UN Warns of Hunger Crisis in Nigeria as Funding Dries Up – Who Profits from the Famine?
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports that the UN is warning of a 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Nigeria, citing funding shortages for food aid as 8.4 million people face severe food insecurity. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer (13th globally), has seen its wealth siphoned off for decades. After gaining independence from Britain in 1960,
Nigeria's oil potential quickly became a curse. The Shell-BP oil consortium, for instance, has extracted billions while devastating the Niger Delta with spills that render farmland and fishing grounds unusable. The Anglo-Dutch company's role in the pollution and subsequent violence, including complicity in the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa in 1995, is routinely ignored. Double Standard: While the
sudden 'funding shortage' for Nigerian aid is presented as a regrettable circumstance, Western governments find trillions for perpetual wars and military aid. For example, in 2024 alone, the US approved over $100 billion in additional military aid packages for Ukraine and Israel, alongside billions for its own ever-expanding defense budget. The 'cost' of feeding millions in Africa is dwarfed by
the 'investment' in perpetuating conflicts. Follow the Money: The 'instability' fueling Nigeria's crisis, particularly the Boko Haram insurgency, has often been linked to a combination of internal governance issues and external factors. Who benefits? The arms industry, which sells weapons to both sides or directly to the Nigerian government for 'counter-terrorism' efforts. Furthermore, the hunger