{
  "id": 19058632,
  "title": "25 Niger State Council Chairmen Commit to Implementation of UNICEF-Assisted Child Nutrition Programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/25-niger-state-council-chairmen-commit-to-implementation-of-unicef",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T01:17:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/09/25-niger-state-council-chairmen-commit-to-implementation-of-unicef-assisted-child-nutrition-programme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 25 local government chairmen in Niger State have committed to implementing a UNICEF-assisted child nutrition programme, with a focus on sustainable financing and prompt payment of counterpart funding. At a two-day capacity-building retreat in Abuja, the chairmen agreed that while N500 million is already available in the state nutrition account, budgetary allocation alone is insufficient. They stressed the need for continuous advocacy to ensure funds are fully released and effectively utilized, and highlighted the importance of political leadership in prioritizing nutrition as a core economic and development strategy.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}