The UN seeks $910 million to address the northeastern Nigerian humanitarian catastrophe

According to papers released on Wednesday, the United Nations will make a $910 million plea this week to address a humanitarian catastrophe in northeastern Nigeria, which has been plagued by flooding last year and has been under an Islamist insurgency since 2009.

According to UN papers seen by Reuters, the UN wants to assist 3.6 million of the 7.8 million people in the three northeastern states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe.

According to the papers, it is the most costly humanitarian disaster in West and Central Africa, costing $910 million, more than Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger combined.

Inflation has accelerated to its highest level in almost three decades due to Nigeria’s cost of living problem, which has been exacerbated by rapidly rising food prices.

According to the UN, Nigeria’s northeastern issue runs the risk of being neglected as attention is diverted to other humanitarian crises like those in Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine.

More than 30 million Nigerians are predicted to experience food insecurity this year, according to a joint government and UN report released in November.

Nigeria’s economic problems have been attributed to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, which include the removal of foreign exchange restrictions and a gasoline subsidy. According to him, the changes would put the economy on a more robust growth trajectory.