More than 31.8 million Nigerians are currently facing acute food shortages due to ongoing security challenges and the recent removal of fuel subsidies, according to a new report by several international development partners.
The report highlights severe malnutrition, particularly among women and children, as rising food prices and insecurity continue to threaten the country’s food supply.
The findings, presented to the Nigerian government by organizations including the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and the German development agency GIZ, underline the precarious situation millions of Nigerians are facing.
The study relies on data from the Cadre Harmonise, a regional food security framework that tracks and analyzes nutrition data across West Africa.
“The surge in food commodity prices, which is a result of the removal of fuel subsidies and ongoing security challenges, has placed millions of Nigerians in a precarious situation,” the report states.
This aligns with other assessments from international bodies like the World Bank and the World Food Program, which have warned of worsening food security in Nigeria’s northern regions due to inflation and conflict.