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Over 33 Million Nigerians at Risk of Food Crisis by Mid-2025, UN Report Warns

The October Cadre Harmonisé report estimates that 33.1 million people across 26 states and the FCT could face a food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025.

This analysis, conducted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Food Programme, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and other partners, was released on Friday, November 1, in Abuja.

States projected to be affected include Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba, Katsina, Jigawa, Kano, Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, Benue, Cross River, Enugu, Edo, Abia, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, and the FCT.

The report highlights that this figure includes 514,474 internally displaced persons in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara. Currently, approximately 25 million people across these areas are already experiencing food crises.

 

 

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