By Kenneth Madaki
Nigeria has been ranked ninth on the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) list of the world’s most neglected displacement crises, with only 31 per cent of the required humanitarian response funding met amid persistent armed conflict and intercommunal as well as farmer–herder violence.
This is Nigeria’s sixth appearance on the list since 2016. It ranked fifth in 2016, 10th in 2017, eighth in 2019, sixth in 2020, and eighth in 2021.
The NRC’s report, published on Thursday, highlights the “negligible” media coverage of displacement crises that have affected millions of people, destroyed livelihoods, and further compounded malnutrition.
According to the report, armed groups—Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Lakurawa—killed more than 4,000 people in 2025, and 7.8 million Nigerians, including children, are in need of humanitarian assistance.
It said that violence persists even though the Nigerian government has made efforts to tackle insecurity through military operations and humanitarian corridors.
The NRC said over six million Nigerian children are predicted to face malnutrition by September 2026 and noted the destruction of farmlands by armed groups and soaring food prices, which are “catastrophic” for kids.
“With the humanitarian response only 31 per cent funded, the gap between needs and resources in 2025 was vast. This must not continue,” it said.