The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday at least 1,115 children have died from acute malnutrition in Borno State between January and December last year. The UNICEF Nutrition Sector Coordinator, Mr. Simon Karanja, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Borno Steering Committee on Food and Nutrition in Maiduguri, the state capital. Karanja […]

 Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed concern over the rising cases of stunted children caused by malnutrition in Africa.

By Bashir Bello, Kano Lawmakers in Jigawa State House of Assembly have dedicated N150 million from their constituency projects allowance for procurement of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, RUTF for treatment of severe acute malnourished children in the State. This was in addition to the N100 million allocated in the 2020 appropriation act to address malnutrition in […]

As Nestlé introduces Golden Morn fortified with grain smart   By Chioma Obinna As Nigeria battles to reverse the ugly trend and huge burden of malnutrition through the promotion of Nutrition sensitive Agriculture, statistics from the World Bank has shown that 68 per cent of Nigerian children under the age of 5 are anemic, while […]

Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance,  Budget and National planning has called on States Governments and other stakeholders to improve awareness on malnutrition to tackle the disease.