Nigeria’s food insecurity will worsen by 2025 and may throw nothing less than 33 million Nigeria into hunger.

The country’s national population is currently 223.8 million.

A report by Cadre Harmonize led by the Federal Government and supported by partners, including the United Nations World Food Programme, warned of deteriorating food insecurity in Nigeria, with 33.1 million people projected to face high levels of food insecurity during the next lean season (June -August 2025).

Analysis showed that 33.1 people represents an increase of seven million people compared to the same period last year.

The rise in the projection was driven by current economic hardship, record-high inflation, climate change impacts and persistent violence in the Northeastern States.

According to the report, between October and December 2024, approximately 25.1 million people are likely to experience food insecurity, even during the peak of the harvest season. Among them, 3.8 million live in Northeastern States – a figure projected to rise to 5 million by 2025.