The U.S. has approved $32.5 million in aid to Nigeria to provide food and nutrition support for over 764,000 people facing severe hunger amid conflict and insecurity.
The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to tackle rising hunger, the U.S. mission to Nigeria announced on Wednesday.
The mission said the funding would provide food and nutrition aid to 764,205 people across the northeast and northwest, where conflict and insecurity have worsened food shortages. “This includes complementary nutrition top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls and 43,235 children through electronic food vouchers,” it stated.
The aid comes despite President Donald Trump’s suspension of most U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, marking a rare exception.
In July, the World Food Program (WFP) warned that over 1.3 million Nigerians risked starvation, with 150 nutrition clinics in Borno facing closure. “An unprecedented hunger crisis” is gripping northern Nigeria, WFP regional director Margot van der Velden said.
Conflict in the northeast has killed about 35,000 civilians and displaced more than 2 million, while clashes in north-central regions continue to worsen food insecurity.