Nigeria, June 11 -- The News Chronicle reports that between June and August 2026, some 52.9 million people, many of them in northern Nigeria, will suffer from severe food and nutrition insecurity.

The World Bank says the ongoing war in the Middle East is raising the prices of fuel, transportation, and fertilizers, thereby creating new difficulties for nations heavily dependent on imported agricultural inputs.



Among the places most at risk, according to the bank, are the Sahel region, the Lake Chad Basin, and parts of northeastern Nigeria. Increasing production costs and farmers' limited capacity to purchase necessary inputs will also affect the 2026/2027 season by influencing fertilizer prices.



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