National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition 2014-2019
Plan · Health
Policy date: 2014-01-01
A Plan translates Nigeria's food and nutrition policy into actions, timelines, and budgets across sectors, with the health sector coordinating efforts. It targets government agencies in health, agriculture, education, and social protection, as well as communities affected by malnutrition. This reduces stunting, wasting, and anaemia through coordinated interventions.
National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition 2014-2019
What Is This Policy?
A five-year operational plan that translated Nigeria's food and nutrition policy into concrete actions, timelines, and budgets across multiple sectors, with the health sector playing a central coordinating role.
Who Does It Target?
Government agencies across health, agriculture, education, and social protection sectors Development partners supporting nutrition programmes State nutrition committees and local government health authorities Communities and households affected by malnutrition
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Reduce stunting, wasting, anaemia, and other forms of malnutrition in Nigeria through coordinated multi-sector interventions, increased funding, and strengthened institutional capacity for nutrition programming.
Key Features
Multi-Sector Approach: Coordination across health, agriculture, education, water, and social protection sectors Costed Action Plan: Detailed budgets for each intervention area and sector Scaling Up Nutrition: Alignment with the global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement State-Level Plans: Support for states to develop and implement their own nutrition action plans Monitoring and Evaluation: Indicators and reporting framework for tracking progress
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Completed (2014-2019) Coverage: Federal and state levels across multiple sectors Lead Agency: National Committee on Food and Nutrition under the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning Partners: UNICEF, WHO, WFP, DFID, World Bank, SUN movement partners
How to Access
The plan document is available from the National Committee on Food and Nutrition and partner organizations. Contact the National Committee on Food and Nutrition Access through UNICEF Nigeria or SUN movement publications Available through the Federal Ministry of Health Nutrition Division
Official Resources
Website: health.gov.ng Contact: National Committee on Food and Nutrition, Abuja
Legal Framework
The National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition operates under the National Health Act 2014, the National Policy on Food and Nutrition, and the Compulsory, Free Universal Basic Education Act 2004 (school nutrition component). It aligns with the WHO Global Action Plan on Child Wasting, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2 — Zero Hunger, SDG 3 — Good Health), and the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016–2025 framework.