Nigeria
In November 2011, the Federal Republic of Nigeria joined the SUN Movement with a letter of commitment from HE C. O. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Minister of Health. By 2015, a SUN Business Network Coordinator was appointed to liaise with the government on nutrition and by 2015, the network was formalised with the support of GAIN. Today, Nigeria’s SUN Business Network is one of the strongest across the network globally and continues to grow and innovate with exciting events, engaging competitions and effective partnerships.
Last updated: January 2019
95 members
Uduak Igbeka
SUN Business Network Coordinator
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Country Network Coordinators welcome enquiries about joining or engaging with the network
43.6%
Under Five Stunting
10.8%
Under Five Wasting
1.5%
Under Five Overweight
Network Strategy
SBN Nigeria’s Strategic Plan has been developed based on input from a range of stakeholders including government, nutrition regulators, donors, private sector and consumers. Three overarching pillars of the Strategy represents a distinct area of work, with each one supporting and informing actions within other pillars.
Current Network Priorities
- Access to Finance for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
- Technical Support to identify nutrition gaps in business structure and proffer solutions
- Business to Business linkages/Product registration support in partnership with Regulatory agencies
- Nutrition Education for Business
Examples of multistakeholder/multisectoral partnerships
- SBN and Fate Foundation in executing NutriPitch for Business in Nutrition
- SBN and Ministry of Budget and National Planning in organising private sector participation for the development of the National Action
- Plan for Food and Nutrition Policy
- SBN and HarvestPlus partnered in implementing the 2018 Nutritious Food Fair
Latest news
Business Accountability: more alignment needed for better nutrition
With the next Global Nutrition Summit taking place in Tokyo in 2020, and a growing focus on how businesses can report on progress against the SDGs, this is an important moment...
SBN awarded grant for elimination of trans fat project
The full article was originally published on the Vital Strategies website. The first LINKS grant awardees, who received a total of 1.25 million US dollars, were announced on March 20th 2019...
Business & the 2020 Global Nutrition Summit
SUN Business Network and GAIN host meeting to discuss business engagement in the 2020 Global Nutrition Summit On the 14th February 2019, the SUN Business Network and the Global Alliance for...
