Nigeria Food Crisis Worsens As UN Aid Cuts
January 16, 2026
7:27 am
Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria are facing the risk of extreme hunger for the first time in nearly a decade, as cuts to humanitarian funding worsen food shortages and malnutrition, the U.N. World Food Programme warned on Friday.
The agency said about 15,000 people in Borno state could soon face catastrophic food insecurity, a stark escalation in a region already weakened by years of insurgency and displacement.
The warning comes amid a broader food emergency across West and Central Africa. According to the World Food Programme, around 55 million people in the region are struggling to find enough food, …
