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- The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) deployed vital communications services at the humanitarian hubs in Ngala and Bama.
- The ETS received a new contribution from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and it is now 79% funded.
- The ETS is wo
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- The ETS has started organising training for government counterparts on Information Technology (IT) emergency management and for the entire humanitarian community on digital radio technology.
- Maintenance works were carried out on the analogue repeater in Maiduguri t
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- The ETS is upgrading the security telecommunications network in Maiduguri to Digital Mobile Radio (DMR).
- A user satisfaction survey was launched to gather feedback from humanitarians using vital communications services.
- The ETS completed the installation of
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The ETS assisted the UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) in relocating the Security Communications Centre (SCC) in Abuja and in conducting a refresher training for radio operators. 
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- The ETS in Nigeria received a contribution of US$720,840 from the Office of U.S.
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- During 2018, ETS communications services have been used by 2,931 humanitarians from 106 United Nations (UN) agencies, local and international Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) across North East Nigeria.
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- During the uncertain electoral period, the ETS focused on carrying out preventive maintenance on the communications services deployed in Maiduguri and on providing remote support to services deployed in field locations to ensure their full operability.
- The ET
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- In line with the increasing connectivity needs of the humanitarian community, the ETS doubled the bandwidth in all the operational field humanitarian hubs in Borno state.
- To ensure ETS security communications services are efficiently used to support a safer h
Thanks to the generous contributions from our donors and partners (NHF, European Commission - ECHO and
The Emergency Telecommunications Sector in Nigeria delivered services to over 1,200 humanitarians so far in 2018.
Following the fire that broke out a week ago at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the ETS has mobilized to support the rescue teams in the affected areas.
Key Findings
The ETS User Feedback Survey resulted in an overall user satisfaction rate of 96% across the core ETS services (Internet connectivity and security telecommunications services) provided in North-East Nigeria.
Between 01-04 July 2025, three Pacific Waves Training Alliance modules—MSS End User, RTS End User, and ToT EDIP—were delivered in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to 23 participants, mainly from the National Emergency Response Team.
Between 10–13 June 2025, three Pacific Waves Training Alliance modules—Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) End User, Radio Telecommunications Systems (RTS) End User, and Training of Trainers (ToT–EDIP)—were delivered to 24 first responders in Tonga.
Between 17–20 June 2025, three Pacific Waves Training Alliance modules were delivered in Samoa: