Tag: WFP

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

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UN warns on hunger in North

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…

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

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Global Hunger Index Nigeria

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…

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Food Security: World Food Programme to combat hunger in Nigeria with $2.5bn

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…Says 2.1m beneficiaries already captured The World Food Programme, (WFP), has pledged to support President Tinubus Zero Hunger Programme under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. Country Director of WFP, David Stevesson, made this known on Tuesday, when he led a team of the United Nations, (UN) agency to visit the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, in her office. Stevesson disclosed that 2.1 million Nigerians have already been captured as beneficiaries of the program with the hope to expand working with the…

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