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In Numbers
1,115,736 people assisted in August 2024
2,166 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 6.6 million distributed through cash-based transfers
US$ 200.7 million six-month net funding requirement (September 2024 – February 2025)
Situation and Operational Updates
• Above-average rainfall has caused significant flooding in northern Nigeria. WFP’s Advanced Disaster Analysis and Mapping system (ADAM) estimates that 721,722 people and 142,354 hectares of cropland were flood-affected by midAugust. ADAM also forecasts a 20 percent chance of further flooding in various parts of Yobe and Borno states in September.
• WFP has pre-positioned contingency stock to enable a rapid response in the event of an escalation of the humanitarian situation in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. However, comprehensive recovery initiatives will be vital to safeguard and build upon previous resilience gains. The erosion of prior improvement, and the marked deterioration of food security that followed the 2022 floods serve as a stark reminder of the vulnerability of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.
• As part of broader efforts to mitigate the pervasive food insecurity in the country, WFP is collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to provide food and nutrition assistance to 14,000 people in Katsina and Sokoto states for six months. WFP planned to provide nutrition-integrated food assistance to 1.6 million acutely food-insecure people across Adamawa, Borno, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara states. Of these, WFP reached 841,470 beneficiaries via e-vouchers including 141 households in Katsina who received multipurpose cash payouts via PlugPay. Meanwhile, 205,211 beneficiaries received in-kind rations. WFP delivered food assistance to 65 percent of the targeted beneficiaries in August amid access constraints and supply chain challenges stemming from floods.
• Admissions of children 6-59 months with severe and moderate acute malnutrition (SAM and MAM) during the 2024 lean season have surpassed those in 2023 by 41 percent and 70 percent respectively. In August, WFP supported treatment for 69,055 children aged 6-59 months as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls that were suffering from moderate acute malnutrition. Through malnutrition prevention top-ups integrated in the general food distribution, WFP also provided complementary nutritious food to 7,195 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls as well as 25,429 children aged 6-23 months.
• In Sokoto state, WFP trained 30 participants on best practices for producing hygienic sorghum powder and Tom Brown (a traditional food supplement made from a blend of grains and pulses).