A joint report by the Government and United Nations (UN) says Nigeria faces one of its worst hunger crises with more than 30 million people expected to be food insecure next year, a one-third jump from this year due to economic hardship.
The analysis conducted twice a year in 26 States and the federal capital, (FCT), projected that 33.1 million people would be food insecure by August next year.
That compares with 24.8 million by the end of this year.
World Food Programme spokesperson in Nigeria, Chi Lael, said economic decisions to strengthen the country in the long-term, in the short-term have felt like a direct attack on people’s wallets, hitting hardest every time they try to buy food.
High food prices have contributed the most to inflation, which advanced to 32.70% in annual terms in September, from 32.15% in August.
