted via human milk. Consequently, the World Health Organization and other organisations (including Unicef, CDC, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) recommend that mothers continue to breas... Back Full answer