As the demand for improved access to water is increasing amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, the NEDC visited the Maiduguri water treatment plant for possible intervention.
NEDC conducts an assessment of an isolation Center in Borno seeking areas of intervention
As part of measures to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19, the North East Development Commission (NEDC), has donated medical equipment and preventive items to the six states in the Northeast geo-political zone in the country. The items donated to the six-state governments include Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), ventilators, surgical…
The story of Maryam Sani, who survived Boko Haram captivity. The circumstances surrounding the abduction, life in captivity and subsequent rescue of Maryam Sani, lends credence to the idea that life-altering trauma can be a doorway to something more; that adversity holds possibilities for manifesting resilience and post-traumatic growth.…
One of the beneficiaries of the distribution of ruminants in Borno The insurgency in the North-East region of Nigeria has raged for over a decade. Its cost has been steep impacting 14 million people with over twenty thousand lives lost, hundreds of devastated communities and 2 million displaced people.…
Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the North East Development Commission [NEDC] Bill 2017, a significant statement to underscore national concern with the devastation suffered by the region due to the Boko Haram insurgency. The bill which became a source of debate as to its merits and demerits…
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the governing board of the newly established North East Development Commission (NEDC). The inauguration took place Wednesday, shortly before the commencement of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. The new board is chaired by Paul Tarfa, a retired major-general. The event held inside…
The Managing Director of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Mohammed Alkali Kukawa has assured Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Borno state that the commission will soon swing into action to execute all humanitarian plans that will be fashioned out by the management and board of the commission immediately after…
The Northeast Development Commission (NEDC) has set up an Education Endowment Fund worth N6billion. According to the commission, the Endowment Fund is to resuscitate the region’s “devastated education sector” and rebuild the human capital. A statement signed yesterday by NEDC’s Head of Corporate Services, Abba Musa, said the Fund…
When the North East Development Commission (NEDC) was announced, I was very excited. I had followed with key interest the activities of the previous bodies tasked with rebuilding the insurgency-ravaged region, even though I had mixed feelings about their effectiveness. Needless to say, my hope was renewed that the North…