‘Nigeria humanitarian funding rises $17.9m in two months’

Humanitarian funding for Nigeria's crisis has seen a notable increase of $17.9 million over the past two months, bringing the total received to $265.2 million as of August 10, 2026. This surge has elevated Nigeria to become the best-funded nation among the eight crisis-affected countries monitored by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in West and Central Africa.

The latest data from OCHA's Regional Funding Status report indicates that $257.9 million was channeled through Nigeria's Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP), with an additional $7.3 million coming from outside the plan. This represents a significant improvement from the $247.3 million recorded in late June. The HNRP funding alone saw an increase of $25.1 million, a 10.8 percent rise, pushing its coverage rate to 50 percent of the $516.4 million requirement for 2026.

While Nigeria now leads the region in funding coverage, surpassing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) whose rate has slipped to 47 percent, a substantial gap of $258.5 million remains for Nigeria's HNRP. Other countries in the region, including the Central African Republic, Chad, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, and Niger, are also facing significant funding shortfalls, with coverage rates ranging from 16 to 42 percent.

Analysis of the weekly funding flow shows that Nigeria's humanitarian aid saw a $1.1 million increase between August 3 and August 10, suggesting that the bulk of the recent growth occurred in the earlier weeks of the reporting period. Regionally, the eight tracked response plans in West and Central Africa have collectively received $2.55 billion against a combined requirement of $6.13 billion, leaving an unmet need of $3.92 billion. The European Commission's humanitarian arm, ECHO, has been a major donor, contributing $420 million to the region by August 10.