ASHENEWS reports that HarvestPlus, in collaboration with the Niger State Government, has hosted the 10th edition of the Nutritious Food Fair, a flagship initiative aimed at promoting sustainable nutrition solutions for Nigerians.
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The Federal Government and nutrition stakeholders have partnered to enhance monitoring and compliance to ensure that food reaching citizens is enriched with essential micronutrients necessary for good health.
The World Bank has approved $50m in support of Nigeria’s food nutrition challenges.
The Cadre Harmonisé (CH) Report for October has predicted that at least 33.1 million people in 26 states and the FCT would face food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2025.
The Kaduna State Committee on Food and Nutrition (SCFN) says it will push for higher allocation for Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2025 budget.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has unveiled a comprehensive framework for a nationwide nutrition programme on Tuesday, aimed at tackling malnutrition and food insecurity in Nigeria.
In Nigeria, fortifying bouillon cubes with iron, folic acid, zinc, and vitamin B12 could avert up to 16.6 million cases of anaemia and up to 11,000 deaths from neural tube defects in Children by 2050, according to a report by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB) and UNICEF are taking plausible steps to scale up ‘Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)’, in the state to prevent anaemia.
The Federal Government has expressed concern over weak data systems, limited resources, and other bottlenecks hindering the country’s ability to achieve its nutrition goals.
The National Nutrition Financing Technical Committee, established with the backing of the World Bank’s Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) Project, has launched a major advocacy effort.