The figure represents a dramatic increase facing the 25 million people currently in need of assistance, the World Food Program (WFP), the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed. In a joint statement, the three agencies warned that these are rates never before seen in the African country.

However, a recent assessment predicts that immediate assistance is needed to avert a potential food and nutrition disaster.

The analysis cited, among other alarming factors, the triple-digit increases in food prices, the effects of devastating floods, and a 15-year insurgency in the northeastern region.

The United Nations predicted that Nigeria would face a monumental hunger crisis by the second half of 2025, particularly in the northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, where some five million people face acute food insecurity.

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