Tag: WFP
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WFP earmarks $2.5b to fight hunger, malnutrition in Nigeria
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it has budgeted 2.5 billion dollars in the 2023 to-2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans (CSP) geared towards achieving zero hunger and improved nutrition across the country.
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33m Nigerians to face food crisis in 2025 – Report
The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 States and the FCT would face food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025.
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ECOWAS, WFP provide $1.6m to fight rising malnutrition in North West
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the World Food Program (WFP) have provided $1.6million to help fight rising malnutrition and poverty in Katsina and Sokoto states.
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HUNGER! 31.8m Nigerians to face acute food insecurity in June, August – WFP warns
Hunger looming as the World Food Price has projected that 31.8 million Nigerians (16 per cent of the population analysed) are projected to face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity between June and August 2024. WFP, in its latest June to October 2024 outlook sourced from its X account, said nearly 1 million…
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Displacement in Gaza, Israel: WFP begins distribution of food to 100,000 Gazans
The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing food for up to 100,000 internally displaced Gazans seeking refuge in UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) shelters with fresh bread and canned food.
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WFP pledges to commit $2.5bn to fight hunger in Nigeria
The World Food Programme (WFP) has pledged to commit 2.5 billion dollars to strengthen and support Nigeria’s efforts towards sustainable food security and zero hunger across the country.
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FG spends N12bn on school feeding monthly — National Coordinator
The Federal Government spends about N12 billion on the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes (NHGSFP) monthly under the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (MHADMSD). Dr Umar Bindir, National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) of the Ministry stated this on Monday.
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Six innovative entrepreneurs win 2021 Zero Hunger Sprint Competition
About six Nigerian entrepreneurs have won this year’s ‘Zero Hunger Sprint – Nigeria’s Innovation Challenge’ held in Lagos last Friday. The competition aims to foster innovative approaches to end hunger, championed by Nigeria’s entrepreneurs. The six young men and women received cheques totaling N120 million to support their start- ups. In addition to the cash…
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COVID-19: UN sounds alarm of global hunger
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling remittances and travel and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic are expected to leave some…
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No civilian killed in Boko Haram attack on WFP’s convoy – Army
The Nigerian Army on Monday denied the killings of civilians in an attack coordinated by the Boko Haram insurgents against the World Food Programme (WFP’s) trucks on Saturday. Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, gave the clarification in a Short Service Message (SMS) to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.…