TANZANIA CLOSES NDUTA CAMP HOUSING THOUSANDS OF BURUNDI REFUGEES. (PHOTO).

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 Tanzania closes Nduta camp housing thousands of Burundi refugees Tanzania has closed a camp housing thousands of Burundian refugees and repatriated all but a handful, activists and the United Nations said. Burundian refugees have complained in recent months of being forcibly evicted from the Nduta camp in northwestern Tanzania, following a deal between the governments in Dar Es Salaam and Bujumbura to repatriate around 100,000 of them by June. As of late 2025, there were an estimated 142,000 Burundian refugees housed in two Tanzanian camps - Nduta and Nyarugusu, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). "The approximately 3,000 refugees who remained in the (Nduta) camp were forcibly loaded onto vehicles to be sent back to Burundi on Thursday," the Coalition for Human Rights/Living in Refugee Camps (CDH/VICAR) said, AFP reported. "Only around 10 families remained on site, awaiting transfer to the Nyarugusu camp, where 198 families had already been sent foll...
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PRES. TINUBU APPOINTS NEW HEADS OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMMES UNDER THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE

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STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE 


PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW HEADS OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMMES UNDER THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT


To facilitate the needed relief to Nigerians and ensure the effectiveness of humanitarian and social development programmes, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of seven qualified Nigerians to head strategic agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.


(1) Dr. Badamasi Lawal -- Chief Executive Officer, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).


Dr. Lawal holds a doctorate degree in education, and he previously served as a commissioner in Katsina State. 


(2) Ms. Funmilola Olotu -- Programme Manager, National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office


Ms. Olotu holds a master's degree in business administration, and she is the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on state lotteries.


(3) Ms. Aishat Alubankudi -- Programme Manager, Grant for Vulnerable Groups 


Ms. Alubankudi holds a bachelor’s degree in community development. She has experience as a risk assessor and financial manager.


(4) Princess Aderemi Adebowale -- Programme Manager, Home Grown School Feeding 


Princess Adebowale holds a doctorate degree. She is the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Civic Engagement and previously served as a local government chairperson.


(5) Mr. Abdullahi Alhassan Imam -- Programme Manager, National Cash Transfer Office


Mr. Imam holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy and has served as chief accountant, Northern Dairies Ltd, and as a bank manager.


(6) Mr. Ayuba Gufwan -- Executive Secretary, National Commission for People with Disabilities 


Mr. Gufwan holds an LLB and is the executive director of the Beautiful Gate Handicapped People Centre, Jos.


(7) Ms. Lami Binta Adamu Bello -- Director General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons 


Ms. Binta holds a master's degree in public administration and has served as the Secretary-General of ALGON, and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, as well as Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development.


The President expects the new heads of these critical agencies and programmes to discharge the functions of their offices with utmost integrity and diligence so as to ensure that Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups, are the exclusive and direct beneficiaries of his administration's reconfigured welfare programmes.


Chief Ajuri Ngelale


Special Adviser to the President


(Media & Publicity)


August 6, 2024

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