The United States has approved $32.5m through USAID to tackle Nigeria's deepening hunger crisis, marking a significant return of support after years of reduced aid. The funding will provide food assistance and nutrition support to over 764,000 peop…  | By Enitan Ajebukola Ajewumi on September 5, 2025 | The United States has approved $32.5m through USAID to tackle Nigeria's deepening hunger crisis, marking a significant return of support after years of reduced aid. The funding will provide food assistance and nutrition support to over 764,000 people, including displaced families, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children in conflict-hit regions. Read also, Nigeria's food insecurity has worsened due to insurgency, farmer-herder clashes, and rising attacks in the north. With millions at risk of hunger and over 2 million displaced, the crisis threatens household stability, rural productivity, and small-scale agribusinesses that form the backbone of local economies. The intervention, analysts say, could help protect vulnerable populations while easing pressure on SMEs in the agriculture and food supply chain, which are already strained by insecurity and shrinking resources. | | | |
