Reps Push Bill to Protect Nigerians From Harmful Nutrition Advice
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives is seeking to regulate nutrition practice to protect Nigerians from harmful or misleading advice through a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria. Speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, represented by Deputy Majority Leader Halims Ibrahim, stated this on Tuesday at a public hearing on […]
Reps Move to Regulate Nutrition Practice, Tackle Quackery
By Oluwakemi Kindness The House of Representatives has advanced a bill seeking to establish the Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria (NRCN). A move aimed at regulating nutrition practice, eliminating quackery and strengthening Nigeria’s response to malnutrition and food insecurity. The bill, which passed second reading during Thursday’s plenary, is expected to provide a legal framework […]