Humanitarian funding for Nigeria’s relief operations has risen by $17.9 million in two months, bringing total contributions to $265.2 million and placing the country ahead of all other tracked nations in West and Central Africa.*
According to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, the increase pushes Nigeria’s Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan, HNRP, to 50 percent coverage against its $516.4 million target.
Of the total funds received, $257.9 million was channeled through the official response plan, leaving an outstanding gap of $258.5 million.
The surge puts Nigeria ahead of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, which previously led the region but has now dropped to 47 percent coverage.
Among the eight crisis-affected countries monitored by the UN in West and Central Africa, Nigeria currently has the highest percentage of its humanitarian budget fulfilled.
Regional Funding Breakdown
- Nigeria: 50% ($257.9m raised / $516.4m target)
- Democratic Republic of Congo: 47% ($1.01bn / $2.13bn)
- Central African Republic: 42% ($110.9m / $264.1m)
- Chad: 35% ($345.1m / $986.1m)
- Burkina Faso: 28% ($184.3m / $658.5m)
- Cameroon: 26% ($82.9m / $319m)
- Mali: 20% ($115.5m / $577.9m)
- Niger: 16% ($108m / $675.6m)
Across West and Central Africa, total aid contributions stand at $2.55 billion against a combined requirement of $6.13 billion, representing an overall regional coverage rate of 36 percent.
Major donors include the European Commission’s humanitarian arm, ECHO, with $420 million, as well as increased contributions from Germany and Spain.
OCHA said the World Food Programme, UNHCR, and UNICEF remain the primary channels for distributing emergency resources across the region.
