Nigeria

"NUTRITION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (NSN)"

1.0 List of Council Members

Isaac O Akinyele PhD President, Professor of Human Nutrition Department of Human Nutrition and Dean, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan Nigeria..Email: olu_akins@yahoo.com

Ignatius Onimawo PhD Vice President, Associate Professor of Human Nutrition, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike Abia State
Email: akhakhia@yahoo.ca

Ngozi Nnam PhD General Secretary Senior Lecturer, Department of Home Sciences and Nutrition University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria. Email: ngnnam@yahoo.com

Bamidele Davis Omotola PhD Assistant General Secretary,Secretary National Committee on Food and Nutrition, National Planning Commission. Abuja Nigeria. Email: bd_omotola@yahoo.co.uk

Rahmatu Bashir Bsc Publicity Secretary ,Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research Victoria Island Lagos. Email: rmbashiru@yahoo.com

Chioma Nwachukwu BSc Treasurer, Marketing Manager Nutrition Nestle Nigeria Plc Ilupeju lagos. Email: chioma.nwachukwu@NIG.NESTLE.com

Abraham Onigbinde PhD Editor in Chief, Nigerian Journal of Nutritional Sciences,Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma Edo State. Email: onigbinde2000@yahoo.com

Nkechi Ene-Obong PhD Council Member Senior Lecturer, Department of Home Science and Nutrition University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu State. Email: nkeneobong@yahoo.com

O O Adebawo PhD Council Member, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry Olabisi Onabanjo University Ijebu Igbo Campus Ogun State. Email: ooadebawo@yahoo.co.uk

Sam Yuwa RD Council Member Representing the Nigerian Dietetic Association Federal Polytechnic Markudi Benue State. Email: samyuwa@yahoo.co.uk

Rhoda Komolafe Msc Council Member Representing Food Industry Research and Development Manager Cadbury Nig PLc Ikeja Lagos. Email: rhodakomolafe@sagesconsult.org

Beatrice Eluaka BSc Immediate past President Chief Nutritionist, Department of Community Development and Population activities. Federal Ministry of Health Abuja. Email: beateluk@yahoo.com

2.0 National Secretariat

Department of Human Nutrition
Faculty of Public Health
College of Medicine
University of Ibadan
Ibadan ,Oyo State
Tell 234 2 8105859
Fax 234 2 8103168 or 8103043
nutrisocng@yahoo.com

3.0 Term of NSN council Membership

2003-2004

4.0 Year Established

1963

5.0 Consultancy

Professor I O Akinyele served as the UNICEF consultant to the National Committee on Food and Nutrition in 2003 to harmonize existing sectoral, NGOs, Private Organizations and International agencies work plans on Food and Nutrition in Nigeria. The harmonization was done in line with the Food and Nutrition Policy for Nigeria. Prof Akinyele as part of his TOR developed the Road map and facilitated the working group which developed and finalized the National Plan of Action for Nutrition in Nigeria launched in May2004

Professor Akinyele served as the UNICEF Consultant to the National Fortification Alliance and its focal point the Nutrition Division of the Federal Minister of Health to develop the proposal from Nigeria to the Global Alliance for Nutrition Improvement (GAIN) .the proposal was submitted for the third Round in 2004 and Nigeria was one of the Countries which has been approved for GAIN support.

6.0 Activities

2003

1. Recruitment of new individual members and student members to advance the cause of nutrition in Nigeria

2. Set up a Constitution review Committee whose report was debated and adopted at an extraordinary general meeting which produced the current constitution for the Society

3. Dr I A Onimawo Vice President, Dr Ngozi Nnam General Secretary and Dr B D Omotola the Assistant General Secretary participated in the working group which developed the National Plan of Action for Food and Nutrition in Nigeria.

4. 34^th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Society was held from November 26-30 with the theme Child survival and the Right to Adequate Nutrition

5. Annual general meeting approved the proposal by the President Prof I O Akinyele to set up a National Institute for Food and Nutrition to promote research, training and capacity development for nutritionists in Nigeria for national development. A committee was set up thereafter to work out the details of the proposal and report to the 2004 AGM .

2004

1. Held a one day symposium on April 15 2004 in Ibadan to discuss Nutrition as a Profession and its implications for development in Nigeria

2. Hosted the Vice President of IUNS Professor Philip James and his wife in October 2004.Professor James presented a Lecture on October 26 in Jos titled: The Nutrition Transition: Can Africa escape the scourge of Urban Malnutrition? This was part of the Annual conference of the Society

3. Convened the 35^th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting of the Society with the Theme: Urban malnutrition in Nigeria and the Millenium Development Goals :A Time to Act October 26-30 2004 Jos Plateau State

4. Annual general meeting received the report of the Committee set up on the Institute and approved the implementation of their recommendations by Council, to begin the establishment of the Institute immediately.

5. Annual general meeting also discussed and took decisions on the process and criteria to nominate Nigerian candidates for the IUNS Elections in Durban 2005

6. The website of the Nutrition Society of Nigeria finalized and will be available on the web in 2005