The UK will increase its military and educational aid to help Nigeria tackle Boko Haram, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced.
He said Nigeria's army would receive extra training, especially in counter-insurgency tactics, while a million more children would be given schooling.
This is the latest promise of Western help since Boko Haram abducted some 200 schoolgirls in April.
Since then the Islamist group has stepped up its attacks.
Boko Haram has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency since 2009 in an attempt to create an Islamic state in Nigeria. Thousands of people have died in their attacks and the subsequent security crackdown.
The abduction of the schoolgirls has focused attention on the fight against Boko Haram
The promise of extra training in counter-insurgency will be welcomed by the Nigerian authorities but it will take some time for this to have any impact on the ground. There is no quick fix to this conflict that has brewed and boiled for years now. The US is already giving similar training. New equipment is also needed, as well as more troops in the north-east, where the attacks are relentless.
Improving education is seen as key to improving long-term stability there. British taxpayers are already helping improve the quality of education on offer in the north, where around 11 million children do not get a mainstream education - many attend Koranic schools where education is mostly religious. But again it will take time for this assistance to make any difference.
People in the villages near Chibok need help today. They talk of being abandoned by government and are sick and tired of running to hide in the bushes every night - they want to be given guns to defend themselves.
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