The Katsina State Government has approved N500m as counterpart funding for the Child Nutrition Fund, as the United Nations Children’s Fund called for an additional N1.2bn investment to tackle malnutrition and strengthen health interventions for women and children in the state.
Governor Dikko Radda disclosed this when the new Chief of the UNICEF Kano Field Office, Shafeeq Ur-Rehman, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Government House in Katsina.
Radda noted that the state’s sustained partnership with UNICEF had yielded measurable results, particularly in combating severe acute malnutrition through the establishment of stabilisation centres and outpatient treatment sites.
“We have been working closely with UNICEF over the years, and we are encouraged by the results we are seeing. We are not doing it for you; we are doing it for our people,” Radda said.
The governor pledged to accommodate UNICEF’s request for an additional N1.2bn in the state’s 2027 budget despite resource constraints, highlighting recent state initiatives, including the recruitment of over 9,000 teachers and capacity development programmes. Related News FG weighs crude discounts, direct supply to refineries Aiyedatiwa tasks monarchs on peaceful conflict resolution SEC sets 5pm cutoff for T+1 equities, commodities trade
