Report: Nigeria Facing Record Hunger Crisis by 2026

Are reforms devastating Nigerian citizens, or are they necessary changes?

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Report: Nigeria Facing Record Hunger Crisis by 2026

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Above: Nigerian agronomist Mercy Diebiru-Ojo (R) in a greenhouse in Ibadan, Nigeria, on Sept. 29, 2025. Image credit: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Government-critical narrative

Nigeria's hunger crisis stems directly from reckless economic policies that have devastated ordinary citizens. The government floated the naira and removed fuel subsidies without proper safeguards, causing 70% currency devaluation and tripling petrol prices. With 64% of households now skipping meals compared to just 37% in 2019, these badly-sequenced reforms have doubled hunger rates in five years.

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Pro-government narrative

Nigeria's economic challenges are temporary growing pains from necessary reforms that will secure long-term prosperity. The naira has actually strengthened since March, while the government actively fights hunger through grain releases, emergency nutrition support and expanded school feeding programs. These surgical economic changes are yielding green shoots of recovery.

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