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In Numbers
- 761,983 people assisted* in February 2025
- 1,247 mt of food assistance distributed
- US$ 5.8 million distributed through cash-based transfers
- US$ 184 million six-month net funding requirement (March 2025 – August 2025)
Situation and Operational Updates
- Unconditional Resource Transfers: WFP supported 726,283 people with food or vouchers to meet their basic food needs during February. This included people that were affected by the 2024 floods in Maiduguri. Informed by the October 2024 Cadre Harmonisé analysis and based on available resources, WFP had extended its 2024 lean season response till January, scaling down in February. At the same time, WFP increased the transfer value provided through e-vouchers across all its activities in alignment with latest guidelines from the Food Security Sector. WFP distributed the in-kind food entitlements separately for each household to improve the protection of beneficiaries and to mitigate any risk of exploitation from the clustering method previously used.
- Joint WFP/Government of Nigeria/ECOWAS missions to Sokoto and Katsina States were undertaken to monitor the achievements and progress from a joint stabilization project before the intervention closes in March. The six-month project which started in 2024, supported 1,749 vulnerable people across these two states with an integrated approach of unrestricted cash, malnutrition prevention, livelihoods as well as government capacity strengthening.
- WFP organized an After-Action Review (AAR) workshop involving representatives from the Kastina, Sokoto and Zamfara State Governments and cooperating partner organizations to evaluate the 2024 WFP wheat distributions in Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara states. The AAR participants agreed on recommendations for future initiatives including the opportunity for collaboration to expand the social registers across the three states. WFP is planning to support the expansion of the Katsina state social register based on a request from the Katsina state Government.
- Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Programme: WFP provided support to prevent moderate acute malnutrition for 27,799 children (aged 6-23 months) and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWG) in February. Furthermore, WFP delivered supplementation for wasting to 63,499 children (aged 6-59 months) and PBWG. In February, WFP supported the rollout of CODA (Conditional on Demand Assistance) in five health facilities across Yobe and Borno state. The phased introduction of CODA which is a digital platform is aimed at replacing paper-based records and ensuring near real time tracking and monitoring of beneficiary data across supported facilities. As part of the rollout, WFP provided on-the job support to health workers across the five facilities where the use of CODA has started.
- Food Systems and Livelihood Enhancement: During February, WFP engaged with the Governments of Yobe and Borno States through structured information-sharing and co-creation sessions to tailor the activities of its livelihood and resilience building initiatives with local realities. Additionally, WFP Country Director, the Director General of the African Development Bank in Nigeria and the Director of MasterCard Foundation conducted a mission to Borno and Yobe states. The mission team assessed the progress of ongoing activities across both states and engaged with key stakeholders on food systems strengthening in Northern Nigeria.
*Without overlaps