U.S. commits $32.5m to support WFP food assistance in Nigeria

The United States Government has contributed $32.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria to scale up food and nutrition support for internally displaced persons and vulnerable communities in conflict-affected areas of the country.

According to a statement published on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the funding will enable WFP to deliver life-saving assistance to 764,205 beneficiaries across Northeast and Northwest Nigeria, where insecurity and displacement have severely disrupted livelihoods and access to food.

Recall that WFP had announced that it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in northeast Nigeria at the end of July. 

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According to the humanitarian organization, this is due to critical funding shortfalls which come at a time of escalating violence and record levels of hunger.

WFPs said its food and nutrition stocks were completely exhausted. The organisation said its last supplies left warehouses in early July and life-saving assistance will end after the current round of distributions is completed.

According to a press release published on the official website of WFP, without immediate funding, millions of vulnerable people will face impossible choices: endure increasingly severe hunger, migrate, or possibly risk exploitation by extremist groups in the region.  

The recent contribution from the United States, includes electronic food vouchers to support families’ dietary needs, as well as complementary nutrition top-ups targeted at 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, and 43,235 children. 

These interventions are aimed at tackling acute malnutrition, a major concern in displacement camps and host communities.

With this latest $32.5 million contribution from U.S., it is expected that the WFP will commence humanitarian activities in the conflict-affected regions in Nigeria as the country continues to battle food and nutrition security. 

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