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.
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Last updated: January 2020
95 members
Ibiso Ivy King-Harry
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
Next-generation technology: unlocking nutritious food production in Africa and Asia
With over 500 million undernourished people, and nine out of ten of the world’s stunted and wasted children, malnutrition and hunger continue to plague African and Asian populations. But as poor...
“Embracing a culture of continuous innovation is so important, now more than ever”
On 16 October 2018, Nigerian entrepreneur Ope Olanrewaju emerged as the winner of the first ever SUN Pitch Competition. Here, he outlines the impacts of the Competition for his cold chain...
COVID-19 and the Nigerian MSME – This is Soupah’s Story
SUN Business Network Nigeria member, Soupah Limited, a food processing company located in the heart of Oyo State in Nigeria, was founded by Ifeoluwa Olatayo as a student in 2016. Her...
