Nigeria’s malnutrition rate rises as food prices spike

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Surging food prices have been identified as one of the major drivers of malnutrition in Africa’s most populous country, according to a recent survey by SBM Intelligence. The survey conducted in 10 states across the country - Abuja, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Kogi, Lagos, Rivers, and Sok

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