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Country Overview

For more than a decade, Nigeria has continued to confront a protracted humanitarian situation affecting millions, shaped by conflict, climate-related shocks, and structural vulnerabilities. These dynamics have resulted in displacement, loss of lives, disruption of livelihoods, and sustained pressure on communities and public systems. According to OCHA, nearly 35 million people are expected to face acute food insecurity during the 2026 lean season, underscoring the scale and severity of humanitarian needs across the country.  

In this context, humanitarian actors in Nigeria continue to face significant information gaps, with limited access to granular and comprehensive data needed to effectively inform response planning. Since 2017, IMPACT has been operating in Nigeria specifically in the Northern regions through its REACH initiative, supporting evidence generation to strengthen humanitarian decision-making including through its flagship MSNA, Market Monitoring, Situation monitoring of hard-to-reach areas among others. This has also involved support and provision of evidence to key analysis exercises including the HNRP, Cadre Harmonisé and IPC AMN. Through its PANDA initiative, IMPACT also conducts third-party monitoring for humanitarian actors and funding agencies active in the country ensuring accountability to affected populations, and that safeguarding and inclusion elements are incorporated effectively into ongoing programming.

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