Oyo State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has launched a four-year Multi-Sectoral Strategic Plan of Action on Food and Nutrition (OYSMPFAN), to tackle malnutrition and hunger among children and women. Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Prof. Musbau Babatunde, launched the project in Ibadan. He said the state government was committed to eradicating malnutrition. Represented …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the World Food Program (WFP) have provided $1.6 million to help fight rising malnutrition and poverty in Katsina and Sokoto states. The areas have witnessed a rise in poverty and malnutrition as a result of a surge in banditry and internal displacement in the North West. Donation of palliative to …

The Federal Government has said 4.4 million children in the Northeast and the Northwest are suffering from malnutrition. It noted that the major factors that contributed to the widespread malnutrition in both regions include limited access to food, poor dietary habits, and improper feeding practices. The government said the situation was exacerbated by broader economic and political challenges as well …

A Humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised the alarm over a surge in malnutrition in Bauchi State, revealing that 17,223 children were admitted for malnutrition in the first quarter of 2024. This is as the humanitarian organisation raised concern over a significant rise in malnutrition cases in Nigeria, reporting a 40% average increase in admission, compared to the …