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Nigeria's civil society platform for nutrition
CS-SUNN is a non-governmental, non-profit alliance of more than 400 organisations. We convene, coordinate and lead civil society engagement in nutrition governance, financing and advocacy — so that every Nigerian is food and nutrition secure.
Who we are
Built in 2015 to give civil society one voice on nutrition
Before 2015, nutrition civil society organisations in Nigeria worked in isolation, with no national platform, coordination or shared agenda. The SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund project, delivered with UNICEF, established CS-SUNN as Nigeria’s SUN Civil Society Alliance.
Today we work with government, legislators, development partners, the media and communities at national and state level. Through our state chapters we track nutrition budgets, push for policy implementation, and build the capacity of member organisations — and since 2025 we lead technical assistance to SUN Civil Society Alliances in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
Mission, vision and values
Our mission
To mobilise non-state actors to generate evidence, build capacity, advocate, and stimulate communities to scale up nutrition in Nigeria.
Our vision
A Nigeria where every citizen has access to adequate nutrition for healthy living and development.
Our values: POACHER
- Professionalism
- Ownership
- Accountability
- Commitment
- Honesty
- Excellence
- Recognition
Strategic focus areas
Nutrition policy advocacy
Nutrition governance and systems
Nutrition financing
Monitoring, evaluation and learning
Civil society capacity development
South-South learning
Our journey
A decade of nutrition advocacy
2015
CS-SUNN established through the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund, with Local Working Groups in 10 states and the FCT. The project met all five of its outcomes.
PACFaH years
As nutrition lead in the PACFaH coalition, CS-SUNN helped lift Kaduna’s health allocation from 7.37% in 2014 to 11.4% in 2017.
2018
PINNS 1.0 begins with the Gates Foundation in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa and Niger.
2021
The National Multi-Sectoral Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition is launched; PINNS 2.0 begins.
2022–2023
Nigeria’s first national coalition on women and girls’ nutrition formed under the WGN project; the Increased Investment in Nutrition project starts across 19 states.
2024
The National SUN Civil Society Youth Network is founded with 110+ advocates; 27 State Houses of Assembly now have nutrition committees.
2025 to date
PINNS 3.0 drives multiple micronutrient supplement scale-up and extends CS-SUNN’s model to Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
CS-SUNN at a glance
- 400+
- Coalition member organisations
- 30
- States reached
- 12
- Programmes delivered
- 4
- Countries in our knowledge network
Source: CS-SUNN Organisational Fact Sheet, 2026
Governance
Who leads CS-SUNN
A Board of Trustees provides oversight, an elected Steering Committee of member representatives sets direction, and a management team runs the national secretariat in Abuja.
Board of Trustees
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Steering Committee
Jessica Bartholomew
Chairperson
Nutrition and social policy expert; former CS-SUNN Kaduna State Coordinator.
Adio Olusegun
Co-Chairman
Executive Director, Food For All Global Aid Foundation; former Oyo State Coordinator.
Obiageli Miriam Azogu
Lead, Capacity Building
Public health professional; leads Quiva Fillas Educational Foundation; former Rivers State Coordinator.
Elder Kenneth Amogu
Lead, Resource Mobilisation
Finance professional with over 20 years in the NGO sector.
Ngozika Blessing Ibhadode
Lead, Research and Policy
Directs Greater Life Initiative; 19 years in research and policy; former FCT Chapter Coordinator.
Shuaibu Musa Kafinga
Lead, Partnership and Collaboration
Chartered economist and social protection consultant; former Jigawa State Coordinator.
Shuaibu Musa Kafinga
Lead, Partnership and Collaboration
Chartered economist and social protection consultant; former Jigawa State Coordinator.
Shuaibu Musa Kafinga
Lead, Partnership and Collaboration
Chartered economist and social protection consultant; former Jigawa State Coordinator.
Management team
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State chapters
State coordinators
Each chapter coordinator leads advocacy, budget tracking and community engagement in their state.
- AdamawaIbrahim Bello
- Akwa IbomDr Olugbemi Motilewa
- BauchiMaureen Jibrin Musa
- BayelsaEkinabhari-Ototo Unity
- BenueItyonzughul Rachel Mbazamber
- BornoAisha M. Maidala
- Cross RiverUbana Nkem Eyong
- DeltaJohn Ogbeide
- EbonyiAnele Okoragha
- EnuguFinian Ali
- FCT[Confirm coordinator]
- GombeComfort Mukollo
- ImoElder Kenneth Amogu
- Jigawa[Confirm coordinator]
- Kaduna[Confirm coordinator]
- KanoZainab Ali Musa
- Katsina[Confirm coordinator]
- KebbiRachael Samuel Hassana
- KwaraFatoye Francis
- LagosSamuel Akinyode
- NasarawaAboki Jonah
- NigerFelix Tyover Igba
- OndoOlabisi Omolona
- Oyo[Confirm coordinator]
- PlateauBarrister Hadiza Miner
- Rivers[Confirm coordinator]
- SokotoRabiu Bello Gandi
- YobeTanimu Salifu
- ZamfaraKabiru Isah Jangeru
Accountability
Policies, plans and reports
We publish the documents that govern how we work and how we spend.
Organisational policies
Strategy
Our Strategic Plan sets priorities for maternal and child nutrition, food security and community mobilisation.
Annual reports
- Annual Report 2025[Upload]
- Annual Report 2024[Upload]
- Annual Report 2021PDF
- Annual Report 2020PDF
- AGM Report 2019PDF
- Audited financial statements[Upload]