The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, took a major step towards regulating nutrition practice and improving access to professional services for citizens to make necessary sound nutritional choices as lawmakers and stakeholders converged for a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria....
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Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has called on the chairmen of Bauchi, Dass and Alkaleri Local Government Areas to allocate more funds to nutrition programmes as part of efforts to tackle malnutrition and reduce child stunting across Bauchi State. The appeal was made on Wednesday during...
The member representing Ehime Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon. Chike Okafor has been presented with the HallowMace Foundation award for the Most Outstanding Member of the House of Representatives from the South-East zone for the year 2026. Okafor, who is the Chairman of the House Committee...
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has said children must not be allowed to go hungry, as she unveiled fresh steps by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) to expand National Food Banks, nutrition support and community interventions for vulnerable families across the country. She stated this at the...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN – The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has organized a workshop in Monrovia, Liberia, to advance regional cooperation in medical evaluation, harmonising immunisation days, and creating a regional procurement system for health commodities. The three-day workshop was declared opened on Monday by Liberia’s Assistant Minister of...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigerian Government and the United Nations (UN), have launched the 2025 Lean Season Response Plan for Borno, Adamawa and Yobe (BAY) states in north-east Nigeria. The Plan seeks US$159 million for urgent nutrition, food, and health interventions and other life-saving assistance for 2 million people...