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Northern Nigeria faces its most severe hunger crisis on record, with nearly 35 million people projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season from May to September, according to World Food Programme data.

Northern Nigeria faces its most severe hunger crisis on record, with nearly 35 million people projected to face severe food insecurity during the 2026 lean season from May to September, according to World Food Programme data.

Violence has escalated in 2025 with attacks by insurgent groups including ISWAP and JNIM, which carried out its first strike in Nigeria last month, while armed groups abducted over 300 Catholic school students in recent mass kidnappings.

Violence has escalated in 2025 with attacks by insurgent groups including ISWAP and JNIM, which carried out its first strike in Nigeria last month, while armed groups abducted over 300 Catholic school students in recent mass kidnappings.

In Borno State, approximately 15,000 people are projected to reach catastrophic hunger or famine-like conditions, while nearly 6 million people lack basic minimum food supplies across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.

In Borno State, approximately 15,000 people are projected to reach catastrophic hunger or famine-like conditions, while nearly 6 million people lack basic minimum food supplies across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.

The United States under President Trump has cut foreign aid to UN agencies, while other major donors have also reduced humanitarian budgets, forcing WFP to scale down nutrition programmes affecting over 300,000 children.

The United States under President Trump has cut foreign aid to UN agencies, while other major donors have also reduced humanitarian budgets, forcing WFP to scale down nutrition programmes affecting over 300,000 children.

WFP funding is projected to run out by December, with the agency warning it will halt food and nutrition aid, cutting off nearly a million people in the northeast who rely on its assistance for survival.

WFP funding is projected to run out by December, with the agency warning it will halt food and nutrition aid, cutting off nearly a million people in the northeast who rely on its assistance for survival.

The hunger crisis affects rural farming communities hardest, as repeated insurgent attacks have displaced over two million people and disrupted agricultural production across Nigeria's impoverished northern regions.

The hunger crisis affects rural farming communities hardest, as repeated insurgent attacks have displaced over two million people and disrupted agricultural production across Nigeria's impoverished northern regions.

Nigeria Faces Record Hunger Crisis as 35M at Risk by 2026

Nigeria Faces Record Hunger Crisis as 35M at Risk by 2026

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