Nigeria Faces Unprecedented Hunger Crisis, 31 Million Acutely Hungry
UN warns nearly 31 million Nigerians face acute food insecurity amid funding collapse.
The United Nations World Food Programme has raised alarm over what it calls an "unprecedented hunger crisis" in Nigeria, with nearly 31 million people experiencing acute food insecurity—a population equivalent to the entire state of Texas.
Funding shortfalls from major donors like the U.S., UK, and EU have forced agencies to suspend food and nutritional aid to more than 1.3 million Nigerians—including 150 nutrition clinics in Borno State, placing 300,000 children at risk of severe malnutrition and leaving 700,000 internally displaced people unsupported.
The humanitarian crisis is compounded by insecurity and displacement due to conflict, which has disrupted agricultural production and forced vulnerable communities to abandon farms. Analysts warn that without urgent funding and domestic intervention, the crisis could deepen into widespread famine.
Calls are mounting for the Tinubu government to step up domestic funding and restore international partnerships to meet urgent needs. The UN appeals for at least $130 million to sustain aid operations.
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