UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has   said a total of over US$ 910 million is required to respond to the humanitarian needs of 3.6 million people in need of life-saving assistance in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in north-east Nigeria in 2025. 

A total of 7.8 million people are considered to be in need of humanitarian assistance.

The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Fall, stated that the needs are “driven by conflict, climate shocks, and economic instability,” with the compounding effects of flooding, disease outbreaks, food insecurity and malnutrition deepening vulnerabilities.

Mr. Fall was speaking recently  in Abuja at the launch of the 2025 Nigeria Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), where he was joined by the Federal Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, high-level representatives of the diplomatic corps and senior officials from diverse government agencies as well as national and international non-governmental organisations.

Minister Yilwatda highlighted the growing humanitarian needs in North-west and North-central Nigeria. He called for combined humanitarian, development and peace-building efforts for that region as well.

“This will enable us to get humanitarian efforts translated into durable solutions that can move people out of poverty and provide livelihoods to reach sustainable development,” he said.

Minister Yilwatda said  the restructured Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction was committed to timely, effective life-saving humanitarian responses and poverty reduction. “We will continue to coordinate interventions at all levels, ensuring they align with national humanitarian and poverty-reduction priorities,” he said.