Vice President Ibrahim Kashim Shettima has disclosed that Nigeria loses an estimated $56 billion in human capital every year due to malnutrition, equivalent to 12.2 percent of the nation’s income. He described the situation as a tragic setback that fuels poverty, undermines national development, and destroys the potential of millions of citizens.
Speaking at a conference themed “Mobilizing Against Malnutrition in Northwest Nigeria,” organised by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on Thursday in Abuja, Shettima said thousands of children and pregnant women die yearly from malnutrition-related causes, while many more are left physically and
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