Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been honoured with the award of ‘National Nutrition Vanguard’ by the Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) in a brief ceremony held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
“Your Excellency, under your leadership as the Chairman of the National Nutrition Council, the council has provided the purposeful direction in the nutrition landscape in the country as well as increase the visibility of the council in national development.” “High-level support for the Nigeria Food System Dialogue leading to the development of a food system transformation pathways.“High level engagement of the Nigeria Governors Forum for the increase in funding for nutrition at State level“Improvement in the funding for nutrition activities both at Federal and State levels, among others,” he said.
Accepting the award, Osinbajo spoke on Federal Government’s commitment to improving nutrition and security. “So, I think, for us this was so important that we should dedicate time and attention to food security and of course, nutrition. He commended the NSN for its steadfastness and contributions to the advancement of the food systems space in Nigeria over the years
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