Nigeria has secured more than $247 million in humanitarian assistance in the first half of 2026, according to the latest funding update released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The report, which tracks humanitarian financing across eight crisis-affected countries in West and Central Africa, showed that $232.8 million of the funds were channelled through Nigeria’s Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), while the remaining amount came from other humanitarian funding sources.
The latest figures indicate that Nigeria has now secured 47 per cent of the $516.4 million required for its 2026 humanitarian response, placing the country second only to the Democratic Republic of Congo in terms of funding coverage among the countries assessed.
Data published by OCHA and sourced from the UN Financial Tracking Service revealed that Nigeria’s funding level has risen significantly over the past three months, increasing from 33 per cent in late March to 47 per cent by June 22.
The report also noted that humanitarian funding under the HNRP grew steadily throughout the period, rising from $173.6 million at the end of March to $232.8 million by June 22. Overall humanitarian support reached $247.3 million, leaving a funding gap of approximately $274.8 million.
Across West and Central Africa, the United States remained the largest humanitarian donor, contributing $929.6 million, followed by the European Commission’s humanitarian agency (ECHO) with $321.3 million. Other major contributors included Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and Switzerland.
Although the report did not provide a donor-by-donor breakdown for Nigeria, it showed that the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund continued to receive financial support during the reporting period.
The regional funding update also highlighted an improvement in humanitarian financing after a sharp decline in 2025. By June 2026, humanitarian funding across West and Central Africa had climbed to $2.02 billion, recovering from the previous year’s slowdown.
Despite the improvement, several humanitarian sectors remain underfunded. Food Security recorded the largest funding requirement across the region but had received only a small share of the resources needed. Health, nutrition and protection programmes also continued to face significant funding shortfalls.
The report further noted that the number of internally displaced persons in Nigeria’s North-West increased between December 2025 and May 2026, driven largely by a sharp rise in displacement in Sokoto State.
Among the humanitarian organisations receiving the largest share of regional funding were the World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UNICEF, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Action Against Hunger, and the International Rescue Committee.
