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Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says
NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA, JUL 24 – The World Food Programme needs $130 million to continue aiding 1.3 million people amid worsening hunger and displacement in northeastern Nigeria, risking closure of nutrition centres.
- On 23 July 2025, WFP confirmed it would suspend emergency aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria due to severe funding shortages.
- Only 21% of its $130 million appeal has been met, WFP urgently seeks funding to sustain operations through December 2025.
- Nearly 31 million Nigerians face acute food insecurity, and 2.3 million people have been displaced by violence in northeast Nigeria.
- Over 150 nutrition clinics in Borno and Yobe states will close, ending treatment for over 300,000 children under two and leaving 700,000 displaced individuals without basic means.
- “Without urgent intervention, the fallout could extend beyond hunger,” said Margot van der Velden, highlighting risks to regional stability.
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Nigeria faces hunger crisis as food needs rise across west and central Africa, UN says
The U.N. food agency’s regional head says Nigeria is facing “an unprecedented hunger crisis,” and the need for food is rising across west and central Africa while funds are shrinking.
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