Saudi Arabia Launches $1.5M Food Aid Project in Nigeria

Saudi Arabia has initiated a $1.5 million food aid project in Nigeria, aimed at supporting populations affected by displacement and insecurity. The project, launched in partnership with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), will distribute 24,302 food baskets, each weighing approximately 60 kilograms and containing essential food items such as rice, cooking oil, white beans, and salt.

This intervention is expected to benefit 145,812 vulnerable households across Nigeria. The Director General of NEMA reaffirmed the agency's commitment to ensuring transparent and efficient distribution of food items to identified beneficiaries.

The food baskets will be distributed across five intervention states: Yobe, Benue, Anambra, Kebbi, and Taraba. This initiative underscores Saudi Arabia's ongoing commitment to humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin region and reflects the importance of international collaboration in addressing humanitarian challenges.