Tag: Global Hunger Index

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

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 …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…

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‘Nigeria ranked 115th in 2025 Global Hunger Index’ – Report

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Nigeria’s hunger crisis is worsening and the country’s ranking has plunged to 115th out 123 countries globally, data from the ‘2025 Global Hunger Index (GHI)’ shows. From a position of 110th and a ‘serious food crisis’ point of 28.8 amongst 123 countries in 2024, Nigeria plunged deeper into the serious food crisis zone a year later. The data reveals that Africa’s most populous nation has been within the serious food crisis range in the last 17 years, rising only slightly from 32.3 points in 2008 to 32.8 points in 2025.…

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Hunger case ‘serious’, as Nigeria ranks 103 among 121 countries on Global Hunger Index 

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Nigeria has been ranked 103 out of 121 countries in the 2022 Global Hunger Index, (GHI), a position that signifies the nation “has a level of hunger that is serious”. The Global Hunger Index was jointly published by the German-based Welthungerhilfe and Dublin-based Concern Worldwide, on Friday. The report, which ranks countries by “severity”, gave Nigeria a score of 27.3 – a hunger level falling under the “serious” category. The index has five levels of hunger under which each country falls – low, moderate, serious, alarming, and extremely alarming. This…

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