Approximately 33.1 million Nigerians are projected to experience a food crisis or worse (CH Phase 3) between June and August 2025.
This number, according to a report by Cadre Harmonisé (CH), includes 514,474 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and other states.
The states identified as being affected include Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Taraba, Katsina, Jigawa, Kano, Bauchi, Plateau, Kaduna, Kebbi, Niger, and Benue.
The report also highlighted that Cross River, Enugu, Edo, Abia, Kogi, Nasarawa, Kwara, Ogun, and Rivers will be affected.
The CH report is a food and nutrition security analysis produced by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security with technical support from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other partners.
It also noted that about 25 million people, including 422,686 IDPs, are currently in a state of food crisis or worse from October to December 2024.
Regional Breakdown of crisis levels projected that an estimated 1.3 million people are expected to face a food crisis in Adamawa, two million in Borno while approximately 1.6 million people are projected to face critical food shortages mid-2025.
The CH report also highlighted severe malnutrition levels in Northeast and Northwest regions, estimating that nearly 5.44 million children aged 0-59 months are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition from May 2024 to April 2025.
This figure includes 1.8 million cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and 3.7 million cases of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM). Additionally, about 787,000 pregnant and lactating women are expected to need urgent nutrition support.
