Nigeria, July 25 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it will be forced to suspend all emergency food and nutrition aid for 1.3 million people in North-east Nigeria by the end of July due to "critical funding shortfalls" at the organisation.

According to a statement published on the UN agency's website on Wednesday, WFP said it urgently requires $130 million to prevent an imminent pipeline break and sustain food and nutrition operations through the end of 2025.

"WFP's food and nutrition stocks have been completely exhausted. The organisation's last supplies left warehouses in early July, and life-saving assistance will end after the current round of distributions is completed," the statement said.

It noted that the dev...