 report warns that approximately 33.1 million Nigerians in 26 states and the FCT could face food and nutrition crises between June and August 2025.){kind=link}
A recent Cadre Harmonisé (CH) report warns that approximately 33.1 million Nigerians in 26 states and the FCT could face food and nutrition crises between June and August 2025.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the report, released in Abuja, is based on an analysis by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, and other partners.
The affected states 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, and Rivers, along with the FCT. The report highlights that among those at risk are 514,474 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
Currently, around 25 million people across these regions are already experiencing food shortages.
FAO’s representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Kouacou Koffy, stressed the urgency of unified action to address the growing food and nutrition challenges in the country.
“With collaborative efforts from the government, CH stakeholders, and the international community, we can work toward reducing hunger and easing the hardship for Nigeria’s vulnerable populations,” Koffy said.
He pointed out that various factors—including economic pressures on staple food prices, climate-related challenges like floods and droughts, and widespread insecurity—are all contributing to Nigeria’s food crisis.
The CH workshops aim to analyze food security data and identify populations at risk to guide intervention efforts.
According to Koffy, these workshops also help propose mitigation strategies for food crises.
The CH analysis serves as a reliable early warning system for humanitarian aid, food security initiatives, and development planning.
Temitope Fashedemi, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, emphasized the government’s commitment to utilizing the report’s findings to direct food and nutrition programs across the country.
Meanwhile, Balama Dauda, CH focal person for the National Programme on Food Security, noted that key drivers of the food crisis include high food prices, flooding, and insecurity.