Nigeria: Millions of children face acute hunger | BBC News

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Published 2024-07-29
Around 4.4 million children under the age of five in northern Nigeria are acutely malnourished, according to the United Nations' World Food Programme.

That’s more than double last years figures, the organisation says.

Families are grappling with high food inflation and security concerns, and many can no longer afford to feed their children.

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All Comments (21)
  • @garyolsen3089
    2 British children dead, BBC turn off comments, you all need to loose your jobs.
  • @HKGGweilo
    Such a rich country. Where did all the money go? Never mind, I can guess..
  • @johnross2924
    Come on BBC, unlock the comments section on your report about the Southport terrorist attack on those children. Let's have a adult conversation on the matter 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍
  • @bonitobonita9263
    Not only for Nigeria, but for everyone everywhere, don’t breed irresponsibly when you don’t have enough resources to raise children.
  • @Jpex963
    Why is the comment section turned off about today’s mass stabbing?
  • @johnwhite2293
    Nigeria has a population of 229 million people, it has one of the largest populations in Africa and has the highest GDP. What exactly has this got to do with us they have a government they have large military they have a health service in the cities they have a very western style of living Surely they can sort their own mess out
  • @standstand6569
    No comment section on the child stabber /murderer ? What you hiding @BBC ?
  • @phoque121
    Nigeria's population in 1950: 32 million Nigeria's population in 2024: 218 million 😐😐😐
  • @HOXHOXHOX
    they fight the acute children hunger by... making more children xDDDD
  • @garyolsen3089
    Turn the comments back on about the children getting attacked you horrible people.
  • @SenorSol
    Religion doing its thing in Nigeria, as usual! Primitive and backwards religiosity keeps Nigeria in a pitifully benighted state!
  • @justincasley6362
    Posting videos about children in Africa when we got 2 dead and 9 injured in our own country
  • I see the comments are not turned off on this one, stop having children if you can't feed them, we need to build he strength so he can cross the channel.
  • @potemkin8606
    By 2050, Nigeria's population will be 377 million. What will they do about food insecurity then?