- The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that under 5 children wasting away in Nigeria are about 35 million
- A nutrition officer, Nkeiru Enwelum, stated this during a presentation on the ‘Nutrition situation in Nigeria”
- The UNICEF official calls for improved finance and budget for child nutrition in Nigeria to achieve their full potential in life.
A United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) nutrition officer, Nkeiru Enwelum, said the number of children who are wasting away in Nigeria will likely fill up the 60,491-capacity Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, 50 times.
Enwelum stated this while making a presentation on ‘Nutrition situation in Nigeria: An Overview of Malnutrition in Nigeria and its Impact on Children”
