40% Nigerian under-5s stunted as North bears brunt of malnutrition crisis

• Governance failures, poor accountability worsen child hunger, says think tank

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

About 40 per cent of Nigerian children under the age of five are suffering from stunted growth, while eight per cent are wasted and 27 per cent are underweight, with the highest burden concentrated in the North-West and North-East regions, a new policy report has revealed.

The…