An estimated 31.8 million Nigerians are enduring acute food insecurity, a crisis that is further intensified by widespread malnutrition among women and children across the nation.
According to the 2024 Cadre Harmonise report, the surge in food prices—largely driven by the removal of fuel subsidies coupled with ongoing security challenges—has pushed millions of Nigerians into a dire situation.
In a statement released on Wednesday by Julie Osagie-Jacobs, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, development partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Green Action in Enterprises (GAIN), GIZ, and Agsys disclosed these findings during a joint review meeting on the implementation of food systems in Nigeria, held from August 26th to 27th, 2024.
The report highlights a significant increase in the number of people facing acute food insecurity, rising sharply from the 18.6 million identified by the U.N. World Food Programme as…