Nigeria is currently hosting over 100,000 refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from countries within the Lake Chad Basin region, while millions of Nigerians remain internally displaced due to various humanitarian crises.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja, at the commemoration of the 2026 World Refugee Day with the theme, “Until Everyone is Safe.”

A statement by his OSGF’s Head, Information and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam, stated that Akume said the administration of President Bola Tinubu remained committed to the protection, welfare and empowerment of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda.