One of the headlines of a newspaper of January 17, 2023, read, “25 million Nigerians at risk of severe hunger in 2023, FAO warns.”
Under this news headline, you’ll read about the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s warning that some 25 million Nigerians will be at risk of severe hunger between June and August this year.
The organisation also recalled that the National Emergency Management Agency reported that last year’s flooding claimed more than 676,000 hectares of farmland, diminishing harvests and increasing food insecurity across the country; thereby contributing to the risk of hunger. The FAO, a United Nations agency, further stated that more extreme weather patterns affecting starvation were being anticipated in the future.
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