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Nigeria’s Escalating Insecurity And Looming Hunger Catastrophe

Global UpfrontJan 7, 2026January 7, 20260

By The Guardian Editorial Board, January 6, 2026 The latest alert by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), warning that 35 million Nigerians could

Bill Gates Raises Alarm: 15% of Children Born in Northern Nigeria Die Before Age 5

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2025September 25, 20251

American billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has sounded the alarm over the alarming rate of child mortality in Northern Nigeria, warning that urgent action is needed

Hunger, Malnutrition Threaten Northeast Nigeria As WFP Demands Immediate Aid

Global UpfrontSep 17, 2025September 17, 20250

In Northeast Nigeria, a humanitarian crisis is escalating beyond proportion as acute hunger hits nearly five million people, while severe malnutrition has left 2.5 million

U.S. $32.m Donation To Provide Emergency Food, Nutrition Assistance To 850,000 Nigerians For Next 3 Months In Northeast – UN’s WFP

Global UpfrontSep 6, 2025September 6, 20250

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said the U.S. $32.M funding will enable it continue to provide emergency food and nutrition assistance

575,000 Nigerians Risk Starvation, Malnutrition Over UN’s WFP Funding Slash, Says FG

Global UpfrontAug 8, 2025August 8, 20250

The Federal Government has raised concern over the World Food Programme (WFP) funding reduction, declaring that over 575, 000 Nigerians in 115,000 households risk starvation,

REPUBLISHED: Nigerians Are Hungry

Global UpfrontAug 8, 2025August 8, 20250

To declare that many Nigerians are hungry, suffering, and struggling to survive under hard economic conditions imposed by several economic factors including record-high inflation rates

Responsible Critique Requires Fact-driven Narratives: A Response To Daily Trust Editorial, ‘Nigerians Are Hungry’ – State House Abuja

Global UpfrontAug 7, 2025August 7, 20250

A recent editorial by Daily Trust paints an exaggerated and unbalanced portrait of Nigeria as a nation overwhelmed by hunger, hardship, and helplessness. We were

Nigerians Are Hungry

Global UpfrontAug 6, 2025August 6, 20250

Daily Trust Editorial, Wednesday August 6, 2025 To declare that many Nigerians are hungry, suffering, and struggling to survive under hard economic conditions imposed by

Global Hunger Declines, But Rises In Africa And Western Asia – UN report

Global UpfrontJul 29, 2025July 29, 20250

An estimated 8.2 percent of the global population, or about 673 million people, experienced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5 percent in 2023 and 8.7

Malnutrition Crisis Hits Northern Nigeria, Claims 652 Children In 7 Months, Says MSF, Calls For Urgent Mobilisation To Avoid Further Deaths

Global UpfrontJul 25, 2025July 25, 20250

A Health humanitarian organisation, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised alarm that Northern Nigeria is currently facing an alarming malnutrition crisis which