Vice-President Kashim Shettima in Abuja unveiled plan to improve nutrition indices across the country.
Shettima, who unveiled the plan at a high-level dialogue on nutrition at the Presidential Villa, urged faith and traditional leaders to champion the effort in their communities.
The theme of the one-day dialogue was “Faith Leaders as Catalysts for Enhanced Human Capital Through Nutrition.”
It was organised by the National Council on Nutrition NCN and the World Bank-assisted Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria Project.
The vice-president says Nigeria’s future does not only depend on food abundance but on nourishing food supply.
Earlier, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said malnutrition and related challenges over the years negatively impacted human capital development in the country.
