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CS-SUNN Kano
Kano 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.
Kano in numbers
₦972m → ₦3.59bnAnnual nutrition allocation, 2021 to 2023
Free MMScommitted in every public health facility
2025–2029Nigeria’s first state MMS implementation roadmap
7 programmesCS-SUNN programmes delivered in Kano
Budget tracking
Kano’s nutrition allocation grew from ₦972m to ₦3.59bn 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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Progress
What the chapter has helped secure
- Kano State Policy on Food and Nutrition approved under PINNS 1.0
- Legal annual nutrition budgeting put in place
- Commitment to a dedicated Child Nutrition Fund under PINNS 2.0
- Free multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) committed in all public facilities
- Kano State MMS implementation roadmap (2025–2029) developed
- 2026 nutrition Annual Operational Plan developed with CS-SUNN support
Anaemia baseline, 2026
Maternal supplements and the Child Nutrition Fund in Kano
How women are taking up multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) in pregnancy, and how well the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) reaches health facilities.
MMS uptake25%
MMS adherenceModerate
Supply chainPoor
CNF allocation and releaseModerate
CNF visible at facilitiesWeak
Programmes in Kano
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 pageSUN Movement Pooled Fund Window II
Multi-stakeholder platforms and community maternal and child nutrition.
View project pageCOVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Assessment
Household evidence on how the pandemic hit food and nutrition security.
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 pageResources for Kano
All resources- 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
- Increased Investment in Nutrition: project overviewInfographic · 2026
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