NIGERIA AND THE MALNUTRITION REPORT

The *Nigeria and the Malnutrition Report* is a periodic assessment—often produced by the United Nations World Food Programme, UNICEF, or the Nigerian government—that documents the prevalence, causes, and consequences of under‑nutrition (including stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies) across Nigeria’s states and regions. It combines household surveys, health‑facility data, and satellite‑derived food‑security indicators to identify high‑risk areas, track trends over time, and recommend policy actions such as scaling up nutrition‑specific interventions, improving food‑system resilience, and strengthening social protection programmes. The latest edition (2023‑2024) highlighted that over 30 % of Nigerian children under five are stunted, with the northern states bearing the... Views Nigeria