Food Crisis in Nigeria: North-West Records 8.72 Million People in Crisis

New food-security figures for October to December 2026 show that the North-West has the highest number of people in the Food Crisis phase, with 8,716,217 affected. The North-East follows with 5,375,418 people, while the North-Central records 4,755,850. Together, the three northern zones account for about 18.85 million people in food crisis. The South-West records 3,616,561 people in crisis, followed by the South-South with 1,882,220 and the South-East with 1,081,239. The figures cover 26 states and the FCT and exclude people classified under Emergency or Famine phases.

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