Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The sacrifices of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in conflict areas in Nigeria are well appreciated, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.

Receiving Christos Christou, International President of the organization at State House, Abuja, Friday, the president said the sacrifices as individuals and as a group were quite enormous, particularly on non-profit basis.

Commenting specifically on the situation in the North-east, President Buhari said despite criticisms, the government has made substantial progress.

"We know the pathetic situation of children not knowing where their parents are, or the communities they come from, and that was why we established the new Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaste...