Paper short abstract:

The paper will bring the following discussions and discourses: 1. The elements and issuses as regards, strenghtening cooperations among humanitarian actors in Nigeria 2. Discuss the ways, avenue and challenges of strengthening cooperations between humanitarian actors in Nigeria.

Paper long abstract:

This study examines strengthening cooperation between humanitarian, development, and peace actors to enable long-term programmes for vulnerable communities in Nigeria. Since humanitarian actors are the ones with the most firsthand professional knowledge of the crisis's situation on the ground and frequently have greater access to those in need, it is crucial that they take the lead, participate in, and engage in humanitarian responses. Both the local and international actors always stand in the vacuum of responding to humanitarian crises and truck more of their organizational goals. This study used a mixed research method of key informant interviews (KII) and secondary data sources. The key informants' interview questions will be open-ended questionnaires covering various research questions from the study. The study population will comprise 100 participants from local and international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) working in Nigeria. The study hopes to understand the elements, strategies, and challenges of strengthening cooperation between humanitarian, development, and peace actors to enable long-term programmes for vulnerable communities in Nigeria. Building a strong partnership continues to be a better understanding of humanitarian engagement worldwide.

In contrast, humanitarian principles remain important in ensuring that programmes for conflict-affected societies are implemented. This study concluded and recommended that strengthening humanitarian, development, and peace actors to enable a long-term programme for vulnerable communities in Nigeria is vital, and engaging thorough rights to ensure access to quality services is considered for all. Including local communities with government assistance is needed to build more resilient actions from Nigeria's humanitarian, development, and peace actors.