NEWS

WFP raises alarm over possible food aid cuts as hunger deepens in Northern Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that more than one million people in northeast Nigeria could lose access to emergency food and nutrition assistance within weeks due to a severe funding shortfall. The agency said that without urgent financial support, it will be forced

NEWS

WFP: Recent surge in insecurity driving junger to level never before in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2025

Growing instability across northern Nigeria, including a surge in attacks, is driving hunger to levels never seen before, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. The warning follows the release of the latest Cadre Harmonisé, a regional food security analysis that classifies the severity of hunger, which found that nearly 35 million people […]

NEWS

WFP Welcomes Donor Contributions To Save Lives In Northeast Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2025

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes recent contributions from donors since warning that operations would be forced to shut down in July. This includes new funding from the United States of America to support emergency food and nutrition assistance for communities affected by conflict in Northeast Nigeria. The conflict has pushed more than […]

HEALTH

Japan’s US$200,000 Donation: WFP Provides Vital Nutrition Assistance to 2,848 Pregnant, Lactating Mother

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2025

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Nigeria was able to reach 2,848 pregnant and lactating women with vital nutrition assistance in 2024 with the contribution of over US$200,000 from the Government of Japan. The WFP, in a statement on Tuesday lamented that: “In northeast Nigeria, the impact of conflict continues to disproportionately affect […]