North West Has Nearly Half of Nigerians in Food-Crisis Risk Areas, September Estimate Shows

A September 2026 assessment estimates that 9.69 million people in the North West live in areas at risk of food crises, the highest figure among Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The North East is next with 5.40 million, followed by the North Central with 3.98 million. Together, the three northern zones account for about 98% of the estimated national total.

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