A new global report reveals that over 31.8 million Nigerians faced acute food shortages in 2024, the highest figure in Africa and one of the largest worldwide. Conflict, climate events, and economic instability drove the crisis.
- Nigeria saw the biggest global increase in food-insecure people, contributing 23% of the 2024 global rise.
- 5.4 million children under five suffered malnutrition; 1.8 million were severely affected.
- Flooding destroyed 700,000 hectares of farmland, displacing 3.4 million Nigerians nationwide.
In states like Borno and Zamfara, families are facing unimaginable pressure. Crops have failed, markets have collapsed, and many children now rely on emergency feeding centres. With poor access to clean water and healthcare, the fight against hunger grows more urgent by the day.
With another 30.6 million Nigerians projected to face crisis-level hunger during the 2025 lean season, can government and humanitarian agencies coordinate fast enough to reverse the worsening trend?
