With over 133 million people in Nigeria suffering from multidimensional poverty, the World Food Programme (WFP) has pledged to spend $2.5 billion fighting hunger in the country over the next five years.
This was revealed by WFP Country Director David Stevesson, who led a team from the UN agency to see Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu in her office.
According to Stevesson, 2.1 million Nigerians have already been identified as programme beneficiaries, a figure that would be increased with the assistance of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
Edu commended the WFP Country Director for the visit and financial support.
She said the ‘zero hunger” is one of the projects her ministry has initiated as part of poverty and humanitarian response efforts.