The United States government has approved $32.5 million in humanitarian aid to help Nigeria address its worsening hunger crisis.
The U.S. Mission to Nigeria announced the package on Wednesday, September 3, saying it will provide food assistance and nutrition support to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and vulnerable families in conflict-hit regions.
The aid, channelled through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will cover 764,205 beneficiaries across the northeast and northwest.
It includes nutritional top-ups for 41,569 pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as 43,235 children, delivered through electronic food vouchers.
This move is significant, as most U.S. aid had been suspended since President Donald Trump halted large parts of USAID’s programs.
Nigeria is currently facing what experts describe as “an unprecedented hunger crisis.”
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), over 1.3 million Nigerians could be left without food, while at least 150 nutrition clinics in Borno State risk closure due to insecurity and funding cuts.
In July, the WFP suspended food assistance across crisis-hit countries in West and Central Africa after U.S. and global aid cuts strained its resources.
Food stocks were projected to run out by September, leaving millions without emergency help.
The hunger crisis is worsened by ongoing insecurity. Armed attacks and clashes between farmers and herders over land and water have intensified across the northwest and north-central regions.
In June, over 150 people were killed in one such attack in north-central Nigeria.
The northeast remains under siege from Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents.
The conflict has killed more than 35,000 civilians and displaced over two million people, according to the United Nations.
The U.S. government said the new funding is part of broader efforts to stabilize vulnerable communities and prevent further humanitarian collapse. It urged other partners to step up support for Nigeria during this critical period.