The National Council on Nutrition (NCN) has approved a series of new measures aimed at tackling malnutrition and food insecurity across Nigeria including the creation of a national nutrition dashboard.
The announcement was made by the senior special assistant to the President on media and communications, Stanley Nkwocha, in a state house press release.
According to the press release, this initiative aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s concerted efforts to enhance the nutritional well-being of all Nigerians.
During a meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, Vice President Kashim Shettima, who chairs the NCN, highlighted the necessity of active participation from all relevant parties, including ministries, departments, agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders.
Among the new measures is the creation of a national nutrition dashboard.
- This platform, to be hosted by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, will also be accessible via the NCN website.
- Its purpose is to enhance oversight and coordination of nutrition-related initiatives throughout the country.
- VP Shettima highlighted the establishment of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, which operates within the Presidential Economic Coordination Committee.
- This initiative signals the administration’s acknowledgment of the food crisis and its efforts to address its root causes to develop more resilient and sustainable food systems in Nigeria.
In his address to the meeting participants, Vice President Shettima commended the ongoing efforts of stakeholders in the nutrition sector and assured development partners and other actors of the federal government’s readiness to collaborate.
