Nigeria: Millions of children face acute hunger | BBC News

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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[johnross]

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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍

[Jpex]

Why is the comment section turned off about today’s mass stabbing?

[CantHandleThisCanYa]

If you can't afford it, don't pop it out!!

[johnwhite]

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

[onetruecasey]

It's NOT a food problem, it's an education and cultural problem. Stop having children you cannot take care of. These people havetoo many children, expecting the children to do all the work for them.

[Allensjja]

Stop having 7 children each when you can’t feed one??? Should these ppl birth control not food

[WinstonSmith-yyqs]

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.

[georgeroybooth]

BBC switches comments off when it doesn’t suit.

[swunt]

Solution: Have millions fewer babies....

[morseventurechannel]

Are they not allowed to use birth control there?

[HKGGweilo]

Such a rich country.
Where did all the money go?
Never mind, I can guess..

[potemkin]

By 2050, Nigeria's population will be 377 million. What will they do about food insecurity then?

[standstand]

No comment section on the child stabber /murderer ? What you hiding @BBC ?

[ilovelimpfries]

The biggest economy in Africa and they cant solve their own hunger problem? For shame.

[HOXHOXHOX]

they fight the acute children hunger by... making more children xDDDD

[gaspernikl]

stop having children if you cant feed them.

[phoque]

Nigeria's population in 1950: 32 million
Nigeria's population in 2024: 218 million
😐😐😐

[justincasley]

Posting videos about children in Africa when we got 2 dead and 9 injured in our own country

[ybag]

why are they having kids if they cant feed them

[bonitobonita]

Not only for Nigeria, but for everyone everywhere, don’t breed irresponsibly when you don’t have enough resources to raise children.