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In Numbers
1,448,825 people assisted* in January 2025
2,616 mt of food assistance distributed*
US$ 9.9 million distributed through cash-based transfers*
US$ 142 million six-month net funding requirement (February 2025 – July 2025)
*Estimated data from preliminary distribution report dated 17 February 2025
Situation and Operational Updates
- WFP is supporting government response to food insecurity by providing emergency food assistance and resilience support to acutely food insecure people. These include internally displaced people, returnees, refugees and other vulnerable community members living in areas that have been affected by either conflict or climate related disasters. In January,
- WFP provided food assistance with food and cash to over 1.4 million people across Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. While 84 percent of the beneficiaries received e-voucher top-ups, in-kind food remains relevant in areas where local market functioning is not conducive for cash assistance. Despite ongoing insecurity posing significant challenges to operations, WFP successfully reached 73 percent of the targeted beneficiaries through in-kind modalities in January.
- Flood Response: The effects of the unprecedented floods in 2024 are still being felt. Many affected people have not been able to return to their homes. Food and recovery assistance continues for those displaced before as well as because of the flood damages. In coordination with the Borno State Government and other partners, WFP is facilitating a phased response to support the recovery of the flood-affected people. This includes food assistance (food and cash), complemented by early recovery initiatives. In January, WFP distributed cash and dry food rations to 66,555 flood-affected people in the Gubio IDP camp and among host communities. WFP is also collaborating with the Government to rehabilitate damaged roads and construct homesteads and latrines for flood-affected people in the Malakyari area of Maiduguri.
- Malnutrition Prevention and Management Programme: In January, WFP provided assistance to 46,057 children (aged 6-59 months) and pregnant and breast-feeding women and girls (PBWGs) with in-kind assistance and e-vouchers that are redeemable for specialized nutritious foods depending on the context. WFP is advancing on its plan to optimize Tom Brown − a local nutrient dense food − for the management of child wasting, in alignment with latest WHO guidelines and the shift towards cost-effective and efficacious local solutions. In Katsina, WFP has already registered 62 percent of the targeted beneficiaries to receive Tom-Brown products.
- Food Systems and Livelihood Enhancement: In Konduga LGA of Borno state, WFP distributed farm inputs – solar powered irrigation machines, improved rice, wheat and vegetable seeds among others – to 1,997 beneficiaries. The distribution was part of an event to kick-off a WFP supported Sustainable Food Production project.