JUST IN: Under Tinubu Govt, Nigeria Becomes Global Hub Of Worst Hunger Crisis With Over 31 Million Citizens In Acute Food Insecurity

Nigeria has been ranked the worst hunger crisis in the world, according to the newly released “10 Global Hunger Hot Spots 2026” report by Action Against Hunger.

The report confirms that 31.8 million Nigerians are facing acute food insecurity classified as IPC Phase 3 and above, the highest number recorded globally.

Of that figure, 30.8 million people are in Crisis, while 1 million are in Emergency conditions. Analysts warn that conditions in inaccessible conflict zones could be worse than officially reported.

The malnutrition data is severe. Nearly 5.4 million children under five are suffering acute ma

lnutrition. This includes 1.8 million cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition and 3.7 million cases of Moderate Acute Malnutrition. An additional 787,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are severely malnourished.

The report links the crisis to prolonged insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, the destruction caused by the 2024 floods, high inflation estimated at around 35 percent, economic instability, and declining humanitarian funding.

The 2024 floods destroyed 1.1 million hectares of farmland and displaced nearly 2 million people, worsening food shortages nationwide.

More than 3.5 million Nigerians remain internally displaced, with insecurity continuing to disrupt farming, markets and aid access.

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Nigeria’s Humanitarian Response Plan is seeking approximately 910 million dollars, but funding gaps threaten life-saving interventions.

Projections from the World Food Programme warn that up to 35 million Nigerians could face severe food insecurity in 2026 without urgent action. Famine-like risks have been flagged in parts of Borno State.

Nigeria now has the highest number of people in acute hunger anywhere in the world.