Lagos State approves ₦100 million for its Child Nutrition Fund
The approval follows years of budget advocacy by the chapter and partners under PINNS, building on the dedicated nutrition budget lines first created under PINNS 1.0.
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State chapter
CS-SUNN Lagos
Lagos has been a PINNS focal state since 2018. The chapter works with the State Committee on Food and Nutrition, planning and budget officials and the State Assembly to turn nutrition commitments into funded, tracked services.
Lagos in numbers
₦0.82 → ₦18.00Per-capita nutrition allocation, 2015 to 2023
500%+Rise in domestic nutrition allocation, 2017 to 2020
10 MDAswith dedicated nutrition budget lines, a first for Lagos
₦100mChild Nutrition Fund approved, August 2025
Budget tracking
Lagos’s nutrition allocation grew from ₦178m to ₦283m in two years
Increases followed pre-budget advocacy, costed Annual Operational Plans, legislative engagement and budget tracking under PINNS 2.0.
Source: PINNS 2.0 nutrition budget tracking, 2021–2023
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2022
2023
Progress
What the chapter has helped secure
- Lagos State Policy on Food and Nutrition approved under PINNS 1.0
- Dedicated nutrition budget lines created across 10 nutrition-relevant MDAs
- Budget performance improved from 47% to 80% as more approved funds were released
- ₦100 million approved for the Child Nutrition Fund in August 2025
- Lagos State Multi-Sectoral Plan on Food and Nutrition 2025–2029 in place
- Local Working Group established under the MPTF project (2015–2016)
Anaemia baseline, 2026
Maternal supplements and the Child Nutrition Fund in Lagos
How women are taking up multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) in pregnancy, and how well the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) reaches health facilities.
MMS uptake62%
MMS adherenceHigh
Supply chainPoor
CNF allocation and releaseModerate
CNF visible at facilitiesWeak
Programmes in Lagos
All programmesPINNS 3.0: Partnership for Improving Nigeria Nutrition Systems
MMS scale-up, domestic accountability and regional learning in East Africa.
View project pageIncreased Investment in Nutrition to Scale Up Quality Nutrition Services
Child Nutrition Fund financing, costed plans and digital tracking in 19 states.
View project pageThird-Party Advocacy Campaign (TPAC)
Advocacy for stronger large-scale food fortification in Lagos, Kano and Abia.
View project pagePINNS 2.0: Partnership for Improved Nigerian Nutrition System
Nutrition budgets rose in all five states; 27 State Houses formed nutrition committees.
View project pagePINNS 1.0: Partnership for Improving Nigeria Nutrition Systems
Nutrition policies, costed plans and the first dedicated budget lines in five focal states.
View project pageMulti-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Project
The project that established CS-SUNN and its Local Working Groups.
View project pageResources for Lagos
All resources- Lagos State Multi-Sectoral Plan on Food and Nutrition 2025–2029Policy and plan · 2024
- Nutrition financing: commitments achieved in 2025Infographic · 2025
- PINNS 2.0 Knowledge Management ReportReport · 2026
- PINNS 1.0 at a glanceInfographic · 2026
- Anaemia Baseline StudyResearch · 2026
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