Abuja, Feb. 6, 2025 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has budgeted $2.5 billion for its 2023 – 2027 Nigeria Country Strategy Plans to achieve zero hunger and improved nutrition in the country.
Seriene Loum, the Head of Programme in WFP, said this this in Abuja at the Co-creation workshop organised by the organisation in collaboration with the National Social Investment Programme Agency.
Loum, who represented by the WFP Country Director, said WFP strategic goal was to ensure a world without hunger in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (1 and 2) on poverty and zero hunger.
He said the organisation would work closely with member states of United Nations including Nigeria to mobilise resources to be able to fully implement the programmes.
“WFP Nigeria CSP 2023 t0 2027 a five-year project has a dedicated activity for strengthening institutional capacities and enhanced enabling environment in line with national target to achieve zero hunger by 2030.
“The project focuses on food technology, fortification of supply chain management, improving nutrition and emergency preparedness responses.
“2023 to 2027 have five pillars and each of them focuses on zero hunger and improved nutrition.
“Considering the current economic trend and level of vulnerabilities in Nigeria, the Cadre Harmonised result of October 2024 reveals that about 25 million Nigerians are acutely food insecure and projected to reach 33 million between June to August 2025.
“It is therefore expedient that all stakeholders most especially, WFP need to work together with the Federal Government for this very ambitious goal to be achieved,’’ he said.
