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Nigeria: Two million children malnourished in Nigeria, second highest incidence of stunted children worldwide —UNICEF

Nigeria: Two million children malnourished in Nigeria, second highest incidence of stunted children worldwide —UNICEF

Africa Links 24 with Tribune Online
Published on 2025-05-07 05:25:15

THE United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria is the country with the highest burden of malnourished children in Africa.

The international agency disclosed this on its website on Tuesday, adding that only two out of every 10 children affected currently have access to treatment.

It said with an estimated two million children in Nigeria suffering from severe acute malnutrition, the world’s most populous Black nation has the second-highest number of stunted children in the…

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