Abuja, Nigeria | September 3, 2025
The United States Government has announced a contribution of $32.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support food and nutrition assistance for conflict-affected communities in Nigeria’s Northeast and Northwest regions.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, the funding will enable WFP Nigeria to reach approximately 764,205 vulnerable individuals, including displaced persons and host communities struggling with the impacts of insecurity and displacement.
The assistance package will cover general food distributions as well as targeted nutritional support, including electronic food vouchers and nutrition top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls and 43,235 children.
The intervention comes at a critical time, with nearly 31 million Nigerians facing acute food insecurity — the highest level on record. In July and August, WFP was forced to suspend emergency food and nutrition assistance to over 1.3 million people in the Northeast after resources ran out, while 150 nutrition clinics in Borno State were shut down, putting 300,000 children at risk.
While the new U.S. funding provides urgent relief, WFP continues to face a funding shortfall of more than $130 million to sustain operations through the end of 2025.
