According to the October Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report, between June and August 2025, at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory would experience a food and nutrition crisis.
The CH Analysis Report, which was made public in Abuja on Friday, made the prediction.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and other partners carried out the analysis.
Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba, Katsina, Jigawa, Kano, Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, and Benue are among the states that are impacted.
Cross River, Enugu, Edo, Abia, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory are more.
According to the study, 514,474 internally displaced people (IDPs) from Borno, Sokoto, and Zamfara are included in this number. It showed that there are currently food problems affecting almost 25 million people in the 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The FAO’s Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Kouacou Koffy, urged immediate action and a coordinated strategy to address the nation’s food and nutrition security.
He said: “We can get closer to eradicating hunger and easing suffering for Nigeria’s most vulnerable populations with the combined efforts of the government, CH stakeholders, and the international community.”
“We are dealing with hitherto unseen issues that impact livelihoods and the security of food and nutrition on a national, regional, and worldwide scale.”
According to Koffy, Nigeria is dealing with a number of shocks, such as insecurity, climate-related disasters like floods and droughts, and economic variables that impact the prices of agricultural commodities and staple crops.
These sessions, he said, also seek to suggest suitable ways to stop or lessen ongoing food shortages.
“The most dependable and commonly used early warning tool for livelihood response targeting, food security, and humanitarian programming, as well as for prioritizing development programs,” he said.
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Temitope Fashedemi, promised that the government will use the report’s conclusions to direct food and nutrition security initiatives in all states.
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Flooding, insecurity, and high food and non-food prices are the main causes of the food crisis, according to Balama Dauda, CH Focal Person for the National Programme on Food Security. (NAN)
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