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Obi warns of looming disaster, as hunger sweeps North

July 5, 2026July 5, 2026 Aminu Imam

In a scathing assessment of the country’s worsening food insecurity, former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has warned that northern Nigeria is teetering on the edge of an avoidable catastrophe. Reacting to a grim new United Nations (UN) report, Obi expressed deep concern over findings that show more than 17 million people across nine northern states are currently facing crisis-level hunger. Described by the World Food Programme (WFP) as the worst food shortage in nearly a decade, the situation highlights a stark irony…

’27m Nigerians faced food insecurity in 2025 under Tinubu’ – IMF

June 11, 2026June 11, 2026 Aminu Imam

…As poverty rate hits 63% …Foreign debt to hit $72.6bn after 2027 polls The International Monetary Fund, (IMF), has revealed that poverty in Nigeria rose to 63% under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, while an estimated 27 million Nigerians experienced food insecurity during the latter part of 2025 despite improvements in key macroeconomic indicators. The Fund disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Washington, DC, USA, where it assessed Nigeria’s economic performance and reform efforts over the past three years. According to the IMF, although recent economic…

‘M’East war may push 20m Africans into food insecurity’ – IMF

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Aminu Imam

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that a 20 per cent rise in international food prices caused by the war in the Middle-East could push more than 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa into food insecurity and leave two million children under the age of five acutely malnourished. The warning came as the IMF said the conflict is threatening to derail the economic gains recorded across the region after sub-Saharan Africa entered 2026 with its strongest growth momentum in a decade. According to the IMF, the region recorded a…

‘Terrorist attacks pushing 35m in the North towards severe hunger’ – UN warns

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 Aminu Imam

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a stark warning that escalating terrorist attacks and worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria are driving hunger to levels unseen in years, with millions now at risk as the 2026 lean season approaches. According to a statement issued yesterday, nearly 35 million people across northern Nigeria are projected to face severe food insecurity between May and September – the period between planting and harvest when rural communities typically struggle the most. In Borno State, the epicentre of the 16-year conflict with Boko…

Global Hunger Index: ’33m Nigerians risk severe hunger in 2026′ – Red Cross

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Aminu Imam

…Ranks 115th out of 123 The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has warned that more than 33 million Nigerians could face severe hunger and malnutrition in 2026 if urgent and coordinated action is not taken. The warning was issued on Friday in Abuja by the NRCS Secretary-General, Abubakar Kende, during the unveiling of the organisation’s Nutrition Advocacy Plan. The event also featured the induction of Layla Othman, a Nigerian interior designer, writer, businesswoman and reality TV presenter as the society’s Nutrition Ambassador. Kende said the new advocacy plan was designed…

UN Food Agencies raise alarm over high spate of hunger in Nigeria

November 13, 2025November 13, 2025 Aminu Imam

The United Nations (UN) has raised concern over the rising levels of hunger in Nigeria, warning that millions of people in the country are at risk of severe food insecurity. In a joint report released yesterday by two UN food agencies — the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) — the organisations warned that millions more people around the world could face famine as funding shortfalls worsen already dire conditions. According to the Rome-based agencies, conflict and violence are driving acute food insecurity in most…

Global Hunger Index: Nigeria ranked 115th, as 32m face food insecurity

October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 Aminu Imam

Nigeria has dropped to 115th position out of 125 countries on the 2025 Global Hunger Index (GHI), signalling a deepening food security and nutrition crisis fuelled by high inflation, poverty, and insecurity. The Global Hunger Index, which tracks hunger worldwide, measures four key indicators – undernourishment, child stunting, child wasting, and child mortality. Nigeria’s poor scores across all categories place it among countries with “serious” levels of hunger. Speaking at the Nutritious Food Fair in Kano, the Country Representative of Propcom+ Nigeria, Dr. Adiya Ode, expressed concern that the situation…

‘Farmers/herders conflicts threaten Nigeria’s food security’ – Jega

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 Aminu Imam

Special Adviser to the President and National Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform, Professor Attahiru Jega, has warned that Nigeria risks acute protein deficits and heightened food insecurity, as violent farmer-herder crises and poor investments threaten the nation’s ₦30 trillion livestock sector. He stated this at the 2025 edition of the ‘Blueprint Newspaper Annual Impact Series/Awards’ ceremony on Tuesday, in Abuja. Painting a bleak future for Nigeria’s food, security, and health sectors, the former INEC chairman said that urgent closure of investment gaps and efficient policy coordination, among other measures,…

Food Insecurity: ‘65.8% of Nigerians go hungry, now borrow, skip meals for days’ � NBS

November 23, 2024November 23, 2024 Aminu Imam

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have disclosed that 65 percent (two-third) of Nigerian households go hungry over dwindling food security. This was contained in the report of the General-Household Surgery released by NBS, on Thursday. According to the survey on consumption , food security, and shock, two out of three households (65.8 percent) indicated being unable to eat healthy, nutritious or preferred foods because of lack of money in the last 30 days. The NBS, however, recorded most of the food security incidents in households in the southern zones…

�Kidnapping, farmers extortion aggravating food insecurity in Nigeria� � All Farmers association�

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, (AFAN), has stated that food shortages will persist across the country due to on-going kidnappings, killings of farmers, and the occupation of farmlands. The association also expressed serious concerns over large-scale extortion of farmers at increasing numbers of illegal checkpoints in parts of the country. AFAN’s National vice-president, Chief Daniel Okafor, spoke to newsmen at the 46th Regular Meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Food Security in Calabar, Cross River State. He called on the federal government to implement the outcomes of…