Press release

EU, Oxfam and DEC partner Taraba State Government on Food Security and Rural Development

The European Union (EU), Oxfam in Nigeria, and Development Exchange Center (DEC) and the Taraba State Government are collaborating on a new initiative aimed at increasing the productivity and and income of farmers in the state. The project which was launched in Jalingo on November 30, 2018, will...

Oxfam to close out Maiduguri and Pulka bases in North-East response

Oxfam is closing its administrative office in Maiduguri and operating base in Pulka after a two-year operation that reached in total 470,000 local people with humanitarian water and sanitation and food aid. Oxfam has been scaling-back this humanitarian program specifically in Damboa and Gwoza for...

Oxfam calls for change of social norms that hinder women progress

This year’s International Women’s Day comes at a time of a worldwide conversation on the need for more respect for women in social, cultural and economic spaces. Oxfam expresses solidarity with women throughout the world as they #PressforProgress in the fight against inequality and will continue to...

Vital talks toward “stabilization” of Lake Chad Basin must tackle the existing humanitarian crisis and recognize need to protect people

Governments and decision-makers must first resolve humanitarian and security problems before investing heavily into reconstruction efforts in the Lake Chad Basin, says Oxfam. Otherwise a vital high-level initiative to “stabilize” the Lake Chad Basin, beginning at a Summit meeting in N’Djamena on...